1.
After every shot, including your service, relocate to the
center box and turn at a 45 degree angle to watch your opponent.
This will increase your abilities to get to more of your opponent’s
shots because you’re centrally positioned and watching your opponent
on every shot will increase your anticipation time.
2.
Hit more high percentage passes to get your opponent deep, so
you can control center court and dictate the rally. There is a
negative tendency for many amateur, all the way up the ‘A’ level to
hit too many pinches and leaving way too many setups up.
The high percentage thinking is: Pass and stick your opponent
deep and then hit a succinct pinch off a setup. The IRT pros use the
Pass-Pinch Tactic effectively on a daily basis. The flashy shots and
four walls pinch rolled outs may impress the fans for one or two
rallies, but in the long runs, the numbers will catch up with you.
3.
Don't poke your shots when you're in the front court. It is
important to learn to always hit a solid stroke with a complete
follow through, even on your softer shots.
For example, if you are hitting a front court shot forward of the
service box, don’t attempt to poke a soft kill shot, this is
actually a more difficult shot to hit and an easier shot for your
opponent to cover, instead hit a hard and low wide angled pass to
pin your opponent deep, so you can relocate to center court to
cover.
4.
If you want to advance to the top ‘A’ level of amateur
racquetball, you must develop sound fundamentals of how to
consistently and effectively stroke the ball on both wings, forehand
and backhand. Another key fundamental area to work on diligently is
shooting high percentage shots off the backwall setups.
