Tennis players aim for a small spot on the other side of the court when they serve, They serve and practice the overhead movement to hit these serves. We can use overheads for increased offense in racquetball. I see many missed opportunities by some athletes in the deep court.
At 3/4 court depth, instead of going to the ceiling, why not hit an overhead? This increases your chances of scoring points. Many times by hitting a defensive shot in that same situation you prolong the rally, and give the opponent a better chance to win the rally. Not taking that shot is a bigger mistake if you have the serve. Missing said shot costs you no points, just the serve. Maybe go for a one wall overhead pass when receiving serve (less risk of skipping) and the corner pinch when serving!
In fact, I will go one further; I have seen many matches lost by one or two points because a few of these rallying opportunities were squandered. Like tennis, make sure you are contacting the ball in front of you at almost full extension overhead. Rather than go for the winning pinch, go pass to the open side of the court for the first few and then go pinch!

 

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