This tip from RacquetWorld Pats Tip of the Month discusses the importance of keeping your shots from rebounding off the back wall. The No Back Wall tactic is especially important when serving: I often tell players simply “no back wall”. In short, this means that no ball you hit, drive serve, passing shot, ceiling ball, […]
It is crucial to learn that your shot selection should be based on your opponents court position. Your goal is to play your opponent, not the ball. This means that during your backswing, you must expand your awareness to include both the ball and your opponent. If you swing and don’t know the location your […]
You get three (3) thirty second timeouts per fifteen point game, and two (2) in an eleven point tie-breaker. Most racquetball players rarely use all of their timeouts. Why is that? There are a hundred good reasons to use all of your timeouts, but the most important one is that using your timeouts can help […]
In general, most beginner racquetball players do not pay much attention to their court position after they hit the ball. Beginners tend to hang out in the back of the court and watch their opponents hit the ball, and then chase after the next shot. Intermediate level players finally “discover” center court. So they hit […]