We all enjoy the rush and thrill of seeing the tennis ball whizz past our opponent. I have all too often been way too excited in the anticipation of it that I end up with the ball in the net or back fence.
In order to hit the un-returnable stroke, the tennis ball needs to have as these characteristics:
1. Speed
2. Depth
3. Spin
4. Placement
Not listed in order of preference, the more characteristics that the ball has, the more effective the stroke is. A ball with all 4 characteristics is a guaranteed un-returnable ball, but you could still see a stroke where the ball only has one of these characteristics being un-returnable.
The characteristics act like a scale, for example a ball travelling at 150mph is very effective, however so is a ball only travelling at 10mph. It is when you find the ball in the middle zone that your ball loses effectiveness and becoming easier to take advantage of. In the same way, a ball landing on the baseline is very effective and too is the drop shot barely making it over the net. A ball bouncing in the middle of the court near the service line on the other hand is not effective in helping you win the points.
We will discuss these characteristics and how to obtain them over the next weeks.
In order to hit the un-returnable stroke, the tennis ball needs to have as these characteristics:
1. Speed
2. Depth
3. Spin
4. Placement
Not listed in order of preference, the more characteristics that the ball has, the more effective the stroke is. A ball with all 4 characteristics is a guaranteed un-returnable ball, but you could still see a stroke where the ball only has one of these characteristics being un-returnable.
The characteristics act like a scale, for example a ball travelling at 150mph is very effective, however so is a ball only travelling at 10mph. It is when you find the ball in the middle zone that your ball loses effectiveness and becoming easier to take advantage of. In the same way, a ball landing on the baseline is very effective and too is the drop shot barely making it over the net. A ball bouncing in the middle of the court near the service line on the other hand is not effective in helping you win the points.
We will discuss these characteristics and how to obtain them over the next weeks.
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