DennieFR1908 wrote:Hmmm.. let's put it like this: The way I learned to play tennis has nothing to do with risk shots.
I learned to build up the point from the baseline, keeping the ball deep. When someone plays the ball weak, in the serve area, you have to play an approach, after that you walk trough to the net and finish off the point.
The only situation I can think of where you can talk about a risk shot, is when you are driven into the corner, after someone played an approach, and you don't have any choice but put everything into the passing shot, the way Federer and Nadal do so often.
I was always learned by my teacher a risk shot in tennis is stupid because it makes you give away the point, the basic of tennis is keeping the ball deep waiting for your opponent to play a weak ball and than finish the ralley off with an approach. But oh well, it could be me
What you describe is not wrong, this is beginners guide to tennis. I teach the same philosophy to all beginners.
If both players are equally skilled at keeping the ball deep cross, where does that "weak ball" come from?
All said above is correct, even by you Dannie, even about TS3....but the sentence about the risk shots.
"I was always learned by my teacher a risk shot in tennis is stupid because it makes you give away the point,"
If you are above 3.5 level and your teachers still pushes this philosophy to you - get another teacher.
The only situation I can think of where you can talk about a risk shot, is when you are driven into the corner, after someone played an approach, and you don't have any choice but put everything into the passing shot, the way Federer and Nadal do so often.
What you speak of is more of a "all or nothing" shot. If a player feels like he will not be able to recover with a rally shot - he resorts to this. The risk that I speak of, is me playing you, and me seeing that you clearly cannot handle my pace, so instead of rallying with you till the "weak ball" - I will try to "push" you to give me that weak ball on a first-second point. Sure, I will make some mistakes and will have to adjust, but I surely won't wait for your mistake. The risk I am talking about is change the direction of the ball, seeing how you camp around on a cross. I can go on and on.
Tennis game is built around Errors, both, forced and unforced. One just needs to look at any match stats in ATP. By your philosophy, all players just rally until the weak ball that is going to be put away. That is TS4 correct....but now compare it to tennis.
Risk are being taken on every shot in tennis. I am talking about a competitive match.
DMT and TS3 are the best representation of that. Sure, TS3 had predetermined shot placement, but to me, TS4 is even worse in that department. It moves your player for you for once, and you never miss for second. DMT is great at making you move your player and have your positioning and timing dictate the outcome of the shot....but it too separates the shot into three: Normal, Hard, Super Hard. DMT takes approach of all shots being risk and instead of Risk Buttons, it makes you select shot type buttons. TS3 did the opposite. TS4 fails at that completely.
The Control shots and the Power shots should have been risk. Control hit too early or too late should ALWAYS go out. "Good" control shots should be lame, only "perfect" shots should carry some weight.
Power shots should have been outs if you mistime them just the same, plus, if you pre-press, over-hold, over-charge - it should fly long.
This way player will have to use Normal shots,
press and release on time. But in order for that to work, the game needs to let your player move freely and not lock him into "moving to the ball", "animations".
Ufff... sorry for the long post
