2nd Ball Attack

Receiving

Abhinav Basu Asked 10 years ago

Hi,

I am now upgrading myself and want to learn to attack when the opponent serves. Can you please help me out with this? Means from how to start, drills and the mental thinking. Please reply in detail. Upto now you have helped me a lot.

Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago

Hi Abhinav,

If you have the mindset to attack any serve that is long, that is a good start. You don’t need to make a fast topspin to start with, but think about making a topspin at least.

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Abhinav Basu Posted 10 years ago

And what about short serves?

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
Focus on pushing the short serves back short or making a strong flick if the ball is a little higher.

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