The Scorpion Shot: 5 Keys to Punishing Speed-Ups From Below the Net
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The scorpion shot turns an opponent's speed-up into your put-away by getting your paddle below the level of the net. Learn the five keys to hitting it, plus the one situation where it falls apart.
The scorpion shot is the answer to a problem you have felt a hundred times: an opponent rips a speed-up straight at your body and you run out of time.
You jam up, your paddle gets stuck against your ribs, and the ball squirts off your frame into the net or sails out.