Do I go this way or that way?
Directional Play Techniques for Racquetball “Do I go this way or do I go that?” Make sure your binary decision making rules your tactical execution and your hustle thinking, too… Directional Techniques…as you play… It’s the world you make of it. Ideally it’s the world...
Gestalt Racquetball Stroke – Part 2
Gestalt Racquetball Stroke Part 2 The Downswing or Contact Phase —> Here ball striking magic begins! = Also swinging myths are debunked and mysteries are revealed and solved… —> Swing secret = Here we are at shotmaking time. Although this is similar to a...
The Great Stroke – Gestalt
The Great Stroke Gestalt… Part 1: The Backswing… Do you know what’s better than all the stroke parts by themselves? It’s all the stroke parts working together. In fact the racquetball stroke is even greater than the sum of the forces produced by its individual parts....
Game Thoughts
Game Thoughts The opponent within your head is far more daunting that any player you might face or the one with whom you actually “share” the back half of the court today. What that means is your THOUGHTS BEFORE you play (and AS you play) really matter. Know that you...
You Gotta Play Naturally… in Your Own Attack Mode Way
Racquetball Techniques You can’t just guide the ball around the court or aim your shots. You must prepare and then flow your racquet head thru the back of the ball, with deep meaning. What that means is you must have a plan for each ball you field and a matching...
Have a very Meta (my way) Racquetball shooting experience!
Racquetball Shooting Experience As a player, set the reference point for how YOU compete. Make it a “Meta” shooting experience. There optimally play racquetball on YOUR own terms. Attack Mode A fundamental part of your game should be playing in attack mode. If you...
The object of your distraction: Rules Called
The Object of YOUR Distraction: Rules Calls Rules Covered Rally Calls: First, Skip Balls Last, Two Bounce Gets Serve/Return Calls: Foot Faults: Starting Outside Box Service Line Cross Drive Serve Line Cross Non Serving Partner leaving sidewall Too Soon Other Fault...
You are a pattern recognition machine!
Pattern Recognition Machine YOU are a pattern recognition machine. Between reading the bounce of each and every ball in a rally and formulating your attack or defense, start by taking a mental Polaroid which determines how you will realtime self assess YOUR...
New Racquetball Encyclopedia is now complete on the site
Racquetball Encyclopedia Check out my latest contribution to Racquetball Techniques in the form of a complete racquetball encyclopedia. I tried to keep it perfectly alphabetical, which was not always easy. Enjoy!
The Mental Game of Racquetball!
The Mental Game of Racquetball Every Shot Angle Starts Mentally —> In your mind's eye (or on the screen in your mind), see yourself controlling the starting line of each shot (and each serve). There you're controlling the ball's trajectory as it takes off toward...