johndagolfer
Professional
I think of myself as a solid 4.0 player. I play an aggressive game where I try to force my opponents into mistakes by moving them around or denying them time to hit a good shot. I generally stand at the baseline and rarely move back.
The problem I am facing, as I start to play better players, is that my pace no longer affects them as much it did against average 4.0's. I find that all I am doing is feeding them pace and ball that generally doesn't bounce higher than chest high. This is of course unless I am given a ball chest high then I hit more of a loop. If I hit a short ball, even on a cleanly hit ball, it ends up being a waist high ball with a lot of pace, which I would love, if I were facing that.
I use an extreme eastern grip and have somewhat of a hybrid between a classic swing and a windshield wiper type swing.
What I am trying to figure out, without changing grips, is whether or not I should trying to add a little more loop and less pace or should I try and change my swing path to add more spin to my pace?
Thanks
The problem I am facing, as I start to play better players, is that my pace no longer affects them as much it did against average 4.0's. I find that all I am doing is feeding them pace and ball that generally doesn't bounce higher than chest high. This is of course unless I am given a ball chest high then I hit more of a loop. If I hit a short ball, even on a cleanly hit ball, it ends up being a waist high ball with a lot of pace, which I would love, if I were facing that.
I use an extreme eastern grip and have somewhat of a hybrid between a classic swing and a windshield wiper type swing.
What I am trying to figure out, without changing grips, is whether or not I should trying to add a little more loop and less pace or should I try and change my swing path to add more spin to my pace?
Thanks
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