Chapter 8: Control of the landing point

"Forehand vs. Forehand"!

This is a common duel of the strongest weapons in tennis matches, because most players are stronger in forehand than backhand, and the forehand is often a powerful weapon for attacking cities and capturing strongholds.

Juan-Maritin-del-Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion affectionately called "Big Brother" by fans, has a violent forehand that can be described as a nuclear bomb.

McDonald's forehand was flat and fast. Although it lacked tail power due to his strength, the speed of the ball was like an arrow. The tennis ball seemed to have been compressed into an oval shape and rushed towards his face in a pointed cone shape. It could be seen that he should have used 80% of his strength, with a little reservation.

Because it is a forehand exercise, there is no need to move or predict, just stand there and wait.

But in a tennis match, if you slack off and really stand still, then losing the game is the only outcome.

Adjustments of padding and small steps must be made all the time. During the flight of the tennis ball, keep observing and constantly adjust your footwork to find the most comfortable and appropriate hitting position and timing.

Tap tap.

Tap tap.

Gawain stared at the tennis ball and noticed that MacDonald's ball had no rotation, but the return ball landed very deep, less than fifty centimeters inside the baseline. Even if he didn't aim at the sideline, the ball was not far away. This meant that after the tennis ball hit the bottom and bounced back, Gawain didn't have much space to hit the ball.

Either take a big step back to gain more space and find the best spot to hit the ball; or, just like Gawain is doing now -

Adjust your steps, stand firmly, bend your knees, lower your center of gravity, and then when the tennis ball hits the ground and bounces back quickly, take the initiative to strike the ball below the waist.

Bang! The racket can feel the huge force of the tennis ball, but the wrist remains stable, quickly pulling and rubbing to ensure that the racket and the tennis ball are fully in contact, and the whole body is pushed forward, the power is transferred from the heel to the racket through the arm, and the shoulder and arm are pressed forward together to make a big loop swing.

Snap! The tennis ball rushed out at high speed like an arrow, drawing a large parabola and flying in the wind!

Although McDonald is also relatively thin, his upper limb muscles are better than Gawain's, and his forehand power is also stronger.

Although he did not use his full strength at this moment and returned the ball deep and fast enough, he still gave Gao Wen space to fight back. When returning the ball, he made full use of the power of his body. Then you could see the tennis ball spinning at high speed, falling rapidly towards the dead corner where the sideline and the baseline meet like a meteor.

Spin!

bounce!

Gawain's return ball obviously has more spin, not only is it aimed at the blind spot, but the tennis ball also bounces higher after landing - for McDonald, who suffers from height disadvantage, if he hits the ball above the shoulder, then the quality of the return ball will definitely be better, and the whole receiving action will be awkward.

With just one return, McDonald could clearly feel the improvement in the quality of Gawain's return.

He was not in a hurry, but took small steps to adjust, moved his feet outside the doubles line, and then took a step forward to intercept the tennis ball as it continued to bounce up, and caught the ball at his chest, and then -

With one step forward and one charge forward, McDonald "blocked" the tennis ball that had not bounced completely, and cleverly used the power of the ball to return the ball.

Bang!

The tennis ball came back faster and stronger. Just now, Gawain had deliberately used friction to draw a parabola and flew high over the net. But now MacDonald pressed down directly, and the tennis ball almost flew along the net, like a naughty rabbit, rushing straight towards Gawain's chest.

Gawain could clearly feel that the space for returning the ball was further compressed, and the power and speed of the incoming ball were further increased. Although he tried to keep up with McDonald's rhythm and return the tennis ball at a high speed, at this stage, the all-round gap in strength still put Gawain at a disadvantage.

Back and forth.

Back and forth.

Although it was also a forehand duel, the gap gradually widened. With more back and forth shots, McDonald became more and more comfortable and relaxed, and the quality of his returns remained at a high level. However, the quality of Gawain's returns continued to decline, with the depth, bounce, power and rotation of his returns all decreasing.

As a result, Gawain's return shots became shallower and shallower, and McDonald's footsteps slowly approached the baseline.

If it was a formal competition, McDonald would have already started to kill the ball, but now it was a forehand practice, so he was constantly adjusting and persisting, and did not make a fatal blow.

Gao Wen realized that this was not going to work. As the gap between advantages and disadvantages gradually widened, it would eventually become impossible to reverse the situation.

He has to make changes.

Since a head-on collision of force doesn't work, the only option is to start with rotation.

His eyes were fixed on McDonald's return, which was slightly less deep this time, leaving a large space to the baseline.

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Chance!

Gao Wen realized it immediately, and he pushed off the ground with his feet, took a step forward, and at the same time pulled his body sideways, deliberately moving his body a little further away. Then he shot the ball a little earlier. The height of the tennis ball after it bounced just passed his waist, and he moved forward to hit the ball with the racket in his right hand.

He didn't use his full strength, but instead used a clever skateboard-like stroke, fully feeling the process of the tennis ball sliding across the entire racket and string. Sufficient friction applied enough rotation, and the force McDonald exerted on the tennis ball allowed Gawain to clearly feel the violent trembling of the racket and string, but at this time it became a help to Gawain, and instead he took advantage of the reaction force of these forces to apply to the tennis ball.

Then, with a flick of his wrist—

Whoosh! The trajectory of the tennis ball changed slightly.

Previously, the ball was always returned towards the area close to the baseline, but now it is closer to the serving area, and the shallower landing point also brings out a larger angle.

The tennis ball seemed to have no power, but its speed was increased to a higher level . It flew lightly with full force, and the refraction angle increased directly from 30 degrees to 60 degrees. After landing, it flew towards the side spectator stands.

A change in the depth of the landing point can turn the situation around in an instant! (End of this chapter)