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Hey.
A ball I somewhat struggle with is the occasional short, high ball that barely hits the edge. I don't get these too often when playing people my level, but against worse players, against whom I use less speed and spin, they're more common. You see similar stuff even in high level play, but that's a bit different. Here we're talking about a pretty easy ball that can't be played offensively if you take it too late.
What should I do in this case? Should I spot that it's a bit high and just flip it to keep the pressure going instead of backing off to loop? Should I push it low? Try to loop it over the table? Dropshot it?
This isn't a ball that's dropping in a terribly high angle from very high, so it can't just be smashed. It's high enough to potentially be taken with a loop over the table even if it's short, if you're fast enough. It's not low and very short like a push either, so I can't really keep it low and short over the net with my own push if it has any spin on it.
Should I keep playing it safe and push it back? Should I learn to take these early and loop them? Flip them?
A ball I somewhat struggle with is the occasional short, high ball that barely hits the edge. I don't get these too often when playing people my level, but against worse players, against whom I use less speed and spin, they're more common. You see similar stuff even in high level play, but that's a bit different. Here we're talking about a pretty easy ball that can't be played offensively if you take it too late.
What should I do in this case? Should I spot that it's a bit high and just flip it to keep the pressure going instead of backing off to loop? Should I push it low? Try to loop it over the table? Dropshot it?
This isn't a ball that's dropping in a terribly high angle from very high, so it can't just be smashed. It's high enough to potentially be taken with a loop over the table even if it's short, if you're fast enough. It's not low and very short like a push either, so I can't really keep it low and short over the net with my own push if it has any spin on it.
Should I keep playing it safe and push it back? Should I learn to take these early and loop them? Flip them?