Racquets, tennis, and squash . the extent to which onecan go in Ping Pong. This rising ball stroke requiresmore judgment and therefore more risk. On the otherhand it takes the opponent by surprise. Who does notknow the feeling of hopelessness when he plays againsta quick professional ? One never feels that one is up tothe best form, and one cannot imagine why. One maybe perfectly healthy and fresh. The best explanation isthat the professional is nearly always hitting the ball alittle sooner than one expects him to, Latham told methat this was why he had an advantage in Racquets. And the risk t
Racquets, tennis, and squash . the extent to which onecan go in Ping Pong. This rising ball stroke requiresmore judgment and therefore more risk. On the otherhand it takes the opponent by surprise. Who does notknow the feeling of hopelessness when he plays againsta quick professional ? One never feels that one is up tothe best form, and one cannot imagine why. One maybe perfectly healthy and fresh. The best explanation isthat the professional is nearly always hitting the ball alittle sooner than one expects him to, Latham told methat this was why he had an advantage in Racquets. And the risk that one runs in hitting the rising ball ispartly compensated for by the need of less pace: theball having most pace on it when it begins to rise fromthe floor. Moreover, it is far easier to cut certain balls in a certainway as they come up. Every player must have beenastonished at the amount of spin which he has put on aHalf-volley quite unintentionally. A Half-volley is ofcourse always a rising ball. A moments reflection will. Pig. 37.—A Cut-Stop Stroke, Forehanded. (.See page 230.)
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