Want to know how to leave the opposition flat- footed in the game of tennis
Written on Thursday, October 27th, 2005 by Coach Harris :: 0 comments to this post
Want to know how to trick someone into thinking you are going to hit a forehand down the line but actually hit a driving cutting cross court winner?
Well, look no further here is the answer you have been looking for.
Both players are right handed.
As we allready know when ralling from the baseline the fore hand is best hit with an open stance, using our right foot(for right handers) and left foot(for left handers) to push off as we hit the forehand.
Now, lets say your opponent has just hit a slightly shorter ball with topspin, dropping on the service line. Now we know in our head that we are going to hit a forehand back to our oppositions forehand side. Your opponent is on the back foot and has stepped back expecting a hard hitting return from you to his backhand, this is the logical approach. The ball therefore is going to bounce up due to the topspin. You wait as long as possible before you hit the ball(you hit the ball late), this gives the impression that yes you are going to hit down the line to his backhand. What you do is the opposite, due to all of the hard practice you have put into strenghtening your wrist and forearm, you snap at the ball and feel the ball on those strings being directed into the oppositions court just inside the singles and service line.
The opposition has been tricked and left flat footid, no chance of getting your perfectly timed cross court winner .
Flat-Footed Unprepared, unable to react or respond quickly. This how I felt when wearing the wrong shoes. I think I might start trying to source some to sell, keep a look out, and don’t quote me on it.
Written By Dan Harris
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