reading serves from new players
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Topic: reading serves from new players
Posted By: blahness
Subject: reading serves from new players
Date Posted: 03/12/2021 at 6:17am
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I find it really weird being a fairly good server, that during matchups with new players on my level I kind of fall victim to their serve patterns and take something like maybe 5 sets to adjust and read their serves properly. It's a lot harder especially when the serve is not a standard looking serve and has some unique movements. How do you adjust to new serves quicker? ------------- ------- Viscaria FH: Hurricane 8-80 BH: D05 Back to normal shape bats :( |
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Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 03/12/2021 at 9:55am
I am sure you developed a technique in returning serves where you see paddle trajectory, contact location, swing speed and how much wood contact was applied. If there is too much of thinking about those factors it will take more time to adapt to newer serves. If we trust a technique and an approach that we know as valid, there will be a few mistakes but they will be more a question of reading spin which is a normal struggle v. new players. Note: inspired by " http://https://theinnergame.com/inner-game-books/the-inner-game-of-tennis/" rel="nofollow - the inner game of tennis " ------------- /forum/topic91512_page1.html#1124698" rel="nofollow - sales - forum_posts.asp?TID=19315" rel="nofollow - feedback |
blahness wrote:Posted By: blahness
Date Posted: 03/12/2021 at 11:49pm
Hmm yeah I tend to want to analyse the serve to see how it works, and sometimes when I don't have a good read I kinda don't have a good plan :( The hardest ones are those who disguise the serve very well just like me, where it's almost the same blade angle for different serves, and you actually have to read the direction of force applied. I reckon if I played against myself I'll be disgusted by myself too and only have a 50% success rate in receiving serves... ------------- ------- Viscaria FH: Hurricane 8-80 BH: D05 Back to normal shape bats :( |
Posted By: obesechopper
Date Posted: 03/13/2021 at 2:16am
| You need to get the VR game ELEVEN and practice in there! Get an exposure to tons of players and see how their different serves go. |
Posted By: blahness
Date Posted: 03/14/2021 at 7:58am
What is that? ------------- ------- Viscaria FH: Hurricane 8-80 BH: D05 Back to normal shape bats :( |
Posted By: BRS
Date Posted: 03/14/2021 at 9:35am
| If you are missing receives aim for the center of the table to give yourself maximum room for error until you start to figure them out. |
Posted By: obesechopper
Date Posted: 03/14/2021 at 9:34pm
The virtual reality game eleven! Look up ttdailys review on it a short while ago.
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