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What do
you make of this New Racquetball Fad of the Slop Lobs?… Phoenix, AZ.
I like this new “Slop Lob” service a
lot. I am practicing and hopefully adding it to my service arsenal. It
never hurts to add another different serve with different velocities,
angles, and spins to give your opponent a different look and increase
your chances - by limiting them from establishing a rhythm on your
service pattern.
I was watched Jason Mannino used it
effectively against Cliff Swain in the 1999 U.S. Open Racquetball
Championship Final. Mannino bends lower knee-wise than your more
traditional lobs and bounces the ball lower. He uses a shorter backswing
and puts a bit of English on it by slightly cutting underneath the ball.
This causes a bit of troublesome underspins for Swain to deal with in
the back court. I do caution against using any form of spins unless you
have a superb control of the ball, usually at a very advanced level.
I have
a question about hitting good shots off short ceiling balls: I can not
keep my shots down, what am I doing wrong here?... Annapolis, Maryland.
My first tip is to understand the
definition of a short ceiling ball setup. Once you have established what
this setup looks like and know when to expect it, then you are ready to
tackle the important task of hitting high percentage shots off it.
Once you recognize that this
particular setup is coming up, then you must adhere to racquetball
fundamentals. Get into position quickly, ERP, and patiently wait for the
ball to drop below your knees to hit a high percentage shot. And
remember that since this is a ball that caromed off the ceiling and the
front wall, it is not going to fall in a straight line. The ball will
traverse a parabolic path. Be wary of this and not get too close to the
ball.
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