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Tip of the day
Most unforced errors are decisions, not technique. Five of them show up over and over in intermediate games.
Start with the return of serve. Players aim down the sideline hoping to move their opponents, then miss wide and hand over free points.
Return through the middle instead. You come nowhere near missing wide, you create confusion about who takes the ball, and you cut off the angles a third shot drive needs.
The same logic applies when you get pulled out wide at the kitchen. Instead of the hero angle that rarely works, dink to the middle where the net is lowest.
Middle dinks also keep your partner in position, since they can keep covering for you rather than guessing which way to shift.
The second error is not moving after you hit. When you dink crosscourt, the middle immediately becomes your responsibility, and when the ball is straight in front of you, your job is your body and your sideline.
Third is attacking after you get pushed off the kitchen line. When the ball gets behind you, panic says swing, and the answer is a calm dink to the middle while you recover your spot.
Fourth is hitting third shot drives at full power. Drive at about 60 to 70 percent as a setup shot, and cap it at two drives before you switch to a drop or a reset.
Fifth is running straight through the transition zone after your drop. Decide whether you are coming in or staying back, then come to a stop in an athletic ready position right before your opponent hits.
Key points
Return serve through the middle of the court to remove wide misses and cut off drive angles.
Dink to the middle when you get pulled wide, where the net is lowest and your partner stays in position.
Take the middle after you dink crosscourt, and guard your body and sideline when the ball is in front of you.
Hit third shot drives at 60 to 70 percent and stop after two before switching to a drop.
Come to a stop in the transition zone right before your opponent hits instead of running through it.
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