Offensive Pusher

[slowfox]

http://youtu.be/UDglqHiVgyQ

In this video the guy cites McEnroe as an offensive player who also pushed, and Murray as the modern version. It seems pushing can be a good thing. I wanna be a pusher like Mac.

[dominikk1985]

you could also name dolgo.

he can hit really big off the ground but he is also throwing in a lot of junk. just mixing it up a lot.

[goober]

Originally Posted by slowfox

http://youtu.be/UDglqHiVgyQ

In this video the guy cites McEnroe as an offensive player who also pushed, and Murray as the modern version. It seems pushing can be a good thing. I wanna be a pusher like Mac.

I think it is a real stretch to call Mac an Offensive pusher. He may have pushed when in a defensive position or occasionally. But he was serve and volley, get to the net in his hey day.

[pnoytennis]

Jmac can't be a pusher. Jmac makes things happen.

[Prodigy1234]

When I think of an offensive pusher, a counterpuncher comes to mind

[WildVolley]

Originally Posted by goober

I think it is a real stretch to call Mac an Offensive pusher. He may have pushed when in a defensive position or occasionally. But he was serve and volley, get to the net in his hey day.

I totally agree. He is talking about floating the ball back to give yourself recovery time. This is a smart strategy, but doing this when you are in trouble doesn't make you a pusher.

[WildVolley]

On the other hand, the rest of this video is pretty good.

If you can close net and volley, you have a good chance of hitting winners against a pusher. A common weakness of rec players is an inability to hit overheads. If you want to destroy pushers, you need to spend some time hitting overheads, ideally each time you practice.

[marosmith]

Not sure how you guys define pusher, but a player with variety and someone with precise strokes and/or good defensive technique shouldn't be the definition of a pusher.