End it-do not extend it! This is a mantra I use a lot with professional and top open players . When you get your shot, end the rally. How do I end the rally? Killing the ball? Well yes, but not always because a good pass shot will win also. You do not have to kill the ball to win. Say what? Yep! What I said!
If you lower your center of gravity (hips) and shoot one wall, the force with which you hit is increased and the trajectory is low. That will end a rally.
If you stand up and hit down that may extend a rally.
Can you stand up and kill the ball? Well yes, but everything has to be perfect to do it. Ie good mechanics etc.
Wow it sounds simple.
Yes, it sounds simple.
It isn’t though.
After a concentrated two days of lessons to an up and coming phenom the greatest player who ever played our game told me this:
You forgot to tell him it takes 10,000 hours of practice to perfect it.
Practice it to end it don’t extend it!