Hey Nomad, yes opening the angle will help you on this for sure, I think what is really important is making sure to accelerate through the shot well and really try to brush the ball otherwise as you said it can drop into the net. The other option is pushing it but trying to get this shot lower over the net so it’s not easy for them to attack. To do this you need to take the ball early and make sure to be relaxed through the contact and have a fairly soft touch on the ball, or it can pop up if you are too heavy handed with it against the pips.
I think both these options you will need to use at times, it just depends if you have time and are in position to topspin otherwise a good low push is best and try to stay in the rally. Often against these players the key is just to be solid and not make to many mistakes rather than actually hitting winners past them. So slowing down and really taking your time is important and forcing them to play a few extra shots each rally will male a huge difference to your results. Dan 🙂
