tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232787713283993396.post8468252903950044252..comments2024-01-24T23:22:56.535-06:00Comments on The Racquetball Blog: Which serve should you hit? A or B?The Racquetball Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838611322434995656noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232787713283993396.post-90871593051869838552012-02-29T10:56:40.518-06:002012-02-29T10:56:40.518-06:00One slight nit in your post: Beltran's drive s...One slight nit in your post: Beltran's drive serve to the right at match point was option C. A=drive serve to left, B=lob serve to right. <br /><br />Here's my 2 cents. I have no problem with mixing up the serve at a critical point in the match. I do this all the time. I love introducing a "new serve" at a critical point in a match (game or match point) because of the element of surprise. I do it all the time and I have a ton of success with it.<br /><br />My thought process goes like this: if i've hit 10 straight of the same serve, even though I'm getting some success the opponent is anticipating the shot. If you can mix it up and get your opponent off balance at a critical point, then the combination of the surprise plus your oppoennt naturally being more cautious at this critical match/game point juncture usually will get you a return error or a sh ot that you can kill.<br /><br />If you miss the surprise serve, then go back to your tried-and-true. Or, more likely what happens is your tried-and-true starts not to work as well because high level players won't miss the same shot or the same serve more than a few times in a row before either calling time out or radically altering the way they attack the serve.Todd Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588001750834983356noreply@blogger.com