I know some kids who think that this other kid is a pusher, but i am trying to explain to them that he is actually a grinder. I know the difference between these two styles, but i cant accurately describe it in words. Any help?
I know some kids who think that this other kid is a pusher, but i am trying to explain to them that he is actually a grinder. I know the difference between these two styles, but i cant accurately describe it in words. Any help?
A grinder to me is someone who is a great defensive player. A pusher is someone who will push the ball, even if they aren't out of position...they are just afraid of hitting the ball out, so they take off a lot of pace and try to wear down their opponents with consistency. A grinder (IMO at least) is someone who plays a smart defensive game and is aggressive when they get a put away shot or something of the sort...
Some might say to count the percentage of moonballs he hits. Does he moonball 3 out of 4 shots or does he simply play high percentage safe shots?
Some kids play safe tennis hitting relatively hard but don't go for the lines, others just moonball pretty much all the time.
yea, basically the defintion i developed is that a pusher is someone who will never be offensive or attack, where as a grinder is a patient defensive player who attacks when he is in position. A grinder rarely goes for too much, if ever.
A pusher is what a whiner calls a good grinder, after the grinder has beaten the whiner. The whiner mistakenly thinks that people will give him more sympathy this way. Instead, people just tell him he must not be very good if a pusher beat him.
haha lol
Grinding is when you use consistency and patience to beat a bigger, flashier player. Pushing is when somebody uses the same strategy to beat YOU.I know some kids who think that this other kid is a pusher, but i am trying to explain to them that he is actually a grinder. I know the difference between these two styles, but i cant accurately describe it in words. Any help?