077 Down The Middle Solves The Riddle

Where's the best place to put the ball in doubles? If you're anything like me, you want to be up at the net, hitting a severe sharp angle off the court that not only can your opponents not return, but everyone claps when the point is over and tells you how incredible your shot was. That is usually called going for the low-percentage shot and that is the kind of tennis I find myself constantly trying to play. It has taken me a long time and a lot of lost points to accept that the beautiful severe angle shot is not always the smart shot when I'm playing doubles. Often, just putting the ball right back down the middle, between my opponents, is the smartest and easiest way to win the point. Why is this true? Why do we need to keep reminding ourselves in our doubles matches that "down the middle solves the riddle"? In this episode, I'll give you four good reasons why. You can find the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips77