return in advantage side

JAPANESE

 

I think there are many people who are not good at backhand shots in tennis.

 

Is there anyone who is not good at backhand and has been taught that one-handed slice shots are easy to hit?

 

Sure, backhand slicing is easy, but most of the time when used on a doubles return, the opponent’s front player will go out on the poach and volley.

 

 

When the opponent knows that you can hit only a slice shot with the backhand, he is focused on your backhand.

 

Especially in the case of advantage side returns, it is the worst if you are not good at backhand.

 

If you can’t return to the cross with your backhand, your opponent will always go out on the pouch.

 

You are plainly an easy mark.

 

When you decide the side in doubles, it is common for left-handed people to choose the advantage side when you team up with left-handed people.

 

Also, when you team up with someone who can hit your backhand well, it’s a good idea to choose that person as your advantage side.

 

But, when pairing with a person who can only hit slice shots with the backhand or a person who is not good at backhand, if you are not good at backhand, you will be at a considerable disadvantage.

 

How can I win with a skill that can hit only slice shots with the backhand?

First of all, it is important to prepare your posture early before returning and turn your right shoulder toward the front player.

 

Because by turning your right shoulder to the front player, the front player will not know whether to come straight or cross.

 

 

If you turn your right shoulder toward the front player, front player will think that the ball will fly toward hisself.

 

If you can slice return to the cross with that attitude, the start of the opponent’s front player’s poach will be delayed.

 

Even if the return speed is a little slow, you will be less likely to volley.

 

If your opponent’s front player still goes out on the poach, try hit to a straight from time to time.

 

No matter how slow your stroke is, if you hit a short cross with a backhand slice, your opponent will not be able to easily go out on the poach.

 

This is because the opponent’s front player has to go out far beyond the center line to the poach.

 

 

Even if the opponent catches up with the poach, the deuce side will be an open court.

 

With a volley that your opponent has finally caught up with, if he isn’t decided by one shot, you can easily hit the open court and point.

 

Also, the short cross will be the opponent’s backhand ”if the opponent is right-handed”.

 

Moreover, because it is a ball that sinks due to slice rotation, the opponent cannot easily control it.

 

The ball returned by the opponent has a high probability of becoming an easy ball.

 

If the opponent’s front player is in a bad posture, the volley tends to be shallow.

 

So be wary of the ball near the net and get out a little ahead.

 

Also, if the opponent’s back player strokes your return, he will go outside of the court.

 

So you can have an open court in the middle of your opponent’s pair.

 

So, if you control it slowly to a short cross, it should be a valid shot.

 

The easiest slice return is the slice lob.

 

 

You can break the formation of your opponent by hitting a slice lob to behind your opponent’s front player.

 

Especially if the opponent is a parallel team, the back player must move diagonally back.

 

Therefore, you can invite the opponent’s mistakes and deprive his their physical strength.

 

Also, the deeper the lob, the harder it is for the back player to return and the easier it is for you to become an easy ball.

 

If the lob is raised successfully, it will not be volleyed by the opponent’s front player, so there is less concern about being attacked by the opponent.

 

However, you want to be careful when lob becomes shallow.

 

If you raise a shallow lob that will be volleyed by the front player, he can easily hit to a center.

 

Therefore, it is necessary to practice the backhand slice lob so that it can be controlled straight and deeply.

 

As I said, even if you’re not good at backhand and can only hit slices, there is a way to win on the advantage side.

 

For that purpose,

 

• Strike the backhand slice into a cross and a straight.
• Controlling the slice lob to deep into the court

You will need these two skills.

 

The important thing is not to let the opponent predict the course.

 

The important thing is to turn your right shoulder toward your opponent when you hit the slice and hide the course you hit.