Know your numbers
05/12/2016 | Written by: uspta
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Description: Check out USPTA Elite Professional and former French Open doubles winner Hank Pfister talking about the importance of shot tolerance.
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Many times we see our players lose important matches, and not because their opponents are better, but because the implemented tactics were ineffective, or no real tactics were used at all.
Shot tolerance or the number of balls a player is willing to hit in order to win the point is an extremely important aspect in tennis. Every player has a number and that number will depend on his or her style of play. If you are an aggressive baseliner or a serve and volleyer, your shot tolerance is probably not as high as that of a counterpuncher.
While every player needs to know his own number, he also needs to be able to recognize the opponent’s style of play and shot tolerance early in the match in order to apply the right patterns and tactics that will help him win the match.
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