Read Your Opponent - Be Successful
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 under The Mental Game |Six things to look for in your opponents.
1. Tendencies - Do they often hit shots to the same place. If so, make a mental note. Under pressure, they will hit to that same spot where they are most comfortable.
2. High Balls - Be sure to check if an opponent can hit high balls. Don’t try to out-hit an opponent who loves pace when high balls might beat them.
3. Low Balls - Do they like to bend their knees? Be sure to test and see how they handle low balls.
4. Serving - Learn their patterns on serving. Most players like to stick to a certain pattern of where they place their serves. If you can read this pattern, you have a tremendous advantage.
5. What don’t they do? - Be sure to analyze what your opponents show as well as what they do not show. Often the weaknesses are not what they do, but what they don’t do. Good players develop ways to hide their weaknesses.
6. Passing Shots - Memorize where their passing shots go. You must memorize this in order to make higher percentage guesses.