Slice or Topspin

2 players

A serves, and B returns five balls with slice and five with topspin. A says which return made the next shot easier.

How to play

A serves at a calm pace. B returns from just behind the baseline.
Before each return, B calls the spin out loud: "slice" or "topspin".
Round 1: five slice returns. Slice spins backward and stays low.
Round 2: five topspin returns. Topspin spins forward and jumps up after the bounce.
After each round, A says which return was easier to play the next ball from.
Round 3: B picks the spin to fit the serve: deep or hard → slice, short or medium → topspin. Then swap roles.

Too easy? Too hard?

Too easy: Every return must land deep; the spin comes second. Even harder: A serves with topspin, which makes a topspin return harder.

Too hard: Stay with one spin for a whole round and leave out round 3.

Good looks like: B calls the spin and then hits it, and A can feel the difference on the next ball.

Good reps.Swap roles and go again.

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