Moonballing = hate?

[LeeD]

If HaroldSalomon in his prime played YOU, he'd win 0-0-0-0-0- or maybe you'd get one game a set. He was world #30 and better consistently.
He could run you alley to alley until your tongue hung out. You have bad footwork, you said. He'd hit behind you, hit into either of your alleys, and not break a sweat. AND, he sliced with his two hander just like JimmyConnors, with some sidespin, so the ball skidded ankle high to you on that side.
And on his forehands, he's hit harder than you could possibly repeatedly handle.
His serves at the TransAmerical speed serve contest averaged right around the low 120's, enough to beat you easily unless you were used to 6.0 level serves.
Remember, he beat the likes of RaulRameriz, DickStockton, KenRosewall, TonyRoche, StanSmith, IliaNastase, and many other top 20's during the mid thru late '70's. I don't think you'd take sets off any of those guys.

[GuyClinch]

I never said he wouldn't. Your missing the point..

Amateurs don't hit moonballs like a pro moonballer. So the less effective moonballs aren't the perfect tatic for SOME players when hit by amatuers.

Those amatuer moonballs land short more often - and don't have enough spin on them and play into the hands of someone with a good offensive game and not so good defensive game.

As for the "bad footwork" bit. It comes into play during the "recovery" stage as well as getting to the ball. Both of these issues are minimized by the slower moonball. So again be aware that moonballs aren't the right tatic for every player.

[LeeD]

Sorry, I did'nt know anyone was advocating moonballs for every player all of the time. I thought it was used by few players some of the time to take the opponent out of their rythums and to solicit weak returns or misses.
I think every tennis player has to learn how to use all the strokes, so they could choose the one they need when they need it. Moonballs are a science onto itself, and need to be practiced and used a few times to get the whole notion and timing down.
And what's a whole lot better than bouncing a topspin 1' over your opponent's head on his backhand side?

[Falloutjr]

Originally Posted by fruitytennis1

Beating the moonball is easy. Smashing the ball on their backhand side...Via hitting on the rise which most 4.0+ people can do. Or doing the slice-smash at the baseline which is soooo fun and every one knows it!

I don't like smashing I like sitting at the baseline and watching my opponents implode

And yeah, I'm a fluffy player. Loopy, topspin forehands and slice backhands on pretty much every shot, but I find it quite effective, especially against people who can hit the ball harder than I can. Even when I played football, I was never the tough guy who could bench 300 pounds. I was a quarterback; I threw the ball away and I slid when I ran When I play basketball, I stand on the perimeter and shoot 3's, but it's just who I am, and I'm okay with it

And Failed: I wear makeup on a daily basis; other people's opinions are rarely ever a concern of mine haha

[Ripper014]

Harold Solomon would not just beat you.. he would beat you physically and mentally, when done you would want to put your racket in the closet and take up golf. I am sure pros many did...