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Warning: Before reading this article, you must have a complete understanding of where your hitting zone is on your groundstrokes, and how your grips affect your point of contact. Refer back to the grip chart, to see how each grip carries a different hitting zone, and point of contact. Footwork: Moving to the ball, to make contact at the proper height, while being able to recover effectively for the next shot.No need for speed The myth of having poor footwork is associated with lack of speed. Speed has nothing to do with it. If anything, I find myself teaching more students to wait for the ball, instead of running for the ball.One of the most common errors made, is the inability to judge the height of the ball while in flight. Understanding the coloration between the height of the flight and the bounce of the ball is an important key to your footwork. Not judging the flight of ball accurately, will |



