Reacting faster

haram elahi Asked 11 years ago

hi alois my name is haram i want to ask you that when playing matches opponent easily judge my weakness and when i am playing my weakness is that when i am playing on the one side with forehand or backhand if the player suddenly change the direction of the ball I lose point and thats the reason that i always lose on big matches because new players on the match easily judge my weakness and some people which have played with me tells the weakness of mine to other player to tell me how to get rid of this weakness please!

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Haram,

The thing you need to work on is tracking the ball.  You need to watch the ball all the way during the rally.  This will give you a better ability to see the ball and react earlier.

You can start watching the ball when you or your opponent has the ball on their hand and ready to serve.