Chapter 6 Equivalent Return
Bang!
Outside blind spot.
Bang! The middle of the baseline.
BANG! Outside inside corner.
Gao Wen stood behind the serving line, facing the wall, twelve meters away, practicing the placement of his serve.
The length of a tennis court is 23.77 meters, and half a court is 11.885 meters, so when practicing serving against the wall, twelve meters is also used as the standard; a "ninety-nine eighty-one grid" is neatly taped on the wall, requiring that each serve can land accurately in the target grid.
Just one vertical column near the serving baseline is divided into nine landing points, and Gao Wen can hit the target accurately every time he practices serving.
Wait, isn't serving Gao Wen's weakness? First of all, this is practice, there is no pressure, so the hit rate will naturally increase greatly.
Secondly, Gao Wen's serve is a weakness, but the real weakness lies in strength, not the landing point; and, even strength is relative. Don't forget that the height of 193 cm ensures the height of the serve entry point. With the height advantage, he presses down with all his strength, which ensures the height and hitting speed of the tennis ball over the net.
Another legendary serve cannon player, Ivo Karlovic, is 211 cm tall, a giant.
Height can often be an innate advantage in serving, but tennis is not basketball, and the taller the better.
For a long time in the development of professional tennis, the general view was that the optimal height for a tennis player should be between 180 cm and 188 cm, and the taller the better.
Firstly, when you move your feet, once your height exceeds a certain value, your movements become less flexible and even appear clumsy.
Secondly, the center of gravity is too high. When facing a backspin ball, the player must squat low enough to pull up the tennis ball, but players who are too tall often "can't squat down."
Among the "Big Four", Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are both 185 cm tall, and Novak Djokovic is 188 cm tall, all within this ideal range; only Andy Murray is 191 cm tall, slightly taller, but not much.
However, with the advancement of training methods, among the players born after 1995, the number of players over 190 cm in height has gradually increased. They have the advantages brought by their height, as well as excellent mobility and footwork, and their innate conditions have been more efficiently converted.
A height of 193 cm does bring more positive effects to Gao Wen's height, but what really limits his serve is his strength.
The power is not enough, so on the one hand the speed of the serve is also not enough, and on the other hand the tail force of the serve is also relatively weak, which cannot create more threats.
Gao Wen also knows that he lacks strength, so when serving, he practices the landing point more carefully, and then makes full use of his height advantage to make up for his shortcomings, hoping to create more opportunities in the serving stage - judging from the accuracy of the landing point, Gao Wen has always been good.
Bang! Bang! The sound of the tennis ball hitting the wall echoed in the court in a strange rhythm.
Soon, Gao Wen discovered that the training manual provided by the system was indeed different. It was more sophisticated, more detailed, and more targeted.
For example, for an inside corner serve, aim at the blind spot inside the serving area. At this landing point, the system also puts forward more detailed training requirements, not just flat shots and spin shots.
A flat shot, as the name suggests, is a powerful hit. Tennis balls lack rotation and go straight, with full speed and power infused into the ball. The average speed of the flat shots of top serve masters is over 200 kilometers per hour. The usual training is to exert full power and practice the landing point.
However, the system proposes different ways of brushing the ball, that is, the time that the racket face brushes over the tennis ball. The shorter the time, the lower the bounce of the tennis ball after it lands; the longer the time, the higher the bounce of the tennis ball after it lands.
That is to say, although the flat shot lacks rotation and only wins by speed, the system still requires the flat shot to be able to change in order to disrupt the opponent's receiving rhythm.
Imagine that the opponent sees that it is a flat serve and naturally receives the serve in the comfort zone between the waist and chest. However, the tennis ball bounces outside the comfort zone. They have to make adjustments again. If the adjustment is not timely or in place, they will either lose the serve or return a bad ball.
Spinning the ball makes full use of the friction between the racket and the tennis ball to create changes, and the speed and power are correspondingly weakened. The average serve speed may be reduced to 180 kilometers or even lower, but the changes in topspin, backspin, and sidespin can make it more difficult for the opponent to make judgments.
The system also puts forward strict training requirements, including upward rotation, downward rotation, external rotation, internal rotation, and the two most special methods, the rapid surge with added force and the stagnation with reduced force.
The former is the tail force, and the bounce speed after landing is faster than expected; the latter is to lure the enemy deep into the ground, and after landing and bouncing, there is no power left, and it is almost impossible to move forward. The essence of the two changes in serve is to change the rhythm, disrupt the opponent's prediction, and force the opponent to be in a hurry.
That is to say, with just one landing point, the system proposed twelve combinations, and each method required ten correct serves.
If the serve does not meet expectations, you must serve it again until it meets expectations.
Bang! Bang! One, then another, then another.
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In a blink of an eye, he had practiced more than 150 serves. The tennis balls in the supermarket shopping cart were all emptied. Mustard yellow tennis balls were scattered in every corner of the tennis court. The sun was slowly climbing above his head. His clothes were soaked with sweat. Bathed in the golden sunlight, steam was rising from his hair, as if he was practicing a magical skill.
Although this was just a serve practice, it would take years of practice to complete all the practice of serving, and it would not be achieved overnight; but Gao Wen could still feel the happiness and joy overflowing in his chest, and a smile bloomed at the corners of his rapidly panting mouth.
Because I am back on the court and feel the pleasure of sweating profusely; also because my efforts are rewarded - the system should be calculating my growth potential, and the results are definitely exciting.
According to gaming experience, it is relatively easy to upgrade in the early stages. You can accumulate 100% experience by killing one or two goblin monsters. So he has just practiced more than 150 serves. Even if he cannot upgrade directly, the experience accumulated should be considerable... No way.
“Growth potential: 37.05%”
What? One hundred and fifty serves, and the growth potential only increased by 1%?
(End of this chapter)