Trouble with lobs and fast serves

Jul 28, 2009
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Dealing with lobs and fast serves
by: Nick

Hey Megan,

Baseline lobs are a tactic used quite often by consistent players and like you said you can either hit a groundstroke or an overhead.

The only time that you would want to take it as an overhead is if the lob is slow and sits up high enough.
The timing for hitting an overhead at the baseline is too difficult to hit it off a good lob consistently.

If your just a bit off balance then your best bet would be to hit a groundstroke. If the lob bounces too high and deep then a consistent reply would be to take a couple steps back to hit a groundstroke.

Since your back behind the baseline you need to hit a higher arched shot. If you can, drive a high arched topspin shot to your opponent's weaker side. If you can't just hit a lob back.

A good way to handle fast serves is to get your feet moving and to block the ball back.

Before my opponent serves I always do short hops with my feet back and forth to get ready. It's much easier to hit a better return by taking quick steps to the serve rather then lunging.

For a faster serve just turn your body and hit the ball out in front with little to no backswing. The serve is fast enough so you don't need to
"swing" but rather just "direct" it. After turning step into the serve to get your weight going forward.

If it's a low serve then bend your knees to prepare for the low bounce, If it's high then step back to take it at a lower height.

The average skill level for a highschool player is around 3.5

Good luck with your game

-Nick

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Jul 28, 2009
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Hey Megan, Baseline lobs are a tactic used quite often by consistent players and like you said you can either hit a groundstroke or an overhead. The only time that you would want to take it as an overhead is if the lob is slow and sits up high enough. The timing for hitting an overhead at the baseline is too difficult to hit it off a good lob consistently. If your just a bit off balance then your best bet would be to hit a groundstroke. If the lob bounces too high and deep then a consistent reply would be to take a couple steps back to hit a groundstroke. Since your back behind the baseline you need to hit a higher arched shot. If you can, drive a high arched topspin shot to your opponent's weaker side. If you can't just hit a lob back. A good way to handle fast serves is to get your feet moving and to block the ball back. Before my opponent serves I always do short hops with my feet back and forth to get ready. It's much easier to hit a better return by taking quick steps to the serve rather then lunging. For a faster serve just turn your body and hit the ball out in front with little to no backswing. The serve is fast enough so you don't need to "swing" but rather just "direct" it. After turning step into the serve to get your weight going forward. If it's a low serve then bend your knees to prepare for the low bounce, If it's high then step back to take it at a lower height. The average skill level for a highschool player is around 3.5 Good luck with your game -Nick

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