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I'm sure this has been mentioned sometime in the past, but it's something I've recently noticed and worth mentioning again.
Lately I've been experimenting with making my forehand pronation and backhand supination more explosive in drives, clears and smashes, and I've experienced greater crisp repulsion by hitting it just off to the side of the sweetspot that's accelerating the fastest into the shot.
What do I mean by that?
Looking at the picture above, we know that the general sweetspot is the centre of the racket represented by the gray oval area. But the blue upper area of that oval generates more power and speed simply due to greater leverage. We can often see pro players consistently hitting with this upper blue area in slow motion replays of smashes and drives. (see video update below)
What I've noticed is that in addition to that, you can generate even more power by choosing to hit 2-4 cm off to the side of the centre of that blue area (marked by the red X's) that is accelerating the fastest into the shot.
So if you're smashing or driving forehand, you'd want to hit with the red X that's higher or closest to you because it will pronate fastest into the shot. For backhand drive and supination, it would also be the same concept by hitting with the red X that's higher or closest to you as that would supinate fastest into the shot.
I'm sure some of you are already doing this subconsciously, but for those who are not aware, give this a try and let me know. But you have to be intentionally explosive with the pronation and supination. And I promise there is no mysterious ratio system involved and no charge to try.
Video update of smashes and drives in slow motion. You can see the offset contact point I'm referring to.
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Lately I've been experimenting with making my forehand pronation and backhand supination more explosive in drives, clears and smashes, and I've experienced greater crisp repulsion by hitting it just off to the side of the sweetspot that's accelerating the fastest into the shot.
What do I mean by that?

Looking at the picture above, we know that the general sweetspot is the centre of the racket represented by the gray oval area. But the blue upper area of that oval generates more power and speed simply due to greater leverage. We can often see pro players consistently hitting with this upper blue area in slow motion replays of smashes and drives. (see video update below)
What I've noticed is that in addition to that, you can generate even more power by choosing to hit 2-4 cm off to the side of the centre of that blue area (marked by the red X's) that is accelerating the fastest into the shot.
So if you're smashing or driving forehand, you'd want to hit with the red X that's higher or closest to you because it will pronate fastest into the shot. For backhand drive and supination, it would also be the same concept by hitting with the red X that's higher or closest to you as that would supinate fastest into the shot.
I'm sure some of you are already doing this subconsciously, but for those who are not aware, give this a try and let me know. But you have to be intentionally explosive with the pronation and supination. And I promise there is no mysterious ratio system involved and no charge to try.

Video update of smashes and drives in slow motion. You can see the offset contact point I'm referring to.
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