Question 1570: How can I adjust the tendency to get too close to the ball?
Dear Yoshida,
Hello.
I have started practicing ※※※※※ right away, and
I feel like I can watch the ball calmly and
I am rushing forward less often.
I mainly play doubles, and
when I am lobbed and forced to run in the backcourt,
I misjudge the bounce of the lob (or rather, my image is off),
and even though I should be running more diagonally backward,
I find myself running along the baseline, so
I would like to incorporate the practice of "just watching" the second bounce.
Thank you for sharing such a great idea!
After trying the Base Method, I have a question.
I understand well that the Base Method is useful for adjusting the sense of distance in the longitudinal direction of the tennis court, but
is there a way or a good practice method to adjust the discrepancy of getting too close to the ball during lateral movement (not just when chasing lobs, but also in regular stroke rallies)?
Will this discrepancy also be adjusted well if I continue with the Base Method?
I would appreciate your advice.
Please let me know if my explanation above is unclear.
Thank you!
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Answer
▶In tennis, depth is more difficult than lateral movement
In tennis, depth is more difficult than lateral movement.
Whether a ball flies to the right or left is easy to see with your eyes.
Because it is exactly as it is.
So why do we misjudge that easy-to-understand lateral distance? As you said, it is because we try to move along the baseline.
If there is a line there, there is an instinctive habit of wanting to follow the line (laughs).
Tennis works better if you move according to the ball, not the line.
If the ball is to the right, move right; if left, move left; if forward, move forward; if diagonally back to the right, move diagonally back to the right, and so on (related article on how smashes are different ishere).
▶Technique to quickly grasp the sense of depth
However, the sense of depth isharder to measure than it looks.
It is easy to measure from an angle when watching tennis from the courtside or from the high-angle view often seen on TV, but when viewed from your own eye level on the court, depth is hard to understand.
The "Tennis Base Method" allows you to intuitively measure this instantly when your opponent hits the ball.
▶The "surprising reason" why your contact point gets cramped
Why do you feel that your lateral distance is off?
Except for cases where it is physically out of reach, when you misjudge the sense of depth, you are simultaneously too close or too far from the ball.
For example, if you have the habit of rushing into the ball as you pointed out, your contact point will not only be off in terms of front-to-back, but"also cramped in terms of closeness".
I will break down the "Tennis Base Method" again, although it will be a bit long.
When the discrepancy between reality and your image disappears, simply put, you can utilize the time after the ball bounces and loses speed, so you will move in a way that circles around to catch up, allowing you to reach even distant balls.
As I have said repeatedly, "linearly" and "circling around" are simple expressions, but in any case, when a realistic bounce becomes part of your image, your own movement path itself changes, soyou will mysteriously be able to reach distant balls you couldn't reach before, and the habit of moving too much will disappear.
Or, as an impression from the outside,you will appear to those around you as a player who always catches up to the ball, even though you look like you are moving slowly.
Therefore, the discrepancy in perspective where you get too close, which you are worried about, will also be adjusted well.
▶An "amazing practice" where you don't hit the ball
If you are still anxious about your lateral sense of distance, please try practicingto get into the contact point perfectly using the ball-feeding practice where you let the ball pass, which I explainhere.
The key is to "let it pass" without hitting the ball.
Do not underestimate practice where you don't hit the ball, thinking it's not real practice.
Because the "consciousness" of hitting is removed, the "sense" of distance, which is a trade-off correlation, becomes easier to understand.
Conversely, usuallybecause you have the "consciousness" of hitting, it is hard to measure the "sense" of distance, or you mightcast your eyes toward where the ball is going instead of the ball itself, making the ball feel faster than it actually is.
▶Learn from others' mistakes
Lob handling seems easy at first glance because it flies slowly, but because a "discrepancy between image and reality"is very likely to occur, you tend to be forced to hit at a height above your head, which is generally considered difficult, or even worse, get lobbed over your head.
If you look at other people's play objectively, especially from the courtside, I think you can clearly see that happening.
"Learn from others' mistakes."
However, if the image you hold is off,it will never be corrected.
▶See reality as it is
The practice of "just watching" the second bounce is recommended.
Because the "consciousness of hitting" mentioned earlier is removed.
You can see reality as it is.
Usually, you"never watch" the second bounce.
After all, if you try to watch it, you will "lose the point" (except in wheelchair tennis).
Even for players with long tennis experience, unless it is a ball that was so shallow that they couldn't reach it, there are probably many people whohave never watched it even once.
Because you have never experienced it, you don't understand it.
▶ Being able to watch the ball calmly
Without losing points, as you mentioned, "being able to watch the ball calmly" is the essence of the "Tennis Base Method."As you mentioned, "being able to watch the ball calmly" is the "Tennis Base Method."
Whether handling lobs or in regular stroke rallies, you will be able to immediately get into your ideal hitting position and return the ball with good timing.
This is because your mental image is rewritten to match reality.
▶ Viewing your play from an overhead perspective
Regarding the explanation you provided, there were no parts that were "difficult to understand" as you were concerned about."difficult to understand"
You have organized your own play by viewing it from an overhead perspective, and I understood it well.
The cause-and-effect relationship of "because of this, this happens" is logical and makes perfect sense.
Please feel free to contact me again if you have any other concerns.
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