Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Strengths

-serving
-forehand loop against backspin
-backhand block

My biggest strength is probably my serve. It's strong enough that even against players above my level, I can get them to do what I want against my serve or outright miss it. A problem with this is that when I face an opponent that I can't get some free points against I struggle.

Forehand loop against backspin is another one of my strengths. I can take this shot down the line or crosscourt and if the spin is heavy I can really drive this shot.

Backhand block. I can take control away from an attacker with this shot. Using placement and keeping the pace on the ball, I can win points with this, if the attacker doesn't completely overwelm me with speed. If I get a flat slam, depending on how hard it is, I can still get this shot back with pace.

I probably win most of my points with these three shots. How do I use these shots more in a game to win more points?

Can I push to set up my loop? Serve backspin to set up my loop? Use better footwork to step around more?

Can I encourage spinny attacks to my backhand side? Tempt my oppenents to step around and loop shots.

On serve, are there serves that I can depend on even if I don't get free points. Serves that give me predictable returns that I can create a winner with?

Look to answer these questions in my strategy post.

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