FOCUSING ON REACTION SPEED COULD BE MAKING YOU SLOW!
FOCUSING ON REACTION SPEED COULD BE MAKING YOU SLOW! By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method Returning serve requires Brain Pre-Innovation before the ball is struck. Webster defines reaction as “a response to something that involves taking action.” In other words, the horse bolts first, and then we try to catch the horse! In tennis terms, that means we wait to return serve or volley and plan to react when we know if the ball will go to the forehand or backhand side. Or, we watch our opponent getting under the ball and plan to react to his overhead once he completes his shot. Chances are that you are not going to get too many of those serves, overheads or volleys back into play. You’re going to be too late! You’re asking yourself, “Where will the ball go?” and that's the wrong question. I believe that reaction is merely the 3rd step in returning that first serve, defending that overhead or reaching that volley. In today’s fas...