Pivotal Lesson Today

2-2-11 Lesson With J.


And no, we did not work on pivoting.  This is going to be very good for my game.


We worked on taking a short, low ball.  There are two choices: chip the shot back (but this could float too high and be an easy put away shot) or use a closed stance and bend knees getting quite low.  Brush up on the back of the ball like a regular groundie except less force.  The less your knees are bent, the faster your arm.  You don't want a really fast arm because the ball will smack into the net.  I should already know this from experience, but I never figured it out before.  The closed stance is really important so that you can get down low on the ball.  When taking a shot right at the baseline, the procedure is really the same--closed stance and get low.