thebuffman
Professional
there is a lot of information out there about this but i want to table it again. at the 3.5 level, there are not a lot of players with an 80mph serve. many of them "just get it in". i've seen a lot of players, ESPECIALLY PUSHERS, whose first and second serve both have literally NOTHING on it. and i am talking where you could literally stand inbetween the service & baseline to receive it. the serves have no slice, kick or pace but they never double fault.
how do you use this to your advantage? typically i sit back and just work on hitting a nice consistent shot with placement but now i am thinking that this reply is not good enough. i would go for an all out winner but i am afraid to risk it as low pace balls can be easy to commit errors on. what stroke should i use to attack this ball?? is it best to change my grip from a semi-western to a full western (like i see the pros do when attacking a short ball) and then hit it with a windshield wiper stroke? should i change to continental and chip and charge?? do i just try dropping the shot at a short angle to the backhand??
the deal is that i want to play a high percentage aggressive shot with low risk. any help is appreciated. in my estimation it makes no sense to allow these type of players with very consistent rally capability even get started into the point if i don't have to. i want to begin to pressure their service game but honestly i don't know what strategy to use. please offer advice.
how do you use this to your advantage? typically i sit back and just work on hitting a nice consistent shot with placement but now i am thinking that this reply is not good enough. i would go for an all out winner but i am afraid to risk it as low pace balls can be easy to commit errors on. what stroke should i use to attack this ball?? is it best to change my grip from a semi-western to a full western (like i see the pros do when attacking a short ball) and then hit it with a windshield wiper stroke? should i change to continental and chip and charge?? do i just try dropping the shot at a short angle to the backhand??
the deal is that i want to play a high percentage aggressive shot with low risk. any help is appreciated. in my estimation it makes no sense to allow these type of players with very consistent rally capability even get started into the point if i don't have to. i want to begin to pressure their service game but honestly i don't know what strategy to use. please offer advice.