ETI 043 | Point of Contact Area of Contact

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Ball control – ours is a game of accuracy, of consistency, but equally it is a game of timing for the opponent will send us shots of varying spin, speed, length and difficulty.

Timing describes the relation between the incoming ball and the swinging racquet – and certainly the entire game revolves around the moment of contact – but there is a way to lengthen, ever so slightly, that moment of contact such that the racquet moves through a 6 inch area without altering it’s face or path creating an area of contact.