Question 1588: I'm not good at returns and keep getting poached
Mr. Yoshida,
Thankyoufor your reply.
I have already purchased the Base Method.
When I try to watch the ball to confirm the bounce, the ball is already at my hand.
Also, I'm not good at returns, and when I move my position back, the spin serve bounces quite high, forcing me to take it above my shoulder, which makes it difficult to return while preventing poaching, and I end up getting poached.
I feel like I have no choice but to hit it on the rise.
But indeed, I am almost always late or getting jammed.
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*The following omitted response to your question has been posted on the exclusive 'Base Method' page (BM Column 011).
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If you are trying the 'Base Method' but feel it's not quite right, please take a look.
I am sure it will be a solution.
▶ The cause of being jammed
▶ Being jammed is not because the ball is fast
▶ Do not underestimate 'pressurized balls'
▶ Jannik Sinner's positioning
▶ With the 'Base Method', hitting on the rise can also be a weapon. You can even reach distant balls!
*The above explanation is in 'BM Column 011'. Or please contact me individually.
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▶ Tactics to try when your strokes are in a slump
Since this has become a long story, here is a suggestion for tactics to make it in time for the match on the 22nd.
If your stroke slump does not resolve by the day of the match, please give this a try.
Compared to the difficulty of feeling like you are being jammed by your opponent's ball, I think you will be able to play relatively much more easily.
▶ Play reflexively for mental peace
In conclusion, for return games against average players whose serves are not that fast, 'Sneak Attack By Roger (SABR)' can be a weapon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOZZdGVRIsU&t=23s
Especially for players who still have anxiety about their strokes.
The half-volley you hit on the return is also, 'a volley is a volley' after all.
Moreover, given your current situation where you say 'I have no choice but to hit on the rise,' this is a brilliant idea that is 'the only way'.
It should be perfect for suppressing that troublesome spin serve before it bounces up!
For players who have a gap between their image and reality, this way allows you to play 'reflexively'.
Then, because you have no room to think with your head, you can feel mentally at ease.
▶ Playing by 'feeling' as Ichiro says
Among the many people who send us questions, we often see reports of making mistakes as if to say 'No!' precisely when they have time to spare.
In that regard, the 'SABR' is a reflexive play, so I think it will ease your anxiety.
In other words, it is easy for the 'play done by feeling, not logic' that Ichiro talks about to emerge (related article: 'Everyone is a genius who plays by feeling').
When you are about to drop something, have you ever had the experience of your hand shooting out and catching it in a flash?
People have such excellent reflexes (related article: 'The wonder of human 'reflexes'')
Therefore, the 'SABR' is not as difficult as it looks.
That is the sense you are naturally equipped with.
▶ The 'Ultimate' that Carlos Alcaraz also practices
We will inform you about the procedures for the 'Ultimate' you are requesting in a separate message.
If you watch Carlos Alcaraz's play again after reading this, you will see that even though there is a range of personal rhythm matching, you will understand that it is exactly 'like that'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERKJuBtIGw&t=437s
▶ Bonus: Are general players 'STBM' (?)
Finally, I dare to introduce 'STBM (Snake Trick By Mansour)' from the senior tour as a model for us middle-aged and older general players to easily imitate, instead of 'SABR'. 'STBM (Snake Trick By Mansour)'
https://youtu.be/7HnWaHYgk4o?t=379
Long before Federer was doing the 'Snake Attack' on Center Court, Mansour Bahrami was doing 'it' as a trick. *1
He moves up his position to close the distance with his opponent, cutting down space and time. *1 Regarding 'STBM': The person himself probably didn't give it such a name, but Bahrami might be the very first person who should be honored with an acronym!?
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