Play a player who blocks shots

Strategy

Martin Gooch
Martin Gooch Asked 3 years ago

Hi,

My question is about be able to play against a player who stays close to the table and blocks all returns mostly on their backhand, including top spin smashes.  Many thanks  Martin (UK)


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 3 years ago

Hi Martin,

We have a new tutorial on this. Take a look at Playing Backhand Oriented Player.

For our Premium members we also have a tutorial on Playing A Blocker.

 

 


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