A overhead that can dramatically improve your chance of recovering a lob.

[Golden Retriever]

I have invented this overhead that can greatly increase your coverage of a lob. The trick is too face backward rather than foreward. When you know your gonna lobbed over, turn around and face backward. Now run for the ball with your racquet holding up like you would catching a butterfly with a net. Just lob it back over your head when your racquet makes contact with the ball.

I call it the butterfly overhead.

 

[ci2ca]

Um, are you serious? You don't know half the time if you're getting lobbed or not.

 

[BreakPoint]

I have invented this overhead that can greatly increase your coverage of a lob. The trick is too face backward rather than foreward. When you know your gonna lobbed over, turn around and face backward. Now run for the ball with your racquet holding up like you would catching a butterfly with a net. Just lob it back over your head when your racquet makes contact with the ball.

I call it the butterfly overhead.

Certainly sounds like a more effective shot than a two-handed backhand. :shock: :?

 

[Chase]

lol i hope you're not serious. my friend came up with this 'technique' about 10 years ago when we were kids. since it's easy to get lobbed at that age, and since we weren't fast enough to track back quickly enough for a forehand, we resorted to flicking the ball back over the net facing our own baseline. the problem with it was aiming the shot and getting smashed when the shot didn't get enough depth.

 

[Golden Retriever]

Certainly sounds like a more effective shot than a two-handed backhand. :shock: :?

Oh yeah, you reminded me. It is better to use 2 hands on the handle for the butterfly overhead.

As for the problem of getting smashed by the opponent after the lob is recovered. Well, I said recovering the lob so you should be happy that the lob is recovered. It is mean to be used as a last resort.

 

[Golden Retriever]

Certainly sounds like a more effective shot than a two-handed backhand. :shock: :?

Oh yeah, you reminded me. It is better to use 2 hands on the handle for the butterfly overhead. You would probably faint from the very sight of the manuever............

As for the problem of getting smashed by the opponent after the lob is recovered. Well, I said recovering the lob so you should be happy that the lob is recovered. It is mean to be used as a last resort.

 

[LeeD]

Butterfly overhead invites the lobber to move in and volley a dropshot while you are running away from the net. Not good for you.
Instead, if you can't move sideways well enough, try the JimmyConnors bolo overhead, where he's dead sideways, so his hitting hand is back, to straightarm a semblance of a decently paced overhead.
You just cannot hit well facing the baseline, away from the net.
Oh, sorry. That technique is just peachy keen for 2.5 level tennis...

 

[Power Player]

I have a wild idea..why not turn and run towards the baseline and a little around the ball so you can set up a forehand or backhand?

 

[VGP]

Do you run back like Spongebob going jellyfishing?

 

[EtePras]

Certainly sounds like a more effective shot than a two-handed backhand. :shock: :?

How did you spell "one" wrong by so much?

 

[Motherwasp]

 

[Douggo]

Usually what I do is hit the overhead straight into the bottom of the net - eliminating the need to recover any lob.

 

[supersmash]

Um, are you serious? You don't know half the time if you're getting lobbed or not.

How dare you question the great 'Retriever?