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What is
your
racquetball style?
 The
Bull ..... He is the charismatic power player who
loves to blast everything in sight to smithereens. The ways to play a bull
is to move the ball out of the power zone to force him to shoot chest and
shoulder high shots. Because from this height, the bull’s power tends to
work against him because the ball will hit the front wall at such an acute
angle that it pop up for a setup. Shots to play against the bull are the
Ceiling shot, Lob serves, Garbage serves, and wide angled pass. Bulls like
fast paced, slam bang, and jet powered game in order to overpower their
unsuspecting victims. So to slow down the pace of the game, try taking your
time before putting the ball in play like taking the maximum allowable 10
seconds for your service and return. Think about your shot before you hit
it. Slow it down and you will make the bull antsy.
 The
Rabbit ..... loves to run and is most comfortable in an off balanced
position where he has to chase down the ball. This player usually doesn’t
have a lot of shots. In your game plan against the rabbit, you should expect
the rabbit to retrieve every ball. The rabbit tend to hit most effectively
shots on the run. They’ve been in that situation so much that they’ve gotten
quite good at hitting while retrieving. The ways to play a rabbit is to use
the ceiling shot exclusively. That way the rabbit is stuck in the back
corner. No one’s doing much running and it becomes a game of patience and
intellect, at which, as a rule, the rabbit does not excel. So by all means,
hit the ball to the rabbit and you’ll find he does less running and even
less scoring.
The
Shootist
.....
is a shotmaker who usually lacks
power but is constantly going for the bottom board. You can’t be too careful
against a player like that. There are three ways to beat the shootist: 1.)
Give them the worst possible percentage shot to shoot and then take good
center court positioning and cover, 2. Most shootists are weaker on their
backhand, so force him to kill with the backhand rather than his forehand,
3. Serve more conservatively, rather than aggressively, because a shootist
is a master at using your power by using a blocking stroke. Give him a lot
of deep high lobs, garbage lobs, medium paced drives to the backhand
corners, ceiling to their backhand, overhead drive into the body, and wide
angled passes.
The Crowder
.....
is the player who stays so close that he throws off
the rhythm of your swing. However, most crowders will not get so close as to
become subject to a waffle face. There are two main ways to deal with a
crowder: 1. Hit the ball between the crowder and the ball, using your own
body to block the crowder’s vision momentarily as you hit the ball, so his
closeness has worked to his disadvantage. The crowder can’t go around you
and the ref can’t call a hinder because the inopportune position is the
crowder’s own fault. 2. Warn the crowder politely that he is cramping your
full swing and if this is not heeded, hit him somewhere that won’t cause
permanent damage.
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