Great idea, to hit a higher looping ball down the line, I usually make the mistake of hitting my down the line shot even harder in an effort to go for the outright winner, but its a low percentage shot!
Quality content once again Will! I think this should be a new series that you can create - patterns of play for players to learn, from beginner to intermediate to advanced. Keep it up bro!
@@ironwilltennis Seriously, please! So many channels do the same techniques over and over again. Not many do patterns and I can't think of any that categorize them based on skill level.
Great advice Will. I use this shot quite a lot. It usually gives me time to move around and hit the next shot as an aggressive forehand. Also great advice about subtle changes of pace being more effective than obvious ones. The subtle one can really disrupt the timing of opponents. Your point about more drastic/noticeable changes of pace engaging the opponents concentration more is really interesting.
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Hi! Nice video, I love that tip. Could you teach how to hit an overhead against a spinny-high lob, where you have to actually spin the ball, as because if you hit down on it, it's likely will go to the net. And teach when to wait for the high ball to bounce, and then hit an overhead?
This strategy destroyed me in my last match as it forced me to hit a high one handed backhand on the run laterally. I usually can pull off high one handers if not pulled too wide, but when the movement is too lateral I lose depth. Coach, do you have advice for how to return or neutralize high one handers while scrambling laterally?
@@MelvinLew-q4q I agree that a defensive shot would be unavoidable at a certain point. I suppose it seems to me this strategy very easily exposes one hander weakness on high balls that require a moderate amount of lateral movement, even when you are not forced into a hail Mary bail out. It's probably my bad technique 😅
@user-fs9dt4tz1w usable but that will immediately kind of make your opponent focus a little more. Thus option if done right doesn't put your opponent on guard until its a little late
I have this done to me by one of my tennis partners who will just loop it to my backhand out of the blue. For me, I will just step back and rip this ball angled crosscourt and they stop this tactic. Never tried it on someone else, typically I go down the line hard. I might try it on my opponents and see what I get. Thanks.
I think the other point to add is that high ball to the backhand requires a defensive response from the opponent, am I right? The change of height also makes you put more topspin which helps the ball to stay in, despite being the shorter part of the court, that's my feel anyway
If you go super high than yes that would be what you expect back, but the point in this was that they don't get overly defensive thus allowing you to easily switch to offense on the next ball. high to the backhand and getting a defensive ball is a bonus if comes
@@ironwilltennis Great, thanks, that makes sense. If you play a shot that they have to be explicitly defensive on then you can't attack, so it's finding that balance and playing the shot that they will return as a neutral/weak shot you can attack
This will probably be useful against the opponent that beat me in my last match- I usually outhit my opponents, relying on first strike hitting. But against an amazing defensive baseliner who lives off pace and runs everything down, I was wondering what strategy to employ. Coach, do you think that this pattern is the right one against defensive baseliners? They like receiving pace, not creating it themselves. Moving them side to side doesn't work, they love to run! Maybe moving them forward and backwards is better? I don't want to start pushing or slicing and dicing! Hope there are other patterns to use?
this will definitely work against that play style because they are usually looking to be attacked on the changes of direction so like i said in the video "they will relax and not overly defend"
Ooooo touche' that's a tricky one. This tactic is tough to defend if done well because its a surprise. But if you can react quickly enough you have to cut off the bounce and hold the Baseline which can be tough especially on the backhand but that is how
How about returning your down the line shot with a high cross court semi lob. This neutralizes the point and gives time to recover to a more advantaged spot on the court. Call it turning the tables back.
