Tricks?

Figjam · 05-23-2009, 05:16 PM

Just thought Id start a thread, on any tricks you may have, not necessarily cheating of under handed, but in expected... as I was watching the Chang under handed serve.. and it got me to thinking about the out of the ordinary.. such as the if you hit the other player the point is yours etc etc....

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plasma · 05-23-2009, 06:51 PM

I have a great cheap trick for club players in pick up matches. Someone pulled it on me and it worked!!! (many years ago) If the other guy is serving and has match point, have your arms at your side and stare at your opponent as if you wanted to kill him. seriously
When a guy did this to me I actually had to ask him if he was ready. he just nodded his head. Every other serve in the match, he was in the ready position on his toes, now all of a sudden he is staring at me motionless like a tree and nowhere near in a ready position as I am getting ready to perform this loose fluid continuos serve for the match
...he looks like he wants to fight an escrima death battle. I still won the match but I lost that point. The quick psyche job, worked on me for one point though...soemone should do a thread on racquet tricks. Cheap tricks like this are for club players, (no offense) tricks are for kids.

Figjam · 05-23-2009, 07:18 PM

well I figure, just as Chang did, in a close match the shake up of the other player could make the difference.

beernutz · 05-23-2009, 09:29 PM

I lull my opponents into a false sense of security by letting them pound on me unmercifully.

Cindysphinx · 05-24-2009, 03:25 AM

Lately, I've started standing in *extremely* close to receive a second serve in singles. I wait until the server has been struggling with the serve or it is a huge point. If she makes the serve, I try to half-volley it. Sometimes it winds up as a drop shot, sometimes it's just a decent angle. And sometimes it winds up giving me a double fault.

It doesn't work at all in doubles. My control isn't good enough to guarantee I won't pop it up to the net person.

LuckyR · 05-24-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

Lately, I've started standing in *extremely* close to receive a second serve in singles. I wait until the server has been struggling with the serve or it is a huge point. If she makes the serve, I try to half-volley it. Sometimes it winds up as a drop shot, sometimes it's just a decent angle. And sometimes it winds up giving me a double fault.

It doesn't work at all in doubles. My control isn't good enough to guarantee I won't pop it up to the net person.

I am not suprised that you can get some DFs in singles. There are a lot of crafty Mental Game artists in doubles, especially Senior doubles. Most serious doubles players have run into them and have worked out a way to compensate for them.

RoddickAce · 05-24-2009, 08:20 PM

How about fake dropshotting? You pretend to hit a dropshot but then you actual hit a full deep slice and mess up your opponent's footwork.

Cruzer · 05-24-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Figjam

Just thought Id start a thread, on any tricks you may have

Silly rabbit! Trix (sic) are for kids!

NE14Tennis? · 05-25-2009, 07:15 AM

Here's a good one: Had a guy who used to, whenever he had a smash at (or near) the net, would wind up like he's gonna hit for the fences (forcing me to pick a side or at least retreat behind the baseline) then deliberately miss the ball, only to dink the ball off the back of his racket as he brought it back up. Had me on my heels every time.

Cindysphinx · 05-25-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NE14Tennis?

Here's a good one: Had a guy who used to, whenever he had a smash at (or near) the net, would wind up like he's gonna hit for the fences (forcing me to pick a side or at least retreat behind the baseline) then deliberately miss the ball, only to dink the ball off the back of his racket as he brought it back up. Had me on my heels every time.

What the --?

He would deliberately whiff his overhead and then do a dink with the back of his racket?

I couldn't pull that off if a million dollars were riding on it. I would either frame the overhead, or my "dink" would go about 20 feet into the air.

Or I would throw my back out and have to retire.

aceroberts13 · 05-25-2009, 07:50 AM

A few times I've let an overhead drop and then hit a drop shot. Does that count?

BoomerangX · 05-29-2009, 06:58 PM

The singles number 2 of my school has a full bag of tricks.

--Underhanded slice serve. He can fake a underhand swing to lure the opponent to run up to the service line and then swiftly resort back to his flat first serve to catch the opponent off guard.
--When returning a serve, he sprints to the service line, and when the opponent is right about to hit his serve, he jumps back to the baseline.
--Moonball wars.
--Psychological warfare: loud screaming and slamming shots as hard as he can, then resorting to slicing/lobbing in order to regain his energy to blast a winner.

Always a fun game to watch when he's playing.

mzshot · 05-29-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BoomerangX

The singles number 2 of my school has a full bag of tricks.

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--When returning a serve, he sprints to the service line, and when the opponent is right about to hit his serve, he jumps back to the baseline.

Wouldn't that count as distracting?

mtommer · 05-29-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NE14Tennis?

Here's a good one: Had a guy who used to, whenever he had a smash at (or near) the net, would wind up like he's gonna hit for the fences (forcing me to pick a side or at least retreat behind the baseline) then deliberately miss the ball, only to dink the ball off the back of his racket as he brought it back up. Had me on my heels every time.

That's a common badmitton trick.

maverick66 · 05-29-2009, 08:37 PM

the sprinting up one is illegal. if a tournie ref saw it he would give you a warning or a point penalty. you can not run like that to try and distract your opponent.

mtommer · 05-29-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

Lately, I've started standing in *extremely* close to receive a second serve in singles. I wait until the server has been struggling with the serve or it is a huge point. If she makes the serve, I try to half-volley it. Sometimes it winds up as a drop shot, sometimes it's just a decent angle. And sometimes it winds up giving me a double fault.

It doesn't work at all in doubles. My control isn't good enough to guarantee I won't pop it up to the net person.

Well. I do this whenever I actually play someone only I'm at the service line for all serves (not very many fast servers around here <shrugs>). It doesn't seem to affect anyone I play, not that I would expect it to. I'm simply playing the bounce.

serve and Justin · 05-30-2009, 01:57 AM

I don't hit the ball at all hard or run during warm ups...also I never hit any serve I plan on using during warm ups...I only put the motion on my arm to warm it up.

BoomerangX · 05-30-2009, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by maverick66

the sprinting up one is illegal. if a tournie ref saw it he would give you a warning or a point penalty. you can not run like that to try and distract your opponent.

Unfortunately, high school coaches do not not the rules, nor do the majority of the players. I guess I'll ask my team to see whether that's legal or not.

Cindysphinx · 05-30-2009, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by maverick66

the sprinting up one is illegal. if a tournie ref saw it he would give you a warning or a point penalty. you can not run like that to try and distract your opponent.

The Code:

"34. Body movement. A player may feint with the body while the ball is in
play. A player may change position at any time, including while the server is
tossing the ball. Any other movement or any sound that is made solely to distract an opponent, including, but not limited to, waving the arms or racket or stamping the feet, is not allowed."

I'm not sure what exactly this returner is doing, but if he is sprinting up in the court, taking a ready position, then backpedaling during the toss then I don't see why this would be illegal.

-Kap- · 05-30-2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by NE14Tennis?

Here's a good one: Had a guy who used to, whenever he had a smash at (or near) the net, would wind up like he's gonna hit for the fences (forcing me to pick a side or at least retreat behind the baseline) then deliberately miss the ball, only to dink the ball off the back of his racket as he brought it back up. Had me on my heels every time.

It sounds like you've been playing against this guy.

(By the way, props to tennisguyak for orginally posting this link here on the forums).

05-23-2009, 05:16 PM	#1
Figjam Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DENVER Posts: 768	Tricks? Just thought Id start a thread, on any tricks you may have, not necessarily cheating of under handed, but in expected... as I was watching the Chang under handed serve.. and it got me to thinking about the out of the ordinary.. such as the if you hit the other player the point is yours etc etc.... chat on

05-24-2009, 03:25 AM	#5
Cindysphinx G.O.A.T. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14,079	Lately, I've started standing in extremely close to receive a second serve in singles. I wait until the server has been struggling with the serve or it is a huge point. If she makes the serve, I try to half-volley it. Sometimes it winds up as a drop shot, sometimes it's just a decent angle. And sometimes it winds up giving me a double fault. It doesn't work at all in doubles. My control isn't good enough to guarantee I won't pop it up to the net person. __________________ -- Random Error Generator, Version 4.0 -- Master Moonballer

05-24-2009, 08:20 PM	#7
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05-25-2009, 07:50 AM	#11
aceroberts13 Professional Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 100 Miles Away; Ready to Strike Posts: 1,023	A few times I've let an overhead drop and then hit a drop shot. Does that count? __________________ 5 x Babolat Pure Storm Ltd. (2008 version) Looking for GHOATS (Nike Trend Woven Cap) message me!

05-29-2009, 06:58 PM	#12
BoomerangX Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 200	The singles number 2 of my school has a full bag of tricks. --Underhanded slice serve. He can fake a underhand swing to lure the opponent to run up to the service line and then swiftly resort back to his flat first serve to catch the opponent off guard. --When returning a serve, he sprints to the service line, and when the opponent is right about to hit his serve, he jumps back to the baseline. --Moonball wars. --Psychological warfare: loud screaming and slamming shots as hard as he can, then resorting to slicing/lobbing in order to regain his energy to blast a winner. Always a fun game to watch when he's playing. __________________ 3x Babolat PSL. Topspin Cyber Flash 17g 57#/Pro Supex Maxim Touch 17g 55#.