Stop just hitting the ball. Start thinking about why you're hitting it, where it's going, and what your opponent is expecting.
Most players step on the court and just... hit the ball. No strategy. No plan. Just reaction after reaction, point after point, until someone wins and someone loses.
But what separates the players who consistently win from those who don't comes down to one thing: intelligence. It's all about understanding the game at a deeper level.
That's exactly what Tanner Tomassi breaks down in his latest video . With a 6.0 rating and two APP tournament wins under his belt, Tanner has spent thousands of hours drilling and competing at the highest levels.
Now he's distilling that experience into seven concrete, actionable tips that can transform how you think about the game.
- The Net-Cord Rule: Don't Speed Up a Dead Ball When your opponent nicks the net during a dink rally and the ball lands on your side, your instinct might be to attack it. Speed it up. End the point right there. But Tanner says that's exactly wrong.
Here's why: when a ball hits the net, it loses all its momentum and speed. Trying to speed up a dead ball is "next to impossible to make," according to Tanner.
Instead, he recommends using that moment as an opportunity to take control of the rally. Hit an aggressive dink to set yourself up to win the point. It's a small adjustment, but it's the kind of thing that separates amateurs from pros.
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