http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/02/how-to-avoid-playing-short-balls-under-pressure/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:57:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/02/how-to-avoid-playing-short-balls-under-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Alfee Wed, 13 May 2009 18:43:52 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/02/how-to-avoid-playing-short-balls-under-pressure/#comment-974 Great suggestions. Yesterday I played and under pressure I hit cross court for several winners with both my forehand and backhand. Something I rarely did against this opponent and others. One of the thoughts I inculcated was, "Hey, he's charging the net; he's on the offensive and has the court advantage..." So, I just stayed low, didn't focus on my opponent, but rather, kept looking at the ball. As soon as I did this, the pressure to hit under pressure subsided. Federer does this so well by not only keeping his head down, but actually looking behind him after he makes contact with the ball. Great suggestions. Yesterday I played and under pressure I hit cross court for several winners with both my forehand and backhand. Something I rarely did against this opponent and others. One of the thoughts I inculcated was, “Hey, he’s charging the net; he’s on the offensive and has the court advantage…” So, I just stayed low, didn’t focus on my opponent, but rather, kept looking at the ball. As soon as I did this, the pressure to hit under pressure subsided. Federer does this so well by not only keeping his head down, but actually looking behind him after he makes contact with the ball.

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