Plain Ugly (Bloomfield)
This Ugly
Racquetball Strategy is dedicated to a legendary 1970s racquetball
pro, Charles Bloomfield. In his quest to disrupt his opponent’s game
and to buy some rest time, Bloomfield would argue with the referee,
call all of his time outs in succession, use all the available time
between points, tells the peanut gallery long winded stories of his
glory days, trash talk to the crowd, referee, opponent, or to anybody
that would listen. Generally, most opponents would get irritated,
annoyed, and frustrated with these time wasting tactics and start to
hit some juicy plums for you to clean up
Imaginary Wet Spots
This is a
variant of the Plain Ugly strategy. To buy resting time in an extended
match, just politely ask for a towel from the referee to wipe down
‘imaginary wet spots’ on the court. This always causes a stir in the
opponent and never fails to amuse the gallery fans.
BB
The ideal time to use this shot
is when your opponent is covering too deep, flatfooted, and slowing
down. You wail a shot that would hit the frontwall at over three feet
high, hits the backwall on the fly, and carom to the frontwall again
without the ball bouncing. This will send your unsuspecting opponent
scrambling to deep frontcourt trying to track down a high velocity
ugly ‘BB’ shot, with you behind him in cunning coverage, ready to poke
an easy pass winner. Simple, sneaky, and ugly all rolled into one
shot!
Injury Strategy
This ranks as one of
the ugliest strategy to date. After applying the Commando Strategy
(play like a maniac for the first seven points), take an injury
timeout to regroup and rest up. Most opponents will let up just enough
for you to snag several precious points to build a winning offensive.