Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
I have had a couple of partners who are somewhat particular about where I stand when they are serving. Some want me near the doubles alley when they serve to the deuce court. Others want me near the alley when they serve to the ad court. Still others want me near the alley on both sides. Another partner wants me farther back from the net.
This is a minority of the people I play with, but I am struggling to understand it. Personally, I don't care where the net person stands when I serve (although I don't like it if they stand far back because then they are more likely to screw up a volley). I have only hit my partner in the back once or twice, and on those occasions the problem wasn't their positioning -- it was a shank on my part. I feel like whether I hit my targets or not has nothing to do with their positioning at net.
So what is it that these partners are having a problem with? Am I blocking their view, distracting them in some way, what?
When asked to move over, I move, of course. I just find it a lot harder to be useful at the net if I have to start near the doubles alley. I have a lot of ground to cover to poach, which pretty much takes poaching off the table . . .
Cindy -- who is delighted when her opponents start with the net player in the alley
This is a minority of the people I play with, but I am struggling to understand it. Personally, I don't care where the net person stands when I serve (although I don't like it if they stand far back because then they are more likely to screw up a volley). I have only hit my partner in the back once or twice, and on those occasions the problem wasn't their positioning -- it was a shank on my part. I feel like whether I hit my targets or not has nothing to do with their positioning at net.
So what is it that these partners are having a problem with? Am I blocking their view, distracting them in some way, what?
When asked to move over, I move, of course. I just find it a lot harder to be useful at the net if I have to start near the doubles alley. I have a lot of ground to cover to poach, which pretty much takes poaching off the table . . .
Cindy -- who is delighted when her opponents start with the net player in the alley