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Advanced Errors
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The error of standing erect during and
after the follow through phase.
This
will compromise your shot’s consistency and power. The main reason why
many amateur players start to stand erect after the follow through phase
is their natural tendency to stand erect and then relocate.
They think
it is a two phase process, when the relocation is an important end
result of the stroke. Since we stand erect for a large part of our day,
this natural habit spills into our racquetball game.
Instead of standing erect and throwing off our
stroke’s consistency and power, we need to work on also staying level
and low when we are relocating to center court after each shot. This
means that we strive to stay level and low during the entire service and
service relocation, return and return relocation, and rally and rally
coverage relocation.
For shots above the shoulders, like the ceiling ball,
we still strive to bend our knees slightly for consistency from shot to
shot, but you still need to relocate and be down and ready in center
court to cover and possibly dig up any of your opponent’s low/hard
shots.
The best way to do this is to think of the relocation as being an
important part of the basic mechanics of a racquetball stroke.
The correct sequence for an excellent stroke is to get
into position, ERP, take a small step to transfer your weight, hit
through the ball, eyes on ball and opponent, follow through, staying
low/level, and relocating low/level to cover your shot.
The follow
through to the relocation part of the basic stroke mechanics should be a
smooth transition for increased consistency and maximum power from shot
to shot.
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