Forgive my ignorance. I am not much of a player at all with virtually no match experience outside a public court match here and there. so every shot is the hardest one for me to hit right if I am obliged to hit one. So I have to ask this question of others who actually play a lot. Over the years, I have heard the 'play by play' commentator talk about the toughest shot to hit there is, usually lauding an example played under pressure, but they are not consistent about what that shot is. The matches I have listened to span both wood racket years, and graphite racket years, and the opinions are not the same for both.
I have heard that the half-volley is the toughest one , or the offensive lob, or the lob-volley ( Dan Maskell) or the reflex volley off a ball aimed the stomach or hip, or the backhand overhead, or the drop shot, each described as one of the most or the most difficult to pull off, so I am asking you guys, which of these is really the toughest shot for pros to produce, or yourselves. which impress you guys the most when well executed in a pressure moment. Are there other nominees?
I have heard that the half-volley is the toughest one , or the offensive lob, or the lob-volley ( Dan Maskell) or the reflex volley off a ball aimed the stomach or hip, or the backhand overhead, or the drop shot, each described as one of the most or the most difficult to pull off, so I am asking you guys, which of these is really the toughest shot for pros to produce, or yourselves. which impress you guys the most when well executed in a pressure moment. Are there other nominees?
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