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' s of Drive Serve Return
On a Terrific Tuesday match (030904) versus the
giant Lefty (6’6"+), Marcus McClayson used his basic understanding
of physics to effectively return Big Dan Lefty’s low hard drives.
McClayson read Dan’s drives like a physics map from point A to point
F.
The basic laws of physics follows the constant variables of
angles, heights, velocity, spins, and frictions. McClayson will read
the ball’s physics from contact point to contact point and explain
to the amateur how he got a jump on each and every one of Dan’s low
drives. (Remember throughout the points of contacts: Anticipate. Do
not commit!)
Point A : Server’s toss and contact
McClayson watches where Dan serves from in the box. MM
reads the ball’s initial velocity and height from Dan’s racquet head
speed (Is it a fast rotation? or a slow rotation? If it’s a slower
rotation, it may signal a change up.) and height of the
ball/racquet contact point.
If the ball is contacted low (< 1ft), MM has to get
into a lower stance to get to the ball’s contacted higher (> 1ft), MM
can anticipate a backwall setup, but he can’t tell yet until he reads
the ball’s path at point B, C, D and possibly F. Another important
read for MM is ‘Did Dan contact the ball on the way up or on the
ball’s descent.’ If Dan contacts the ball on its upward trajectory, then
most likely, the ball will stay up as a setup.
Point B4
Point C4
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