For the Perfect Lob, It Helps to Be a Little Ruthless

A well-struck lob can get you out of a tricky point or pour gasoline on a routine dink rally. It all comes down to deception, timing, and picking on the weaker opponent.

The first step in knowing when and where you should lob is identifying if the lob you are about to hit is offensive or defensive.

Understanding this is quite simple: Where are you positioned in the court? If you are on the baseline, your lob is going to be defensive (unless you are a touring pro – a few can hit offensive lobs from the baseline).

If you are at the kitchen, odds are you are about to hit an offensive lob with the goal of forcing your opponents off the kitchen line to retreat back towards the baseline.

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I do not recommend lobbing from the transition zone. Only rarely will you not be able to hit a reset and need to throw up a defensive lob to stay alive.

To summarize, where you are on the court will determine if you should hit an offensive lob (aimed at getting the ball over your opponents’ heads) or a defensive lob (throwing the ball up in the air to buy you and your partner time to get back in position and keep the point alive).

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