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You don’t need to hit a winner on every short ball. You just need to make your opponent move and hit a difficult shot. Chances are, if they get to it, they’ll either make an error or give you an easy volley or overhead. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
100% agree. You can use a short backswing with a long follow-through to help control the shot if you're struggling with consistency. You don't need huge amounts of pace with good placement. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Short balls are primarily a setup shot at almost all levels of the game. A lot of good advice already on this thread.
I notice players who are uncomfortable at the net tend to overhit in an effort to not have to hit a finishing volley. Not sure if that is the case for you. If it is, keep working on your net play. It ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I feel your pain. I lost a set yesterday because I hit like 8 of these into the net. The ball was too low when I got there to do anything but try to chip it over. And I failed every time. It was almost comical. Next time I am going to try some techniques from this video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbcd2Vqi6B0&lc=... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Try practicing this shot with a friend - have an easy feed and practice hitting the same direction - aim to hit long 3-5x, then aim to hit the net 3-5x, then aim at your target. Feel how your body moves in each of these so you can learn to adjust | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Our club pro says that the approach should usually be a setup shot. If you hit a winner, great, but the goal is to get an easier ball next. Good advice. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Asked the same question to a coach at a academy I briefly visited who was a top 40 ranked player in doubles. The drill we did was low power high topspin shots down the line.
You need to fight the temptation to put it away and focus on placement and topspin. Since you're running forward, you already have a lot of forwa... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Practice hitting short balls? There is really no magic to it.
Start by having someone hand feed you shorter balls to get a sense of position and power that is needed to hit a good shot. If you are like a lot of rec players, most of them don’t practice with a purpose. You probably only practiced with your hitting par... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Good summary. Getting the shoulders turned early was the big revelation for me | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
For sure. You go from being rushed to feeling like you have all the time in the world. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
He ain’t wrong! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
To practice, just drop a ball in front of you and try to put it away. It's a different stroke than a ball with pace so you need to get used to it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
All the advice here really is quality. I was going to make the point @zaphbeebs made about not running through the shot. Try getting to the short ball early and stopping to set your feet. Don’t think about hitting a winner. Hit a ball that forces your opponent to run to it. If they try to hit on the run, the odds are h... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Sounds like maybe an issue with the pace. It's easier to return a faster ball with pace because the rebound helps you out - if you hold your racket still and deflect a shot, the faster the shot is the faster your ball will be. A short ball probably doesn't have a lot of pace so you're trying to swing a lot harder. It h... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
this is gold. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Yes it’s an approach shot most of the time, not a clean winner. Set yourself up for a volley with a nice shot down the line! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I found when I would get a short easy ball I would run directly towards it. HUGE mistake, you need to run to the left of it (assuming you’re right handed)
Spacing matters all the time, it’s dumb but it makes a huge difference. Give yourself plenty of room and make your opponent RUN
Even if they touch it that’s fine, ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
You can always do a swinging half volley after the bounce or slice.
If the ball is near the service box line and those low balls coming at you, you need to drive through the ball with spin.and not yank up or go to under the ball. I mean you want to be lower then the ball but drive through vs yank up.
Those balls that... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
First, do not change your grip depending on the ball. Learn how to hit more shots with the grip you prefer. Second, short balls are all about good footwork and not overhitting. Remember, if you hit a ball from the front of your court, your opponent has about half the time they would have compared when you hit from the ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
you gotta hit out in front more than you think so you get topspin and the balls won’t go long. make sure your string tension isn’t too loose | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
are you talking about short balls in singles - that supposed to be approach shot from BL to the net? or it is about short balls in doubles when you are already inside the court and around SL area? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Usually what happens at times like this is that people let the ball drop far too much, resulting in them having to play a very tough shot (too low it's in the net, too high with too little spin it's long). There are 3 things you should work on.
1. Get there faster. Pros genuinely sprint to the ball full speed while tu... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Are there any group lesson/drills going on in your area? Normally you get a chance to hit a lot of these in a drill. If not, a lesson would be a good as well. You wouldn’t need the best or most expensive coach in your area to practice this. Repetition would be a huge help on this one. How I handle the short balls seems... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
looking to make sure someone wrote this comment 👍 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Shortening your stroke. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Work on recognizing and footwork. Those short balls can be put away if you’re there early but if you’re even a half second late… roll it deep and set yourself up for the next one.
You’re probably missing them because you spend more time thinking about what shot vs actually taking the shot. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I don’t think you need a western grip on high balls in the service box. I presume you’re doing that for extra topspin? Timed correctly it’s not necessary since you can also hit it flat straight down for a strong winner. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
topspin draw | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Take a basket of balls and hand feed short balls from every part of the court. Start by focusing on spin and placement before worrying about speed. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
yeah, i have a hard time with short balls too. lack of foot work on my part. if the ball is short to your backhand, hit it with a slice short into your opponents court, angled is best, and come on in to the net. on the forehand side, i like hitting a drop shot best. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
It really depends on the height of the ball. If a ball is high and short it should be an easy put away. Low and short is much harder and should be more of a setup shot.
Using good footwork and speed to get to balls early so that you can hit them when they’re still high is probably the most important thing for consist... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
Its really about having the technique in your feet and hands while recognizing/anticipating when a ball will come short before it’s hit. Practice/experience and also some talent. Most rec players never develop a good sense when to make aggressive recovery. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
Split step, above all else. If you split step correctly you will be fast enough to get to these short balls before they drop low. If they drop low you have the option of kneeling down low and brushing up or you can slice low. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
Baseline winners are rare shots even for the pros. Aim to put more focus on your footwork and reading the opponents shots.
You'll get better at reacting and closing in on the net to win points with a high percentage put away. You can turn the shortball into an advantage quite easily at rec level by just holding a cros... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
This is the hardest thing in tennis. Esp a short ball that doesn’t bounce up high for you | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
Use a half stroke, not a full stroke | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
I can put these away most the time and it wasn't any complicated technical advice which helped. It was just one thing, look at the ball.
When it comes to a short balls, make the ball your entire world. Don't look at your opponent, the court or the net. Look at the ball and hit it.
You do that, you will get it in most... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
Simple solution really. Just make sure you are ready for those balls and react early - this will happen by split stepping and being alert during the point. Secondly, put on more topspin. Lots of people do not realise that the closer the ball is to the net, the more topspin you need to put on the ball to keep it in. Thi... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
Something helped me recently is loosening my grip as I approach short balls, and relying more on wrist than the swing | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-11-07 |
Pretty much what everyone said here, was watching a Vekic match yesterday and that’s a great example of this. Despite being a power hitter when she gets a short ball like you described, I watched her just roll it away cross court (into the open court) with a lot of spin, effectively hitting a winner but not trying to a... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I thought only the Ezone 100 came in the Aqua night color. | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
This is the ezone ace, not the regular ezone | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I know, but in the website it says they only do the Aqua night paint job for the Ezone 100 not the Ace | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
And here's a [racquet](https://www.tennisexpress.com/BABOLAT-Nadal-Junior-19-2023-Prestrung-Tennis-Racquet-106414?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwv7O0BhDwARIsAC0sjWOtJ4l3bLFFO75aqx0NSuZfERioEljRwKYH9eBVBU0ZWd9zG6ZEhh0aAhMcEALw_wcB) that Rafa himself uses for $44. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I think they’re doing it for all the ezone. Ezone 98 also has that color | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
It even says so on the throat. And as far as I know the ezone100 is not available pre strung. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Rafa junior? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-10-07 |
I was working with one of my clubs pros (been teaching for over 50 years) and he noticed I rotate my grip from FH to OHBH by moving from left to right (see red arrow) or from 4 to 5.5. He told me this is backwards from normal and to start going in the opposite direction (4 to 1.5) and it is seriously messing with my br... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I mean, did he motivate the change? This sounds like poor coaching, even if it's a good change.
My perspective: the longer it takes me to relearn an ingrained skill, the more it needs to pay off to be worthwhile. If someone doesn't like my style but it's going to take me months to maybe get back to my current level... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
It was his motivation. I am happy to work to learn good form and technique, but I can’t quite figure out why this matters. For me, learning why a technique is used or preferred helps me a lot (eg why relax your wrist on the forehand). | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
"Did he motivate the change?" means "Did he provide the reasoning for this change? Did he explain why it's something you should do?" And it sounds like that answer is no | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I'm not a coach, but I think your coach is wrong. Whatever is reliable and fast is what you want. I change my grip during my take back for the backhand and it works just fine. I go from 3 to 5 in the same direction as you by holding the racket at the throat with my left hand and regripping with my right, and the motion... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I don't think his teaching experience factors into making this good advice--it seems unlikely that he's encountered enough people doing it your way to be sure it's bad. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
This came up because I was having problems hitting my OHBH cross court with a sharper angle. He saw that my grip was at the equivalent 8 and I was keeping my wrist too firm with it. He moved my grip over to about 1-1.5 to help free up my wrist which has helped. This is when he noticed the direction of my grip change. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I just mimicked my motion and I definitely do what your coach recommended and I’m no coach but if I was giving advice to a new player I would absolutely recommend going that way but I’m always weary of changing what feels most natural as long as it still works.
If I were in your shoes I’d definitely give the recommend... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Only been doing it for about 1.5 hours. With slower balls I can do it fine, but once pace picks up I start getting confused of which way I need to do things. Hopefully with just more time. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
How long have you been playing with this current rotation? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I’m honestly not sure. I took about a 15 year break from tennis after college, and have been playing pretty heavily for the past year. So it could be very old (I started playing about when I was 11) or just a recent pickup. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Ah yeah, I get it. What I think I would do is I’d just occasionally try it out as you’re warming up then as soon as your frustrated switch back, maybe one time it’ll just click. Or if you have a wall you can hit against try it at half speed and see what happens.
But I’ll give you advice from a different sport. I’ve be... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Has anyone seen any videos of professional umpires playing tennis?
Presumably folks like James Keothavong, Carlos Bernardes, Marijana Veljovic, etc are active or former tennis players themselves.
Would be a fun exhibition match to have the umpires play a match overseen by someone like Kyrgios in the umpire's chair... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I need a tennis bag. I don't have much money to buy from Tennis Warehouse, so I need to know if this one is at least worth it.
It has good reviews. People who have posted photos show that it's of good quality. What do you think about it?
[https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805371123905.html?spm=a2g0o.home.pcJustForYo... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
It’s a fake, but at $60 with good reviews it’s probably worth a flyer on it. It’s only a bag after all. Just don’t be too shocked if it falls apart before a real one would. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Thanks!!. Do you know if there's any visual difference to identify an original from a fake? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Not for tennis bags. I do buy bootleg NFL and MLB jerseys though. The general tell is the really small details. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Thank you for your help :). I'll buy it and hope for the best. I'll let you know if everything is okay when it arrives. <3 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Head 6 racket bag on tennis warehouse for $35 https://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_Tour_Team_6R_Bag_Black_Orange/descpageBGHEAD-HTT6BKOR.html
There are other affordable bags as well | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Anyone know of any stores that have size US 12, UK 11.5, EU 46 2/3? | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
[adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4.1 Tennis Shoes - Turquoise | Men's Tennis | adidas US](https://www.adidas.com/us/adizero-ubersonic-4.1-tennis-shoes/ID1561.html) | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
There is no size I'm looking for | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
TennisExpress and TennisWarehouse. I just got a pair. As far as that exact color way not sure. I have the black and white pair, and the black with orange/yellow/pink sole. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
They dont have it. I'm looking for the exact color | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Ahhh I see. If I see them around, I’ll holler. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Hi Gals and Guys-
I wanted to create a quick update thread to the following one that I have created: [https://www.reddit.com/r/10s/comments/1dxztbd/pickleball\_players\_are\_petitioning\_to\_change\_my/](https://www.reddit.com/r/10s/comments/1dxztbd/pickleball_players_are_petitioning_to_change_my/)
I took the peti... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
NO PRISONERS!! NO MERCY!! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
and NO PICKLEBALL!! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Nice job!
I drove past what has become multi use courts here locally only to see them constantly overtaken and "reserved" by pickleballers with fake signage to the point that poor tennis kids have resulted to just hitting back and forth on the basketball court. What a sad sight. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
How do they reserve with fake signage ? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
They've created fake signs that they post around the courts stating that the courts are reserved for pickleball between certain hours. They aren't official town signs or anything, but are akin to people saving street parking spots with cones. Folks that don't know better just think these are real town signs and go with... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
It seems to me like this is an opportunity for a good samaritan to remove that graffiti for the greater good. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
> I urge if you guys have this issue going on in your local community to not be silent and be active/ stand up for what you believe in. Make sure to go to council meetings, post petitions to your tennis group chats, online, in person. Make sure your voices are being heard. We probably could not have done this without ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Love to see this. Great job! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Awesome!!! Well done! More of us need to be actively preserving our valuable courts for tennis | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Throwaway because I'm a tennis player in Hoboken and I'd rather not burn bridges IRL lol
Dev, you are being incredibly disingenuous involving r/10s in this Washington Park court issue.
When Hoboken's local pickleball courts closed for construction until late 2025 (6 courts, often at capacity with wait times of up to ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Sounds like they should build more pball courts. What’s that have to do with tennis? Tennis players didn’t close down the pball courts in Hoboken. They aren’t obligated to give up their space, which is already at capacity, because some other sport lost space. That’s not how things work. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I don't disagree at all - like Dev said the wait times can be pretty ass for both tennis and pickleball. The problem lies in the county budgets - which are much less flexible. The perfect solution would be to build a couple more courts next to the existing courts there to help mitigate the overflow, but getting approva... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I still don’t understand why you think this is a problem for tennis players and their already maximized capacity courts to solve. Petition to put some paint stripes in a parking lot and BYO net. Pickleball doesn’t need to happen on tennis courts, and it shouldn’t be trying to take over courts that are already in use.
... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Hey -- first of all thanks for commenting. I fully understand with how big doxxing is nowadays and can appreciate you using a throwaway.
I don't think it is disengenious to involve r/10s as i saw the original petition get posted (and downvoted in r/pickleball : https://www.reddit.com/r/Pickleball/comments/1dwpd0x/play... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Idk man what I'm trying to say is the whole situation isn't really black and white like Dev was initially laying it out to be.
There are times when the tennis courts aren't at maximized capacity and the space could be spared.
Reservation metaphor doesn't really fly here because it's not like making a reservation has ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I really don’t see how your description is different from what OP said in the beginning. Tennis players had nothing to do with the lack of pball courts. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Nice, glad to see it worked out. Apes together strong | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Oh wow, juicy drama | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Or call the police to report vandalism. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Hey Dev, hope you're doing alright - thanks for the response. Didn't see the post on r/Pickleball but that post doesn't sit well with me either - petitions should stay local to the communities they serve.
I'm pretty sure I know the guy who made the petition and posted it there, and a lot of folks in the pickleball wha... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Hey thanks. I am doing well. Hope you are too.
To be honest, that was probably one of the big factors that made me want to create a counter petition and also the fact that the petition was made blindly and with no consideration to tennis players. It was written as if tennis was just not as important/ relevant and did... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Yeah - now that you mention it - it does get pretty annoying with the lack of monitor at times while waiting for tennis matches lmao.
I guess I just figured it was something that the pickleball people would have to self-police in order to keep relationships amicable with the tennis community.
I think most of the Hobo... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I hate people breaking rules for shared spaces but calling the cops is a pretty terrible waste of police resources. It's also not going to ingratiate you to the parks department one bit. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Not just a rogue actor. He’s been called by the news (Jersey journal). You have a guy who joined us a few months ago trying to represent a community that’s been around for 5+ years
Not sure who this is but I agree with everything you have said.
Wish tennis community also realized we’ve tried for too long to just buil... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
it's so strange, sometimes we get a monitor but most of the time not. Last year we got one from the end of the year for like a month? ...i think they only come on certain days when school is in place to ensure adults dont interfere with the kids? I don't know actually. I did see a fight break up a few years ago among ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
Amazing! Pickleball is the worst. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
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