Drills for heavier topspin
Tennis drills to brush up the back of the ball — more net clearance and a heavier, safer ball.
- Type: Walkthrough
- Sport: Tennis
- Level: Intermediate
- Area: Drills & Technique
- Watch: 0:56
- Read: 1 min
- Updated: Jul 2026
What you'll learn
- Finding the right drill
- How drills are organized
Before you start
- One clear priority to work on (run a swing analysis first if you have not).
- A little space to move and, ideally, a way to film a rep.
Step by step
Finding the right drill
Use the filters to find drills for your sport, skill level, and the specific issue you want to fix. Start with drills labeled as "high priority" for your current diagnosis.
How drills are organized
Drills are grouped by the swing issue they address — for example, club path, face angle, attack angle, timing, or contact point. Completing drills in a sequence is more effective than doing them randomly.
Try it now
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Try it nowCommon mistakes
Trying to change everything at once.
Follow the one-fix idea: work a single priority, then retest before moving on.
Skipping the retest, so you never confirm the change stuck.
Re-record the same way after practicing and compare against where you started.
What happens next
Practice with drills
Work the fix with targeted drills built around what your swing actually needs.
Continue your path
The next lessons that build on this one.
Trust & accuracy
SwingVantage is honest about certainty: findings are labeled by how they were produced and how confident they are. Treat them as a strong starting point you confirm with your own retest, not a final verdict.
Frequently asked
What does the "Drills for heavier topspin" video cover?
Tennis drills to brush up the back of the ball — more net clearance and a heavier, safer ball.
How do I get started?
Heavy topspin is not about swinging harder — it is about brushing up the back of the ball with a low-to-high path.
What's the key thing to remember?
Re-check after a few sessions — more margin over the net with the same depth means the topspin is doing its job.
Full transcript
- Heavy topspin is not about swinging harder — it is about brushing up the back of the ball with a low-to-high path.
- Start with the shadow-swing drill: feel the racquet drop below the ball and finish high over the shoulder, with no ball at all.
- Add the drop-feed drill — feed yourself a ball low and brush up through it, listening for a clean, quiet contact.
- Keep the racquet face slightly closed through the brush; an open face turns topspin into a flat, risky ball.
- Aim well over the net on purpose — topspin is what brings the ball back down inside the line.
- Filter the Drill Library to tennis and the spin area so the drills you see match this exact goal.
- Track net clearance and depth, not just whether it went in; a heavier ball clears the net higher and still lands deep.
- Re-check after a few sessions — more margin over the net with the same depth means the topspin is doing its job.