I understand that this is a drill. Practicing this concept with short lobs, then moving to more challenging lobs is a great idea! I need this drill and will be using it in my game. Thanks, Gregg
When you said backpedaling is a dangerous way of moving backward you aren't kidding, Gregg! One of the fellows I played doubles with at my club died when he backpedaled for a lob, lost his balance, fell backward and hit his head on the clay court. He died a week later in the ICU, never regaining full consciousness. In doubles, however, I think there is no way to avoid backpedaling when playing at the net and switching from an offensive position to a defensive one as quickly as possible. The trick in this situation is to backpedal on your toes so if you stop too suddenly you have more of your foot to brake your backward momentum than if you backpedal on the flat of your feet. In the latter case, any sudden deceleration will topple you over backward. You would be lucky in such a situation to just break a wrist. Nevertheless there is some danger however you backpedal so be aware of the risks.
I understand that this is a drill. Practicing this concept with short lobs, then moving to more challenging lobs is a great idea! I need this drill and will be using it in my game. Thanks, Gregg
When you said backpedaling is a dangerous way of moving backward you aren't kidding, Gregg! One of the fellows I played doubles with at my club died when he backpedaled for a lob, lost his balance, fell backward and hit his head on the clay court. He died a week later in the ICU, never regaining full consciousness. In doubles, however, I think there is no way to avoid backpedaling when playing at the net and switching from an offensive position to a defensive one as quickly as possible. The trick in this situation is to backpedal on your toes so if you stop too suddenly you have more of your foot to brake your backward momentum than if you backpedal on the flat of your feet. In the latter case, any sudden deceleration will topple you over backward. You would be lucky in such a situation to just break a wrist. Nevertheless there is some danger however you backpedal so be aware of the risks.
Very clever, very good tips. Thanks
Great progressions! Well done and a big help.
Great breakdown of this stroke. Thanks!
Nice video, love the concept of the progressions
Rarely does anyone lob that shallow to me. I was hoping to see you handle deeper lobs.
What about the lob going to your backhand side ?
0:55 what you wanna do is turn with your back to opponent and run as fast as you can