It is always important for players to develop their own game and playing style, no matter how much they may then have to adapt this to suit different conditions. As your game matures you should be able to adapt it without losing your own identity as a player. Junior players may either be too cautious…
The lob is mainly used as a defensive shot and very occasionally with topspin as a point winner. If you are playing a serve volleyer you may find the lob has strategic value and if you are proficient in its use it can break up your opponents’ volley rhythm. In the modern professional game today…
The dink requires hitting a short ball flat or with underspin to keep it low, executed by both forehand and backhand. Skilled players use dinks to pin opponents behind the baseline in defensive positions. By brushing under the ball at sharp angles, underspin dinks frustrate attacking momentum. Mixing up direction and spin keeps rivals off…
This shot can be defensive or a deliberate strategy to give a change of dynamics with a lower bouncing ball that comes fast off the court surface. The grip is called Continental and is similar to a volley grip but with the fingers spread – shake hands style. When hitting slice shots, keep the wrist…
