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Increasing your anticipation will increase your
skill and your number of racquetball victories. How do you increase this
nebulous factor of the game? See below for some answers.
The first step towards increased anticipation is
getting into shape. A well-conditioned racquetballer is well on
their way to being a quicker and anticipatory athlete. If your body
is tired, your mind, no matter how great the desire, can not instill
life into those throbbing legs and collapsing lungs.
An obvious technique to improve anticipation is
to diligently watch your opponent’s return and the ball. A player
can not get a good jump on any shot if he does not know where the
shot is, from where it was hit, or where it is going.
Many players are guilty of not watching the ball
and their opponent’s returns. This is especially true on service. As
a server, you must turn and see where your serve went. Then you
anticipate his return and use that extra step plus timing to setup
up for the ball.
For example: After service, your opponent shoots
the ball, you will have to move in closer to the dotted line to
cover his kill attempt. If the return is a ceiling ball, you have to
move back. If you don’t watch the ball, how can you possibly know
which way to move until it is too late?
Plus, you might get a big fat bruise on your body
as your reward for not eyeballing the ball. Consequently, watching
the ball becomes important on every single shot of the rally, not
just the serve. It is the basic fundamental of racquetball and the
key to anticipation and winning racquetball.
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