REALLY SLOW, DINK Serves!! ARGGHHHH

[Rod K]

Three words: Chip and Charge!

[sarpmas]

Man! Talk about slow, dink 2nd serves!! I just played one yesterday. Even though I beat him 6-2, it was one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. I wonder sometimes whether I'm more ****ed with his play or my own errors!

[Camilio Pascual]

BB - I find slow dink serves to be really easy to hit. Maybe most don't. The other option would be to hit a drop shot, since a slow dink serve is going to pull you in close to the net. If the server is standing back there at the baseline, why not?

[kevhen]

I would probably cheat in if he hit dink serves alot. Then I would probably hit an aggressive shot if I got there early either crosscourt or up the line. If I got there late I would hit safe, deep, not hard, and down the middle and prepare to volley. Also I would often return his dropshot serve with a low dropshot myself and force him to come to net and battle it out from there. The key is to anticipate and get to the ball early so you can decide what you want to do. You can hit hard and put the ball away but the ball still needs to be on the rise or at it's peak.

[Bungalo Bill]

Originally Posted by Camilio Pascual

BB - I find slow dink serves to be really easy to hit. Maybe most don't. The other option would be to hit a drop shot, since a slow dink serve is going to pull you in close to the net. If the server is standing back there at the baseline, why not?

Most likely your footwork is naturally inclinded to work well with these shots. Remember without balance and footwork that is complimentary to getting to the ball. It makes the shot more difficult than it really is.

Some power players dont have the footwork to help them time the shot properly. Power players can still take a stroke at the ball but with better balance more of them would be winners.

[Kobble]

I would probably cheat in if he hit dink serves alot.

Exactly, dink serves don't take any time away from you and they don't bounce deep, so getting to net is as easy as it is going to get. If your volleys are so bad that you cannot put away a reply from a shot that jams them or puts them on the run to their weak side, then you are going to have to practice, because moving up to put the ball into play and retreating back is a poor strategy. In can work, but it is doing it the hard way.

[living4tennis]

IMO Having a high racquet head preparation is key...then you can either slice it quicky or flatten it out before it drops.The dinkers usually bounce pretty high. It also helps to stand closer to the service line...they may even double-fault.