Serve Return in generell and against a Puncher
Gabriel Kozakevych asked 2 weeks ago
Hi so my question is i have some problems with serve Returns that they are not very effective in my Situation so i mean i always get the serve of my opponent but my serve Return Is to predictible and also they know before what i will do for example against a short Side backspin Serve i either Push or Play in a flick that Is Not fast. And my opponent He punches the ball in immediately and i am in big Trouble. So do you know maybe what Kind of Serves Returns do i usually need against short Side backspin Serves and how can i really make it Not predictible. Because also to Push mostly IS also Not that much effective because my opponent gets His immediate Attack. Can you maybe somehow give me a advice on this and also what exersice i should Play in my Training for more effective serve Return ?
Dan Academy Coach answered 1 week ago
The key here is being unpredictable, trying not to get into patterns,, so mixing up the type of returns you do and also the placement to keep the opponents guessing and then they are not sure what type of return they will get. I would say working on flicks and getting a strong attack on your returns will help this and if you can’t flick working on a short touch to keep out your opponent from attacking first.
