Smash falling into the lap
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D K Asked 6 years ago
Greetings Team,
I just wanted to ask: https://youtu.be/uQ_bkiu0HCI?t=64
I see the smashes are falling rather to Michal Maze's lap.
But whenever I get into lobbing situation,I never get this.
The balls are falling behind my head etc.
Are they having so much bigger court that even our TOP League reaches about half the size?
Or is the lobber creating THAT much topspin to reduce the power that much?
Or is there any other secret how to enforce this?
Thanks
DK
Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago
Hi DK,
Michael Maze is an exceptional lobber. He keeps a lot of topspin on the ball and also keeps the ball deep on the opponent's side. When he gets the opportunity he will keep the ball lower as well to stop his opponent from making an effective strong shot.
He then reads the opponent's direction well and places himself into the middle fo the area that they are likely to hit the ball. This allows him to cover the possibilities well and it then looks like they are smashing the ball straight to him.
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D K Posted 6 years ago
I would understand game reading,the general thing of my question was rather about why they dont smash OVER him as happens to me.
He may be further away from the table. They wouldn't have the power to smash that far.
Nigel C Posted 6 years ago
DK, I wonder if this is down to the hitter using reduced power due to the spin and positioning of the lob. Also he is a penholder and he uses a lot of topspin. I think most people smashing use a little topspin but you usually see the ball travel a bit further. So maybe the ball is actually dipping lower due to the magnus effect.