Tennis pick high ball skills

Picking a high ball is not only a defensive technique that is forced to use, but it is also a terrifying weapon for opponents with higher levels, which can disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm and change the speed at which the opponent hits the ball back. For tennis beginners, it is even more important to use the practice of picking high balls as an effective means of honing basic skills.

Offensively pick high balls

Offensive high balls, also known as up-spin high balls, are used to deal with powerful front-of-net interception opponents, and the strong upward-spin high balls are one of the "deadly weapons" that can help you disrupt some of your opponent's pre-net tactics. This kind of ball can fly strongly over the opponent in front of the net, quickly fall into the backcourt, so that the opponent can neither reach nor chase, even if it barely hits the high-pressure ball, it is weak and weak, thus leaking out of the space and creating opportunities for the score of the broken net.

Action points

The high ball action should be as similar as the bottom line forward and reverse shot rotation stroke action. When completing the pulling action, keep the wrist bent back.

When swinging and hitting the ball, the racket surface is vertical, the head of the racket is lower than the wrist position, the rolling action of the wrist and the forearm is adopted, the swing is swung forward from the back down, and the arc-type whipping action is made, so that the racket is rubbed at the moment of hitting the ball to produce a strong upward rotation, the batting point is in front of the body side, and the center of gravity falls on the back foot.

After hitting the ball, the racket must be fully followed in the direction of the ball as it is conceived, relaxing with the swing and ending on the left side of the body.

Defensively pick a high ball

Defensive high ball, also known as down-spin high ball, it has a high flight arc, which is easier to control than the up-spin high ball, and has the advantage of fewer mistakes. Picking up a high ball when the opponent is hit off the field in the bottom line can win time to return to a favorable position, and if you can master the low spin ball, you can also not give the opponent the opportunity to slam in front of the net.

Picking the spinning high ball and picking up the high ball also needs to be hidden, so its grip, sideways shoulder rotation, and backward shooting should be consistent with the bottom line forward and reverse shooting down the spinning ball as much as possible.

When hitting the ball, the face is facing up, the touch ball is in the middle and lower part of the ball, from the back to the bottom forward and upward gentle swing to hit the ball, like the "scooping" action of the batting method, in order to better control the height and depth of the ball, although the ball stays on the racket for a longer time, the action should be soft.

With the swing action and with the bottom line forward, back and forth to hit the spinning ball, the follow-up action is sufficient, the end action is higher than the up-spin high ball end action, facing the net, the center of gravity is later.

Different playing style tactics

The key to mastering the two points when picking a high ball is the control of the beat surface and the control of the degree of force, the beat surface should be slightly closed or close to the vertical and the force must be fast and sufficient, with a strong explosive force to hit the shot, the shot, the arm, the body of the trend can not be too forward pressure but along a nearly perpendicular to the ground facing the upward lift, if not, it is difficult to create a strong upward rotation, high arc top, sharp downward rotation, forward rush out of the ball effect.

The element of a successful high ball should be able to easily cross the opponent's head, so that the opponent's racket cannot be snapped in the air, and the landing point must be deep enough to force the opponent to turn around and run to the backcourt to save the ball. While your opponent is running backwards, you can guerrilla strike the net and prepare to use interception or high pressure to deal with his return ball.

Most people think that after a high-quality high ball, it is more appropriate to stay in place, because no matter what the opponent's return will be, they will have more time to prepare. In fact, this is not necessarily the case, even if the other party forces you to play a high ball, when he runs back to the backfield, the offensive and defensive conversion has been completed. Opponents have few good ways to handle your high ball, either by putting a high ball back or by playing a soft draw.

If we could get to the net early, we could easily end the score with high pressure or interception. So, don't give your opponent time to re-attack or defend, and go online in time to take the initiative on the field.

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Organizer: Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau

Producer: Guo Lijun

Editor's proofreading: He Wanxuan