Yep. I find Ben to be rather intelligent honestly. He is 100% self aware which is rare on these times. If you watch the second part Scott reveals that his dog passed away that morning so there was a little extra. And you can see it.
Is this considered pushing? Genuine question as it seems like a very offensive strategy requiring a lot of skill to execute well and targeting most older/out-of-shape rec player’s weakness to move up/down well. It seems the opposite of just hitting to the middle and waiting for an error to end points which is how I’ve usually seen the term ‘pusher‘ defined.
So if the said it they'd intend it as derogatory so it is. But that guy didnt intend it as a bad word just a description of style.
Anyone who read that description of their own game certainly would. I wonder what happened when OP attacked the short ball and came to the net, you can’t push the ball past a competent volleyer but opponent may have had a second gear for just such plays.
Probably never generated any short or if he did he didn’t have the strokes to put them away or win the point on the opponents next shot.
yeah i was talking more in general, not saying you were saying wrong things, i lost my first tournaments to "pushers" some loses were ok , but others really hit hard as it was difficult to see how someone who didnt accelerate one ball could beat me like that, but it was the thing that really made me improve my game, the important thing, dont avoid "pushers" play them as often as you can, then the players who are willing to miss a bit more will become easy to beat, nowadays i beat 6-1, 6-1 pushers that used to make me go crazy by being smarter than me, its a part of tennis you have to go trough if you want to improve, you have to be able to find solutions against every kind of player
Pot calling the kettle..
Have to mix in corner to corner at medium pace until said pusher coughs up a short ball to be put away at netGot whooped by a pusher tonight. Drop shot short then lob deep all night long.
The worst part is it made me start pushing back to win the second set
But I wasn't good enough to win the tiebreak.
No such word exists in the English languageWhat is the good respectful word for a pusher?
Have to mix in corner to corner at medium pace until said pusher coughs up a short ball to be put away at net
I was called a ‘conservative’ player this afternoon by an opponent reduced to throwing his racket at the fence three times because I wasn’t giving him the pace he wanted apparently. Fact is most points are won by mistakes, I play as aggressively as I have to, it was up to him to force the issue instead of making countless unforced errors.
I played college tennis. Kept up with it in summer leagues for a few years. Moved down south for a job then took 3-4 years off. First tourney I played in 4.0+ and got bageled in the first set lol. Tour my abdomen in the second while up 4-2.
Exactly. If the opponent can’t keep the ball in play and has no rally tolerance the smart thing to do is play the percentages and not take any unnecessary chances. And head cases like the guy you played don’t realize you have weapons you never had to use because your biggest weapon was his own incompetent play.
I agree with most of your post, but maybe not about "finding the pushers weakness"...We were talking above about Sabalenka and at least speaking for myself, I am in full Sabalenka mode against pushers. At the most I might concede to hit behind them or drop shot them once in a while, but the bread and butter is to hit thru them or away from them with pace.
Oh I’m an aggressive baseline as well. I’ve improved my net game to end points quickly against pushers. Now I love serve and volleying but I like to mix things up to throw my opponents off.
Fair point but he was impatient and playing above his ability; his remark clearly aimed at me that he’d ‘rather not play at all than not go for my shots’ shows he puts style over substance. I can struggle against net rushers, not so much baseline bashers but maybe he can’t volley (nor can I in matches).
Gotta learn to volley and cover the net at any level. Even if you come in 20-30% of the match.
Some of us spoke genuinly.
Both perspectives can be true. Depends on whether one prioritizes short-term results or long-term results. And also depends on how important winning is versus enjoying the activity of playing.
Creative tennis player.What is the good respectful word for a pusher?
Yes. When I started playing tennis almost 2 decades ago, all of my shots were under spin and landed very short near the net. It p*ssed other people off.Is that someone who hits a lot of drop shots and draws you into the net?
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I feel like most decent pushers I’ve played against know exactly what to do against someone who attacks the net. They typically have a great lob or are able to find a junky pass on one side or the other. Which doesn’t make it the wrong play, just saying I think they are looking for this play and know what to do about it.
Think I would agree about bringing them to net. Sort of related to that also, a play that I like against some pushers is a short bh slice. They usually won't do much with the ball, either a weak approach or giving you something short back that you can step into and attack. Tends to work out for me sometimes because as they're backpedaling towards the basleine, I can step in and hit something deep putting them into a tough spot.
