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A lot of my training time is spent doing serve and attack drills. In a practice situation where I know where my serve will be returned, I can generally make strong and reasonably consistent attacks from both sides. However in a drill or match situation where I dont know where the 2nd ball is coming, it's a train wreck and I don't make strong or consistent topspins at all.
I feel the only way I can overcome this is if I guess where the 2nd ball will go, which requires me to commit a fraction of a second before my opponent pushes the serve. If I guess correctly, I can do OK. If I guess wrong, it's an even worse outcome than if I had simply waited and reacted to the return.
My question is which is the "correct" method. Should I focus on getting better at anticipating where my serves will be returned, or do I need to wait until my opponent commits and find a way to get there through faster footwork/strokes? I am 35 y/o and am in fairly good physical shape.
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I feel the only way I can overcome this is if I guess where the 2nd ball will go, which requires me to commit a fraction of a second before my opponent pushes the serve. If I guess correctly, I can do OK. If I guess wrong, it's an even worse outcome than if I had simply waited and reacted to the return.
My question is which is the "correct" method. Should I focus on getting better at anticipating where my serves will be returned, or do I need to wait until my opponent commits and find a way to get there through faster footwork/strokes? I am 35 y/o and am in fairly good physical shape.
Thanks