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Tip of the day

You're rushing through the transition zone

Sprinting to the kitchen line after your third shot is exactly why you keep getting attacked at your feet. The fix is to stop rushing and move up only when it is safe.

Right as you hit your drop, watch the ball (or feel the contact). If it comes back high, come to a stop and split step instead of charging forward.

When you set your feet for that split step, plant them wider than normal. The wider base gives you stability in the "lane of fire," where you have to defend balls at your feet. Standing tall does nothing here, since the only balls passing you are out balls you should let go.

From that stopped position, catch the ball out in front with your paddle, keep it quiet, and absorb the pace into a slow reset. Panicking and shoving the ball back is what happens when you move up at the wrong time.

The biggest mistake is drifting one or two steps inside the baseline into what is basically a prison cell zone. If your third came from behind the baseline and you cannot get all the way in, just stay back and wait for your next drop or drive to get down before advancing.

Last piece is mindset. Stay relaxed, almost nonchalant, keep bending your knees, and keep breathing, because the moment you panic your grip tightens and the resets fall apart.

Key points

Watch your drop after contact and come to a full stop if the ball is coming back high.
Set a wider than normal base on your split step for stability in the transition zone.
Catch resets out in front and absorb the pace into a slow, controlled ball.
Never settle one or two steps inside the baseline, the worst spot to get caught.
If you cannot get all the way in, stay back and wait for the next ball to advance.

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