When to Poach in Doubles (and when to stay home)

[@the1tfactor]

I miss you like crazy. Playing a lot of doubles now, and your take on when to move with the ball and when not to is not being taught by anyone else. I hope you are well and doing something you love!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Thanks Tanya. Alls well. Teaching a lot of tennis, especially doubles. Take care!

[@brianfeeney4458]

I enjoyed the video and may share it with the 60 guys on my tennis team. I am the captain and they do have some bad doubles habits. I think my son took lessons from you when he was a high school player. His name is Neil Feeney. Thanks,

[@FundamentalTennis]

His name sounds very familiar. I’m sure I’d recognize him. Glad u liked it

[@FairwayJack]

good stuff

[@nguy0616]

Thankyou! This is very useful 👍

[@r.forrestblount9222]

Very good info. Thanks!

[@FundamentalTennis]

R. Forrest Blount thank you!

[@SomeOne-rh5so]

Thanks - useful, keep making doubles videos.

[@bowsershark]

Wow, I have been instinctively doing what most people in our play groups do not think they should pay attention to in games.

[@monicagoldstein5413]

Jeremy you are a great teacher! Thank you so much for your insights! 😊

[@juanrojano7966]

Question can you use the same move in singles movo with the Ball

[@shpingalet7895]

How many feet is there between the cones and the net? In other words, how close should the net player come to the net and do the split step just before execution of these "1"-"2"-"3"? How should the net player move depending on the situation? I already know that if the baseline player (partner) hits not a cross but down the line into the opposit net player then I (as a net player) should be at the corner inside of the service box (not in the middle of it). Could you please explain more about the movement of the net player, like overall guide, not just the bits? It would be better if you'd shown it on the court like you usually do AND found some examples of pros/amats doing the moves during actual games. I know that's a lot of work but... you know... tennis is a game of chess on the court. It's not simple. A lot of explaning is required. Thanks.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Shpinga let hi, the cones are about halfway between the net and service line. If you give me a specific question I’ll help you out.

[@henryw7982]

Jeremy, I struggle with 1) poaching cross court with my forehand volley because I'm not sure how to orient myself with the contact point of the volley, 2) high cross court poach (deuce side), do you have a suggestion how I should be facing to receive, poach and then contacting the volley ?

[@FundamentalTennis]

Henry Wong I suggest a grip between continental and eastern (more versatile) and a big time shoulder turn to align the strings to the target. To answer your second point, you wanna make contact furthest in front to align the strings to the target

[@richsimpson8429]

Great vid

[@FundamentalTennis]

Rich Simpson thanks Rich

[@jihan2113]

Poor audio quality

[@praveenbhide]

Poor audio.

[@ronvavra]

couldn't hear you, moving on.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Duke Of Hesse okay? Let me know if u would like info on the vid

[@truthnexcess3711]

Dude, your vids are great overall when it comes to the instructions, but your audio ALWAYS SUCKS!!!

[@FundamentalTennis]

TruthNexcess hello, this is an old video. All videos in the last few months are used with a mic with great sound 👍 Cheers!

[@kkverma6487]

Nice one.only suggestion -please do not speak when you are facing the opposite direction away from the camera as it is not audible to the viewers.thanks

[@the1tfactor]

Hey Jeremy, another fine video! What strategy do you recommend if your partner has no reliable strokes due to a long playing layoff? It’s 3.0 mixed, so certainly not high drama, but how would you approach the problem? Thanks for sharing your big tennis brain with us!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Tanya Robinson hi Tanya, i’d love to answer your question although I need a lot more information than this. For example, what are you and your partner strengths and weaknesses? What is the game style of the opponents? I.e lobbers, net rushers etc. is your team serving or returning? Where are the opponents on the court? Answer these questions and I’ll give you an answer 👍

[@the1tfactor]

Fundamental Tennis Hey Big J! I know the information was minimal, but I didn't have much data myself. I had just met my partner the night before, and discovered we were being paired that weekend. My strengths are strong serve, solid forehand, good slice beach and and confident net play. My partner had quick feet and not much else, not having played for 20 years. No backhand to speak of, straight take back forehand with unpredictable contact point, cringeworthy volleys, patticake serve. I can chase down a lot. I was basically trying to find a way to keep him from being too exposed, while not rendering him irrelevant. As it happened, his feet were a little too fast. He rolled his ankle three games in and damaged his Achilles😭 He's a really nice guy with a great attitude, and I feel bad that he got hurt on my watch. But the question remains, and deepens. What is the best formation/strategy when playing with a much weaker partner? In general.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Tanya Robinson here are a few options when playing with a weak partner: When playing the baseline experiment with hitting more to the net player as opposed to baseliner. Also experiment hitting to baseliner. Figure out which one brings the ball to you more. You can change the height, speed, direction, spin and depth of the ball. If he has bad volleys then it may be best to put him at the baseline when you are returning and serving As the net player do lots of poaches and fakes so you get the ball more. Hit 2nd serve returns to the net player. When playing the baseline the best shot u can hit so they don’t hit it to your partner is a deep high ball to opposing baseliner. The best formation may be both back but this is very situation make. I would think about ending points quickly so your partner doesn’t get as many chances to touch the ball. Lemme know if u have any more questions.

[@the1tfactor]

Fundamental Tennis Big J, all of these are great tactics! I am going to employ them the very next chance I get. They are excellent situation-dictated adjustments, even when I play with a partner who is not weak, but maybe one of us is just off our normal game a little bit. Thank you very much!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Tanya Robinson my pleasure!

[@lexuanthang2269]

Thanks Fundamental Tennis, I very like this video. I have a question, please help me! My partner is very good at forehand but he is weak on the backhand. When I stand in the net our opponent will push the ball over my head to his left, please show us how to fix this situation?

[@vijaytrivedi1301]

Nice one..indeed.. Make the film with audio on little louder side as you move away to show the position ..sound fades

[@cassb4476]

Good video. You should get a microphone on your tshirt to keep audio better and get rid of the echo. Look forward to the next!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Frank Casio thanks! And I did use a mic, u can see it on the right side of my collar, if you look close you may see it. For some reason my voice was extremely low for some of the clips so most of it I was not able to use my mic voice

[@cassb4476]

@@FundamentalTennis that's a pity. It's happened to me before too. I look forward to more of your vids.

[@allboutthemojo]

@@FundamentalTennis Jeremy. Thank you for the great video's. This may sound like an unusual question but how do you apply any strategies when playing against 4.0's who often don't have control over where they themselves are hitting? Scenario = inside out stroke goes inside in. First big swing results in a deep ball, next big swing short. You know what I mean? When you feel like you are always playing reactive tennis, rather than those constructed points you have against high level players.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Sz Ki hi, thanks for watching. 4.0s are decent players. If they are really 4.0s then they shouldn’t have a ton of balls accidentally go in a totally different place then where they are aiming. In any case as I believe I said in the video, adapt your positioning to the opponents trends and patterns. Sorry if you were looking for a different answer but I think it’s that simple. U can also read the opponents body language and the quality of your teams shot u sent to the opponents.

[@allboutthemojo]

@@FundamentalTennis thank you. I get what you are saying. I think I'll takeaway that just execute your own plays the best you can. From my experience 4.0's have a lot more accidental/ unintended hits when they are playing against levels higher than their own.

[@juanrojano7966]

Great tip thanks

[@TheDrakulie]

if you go left too much then you expose the middle. your partner if coming in, has to hit a backhand volley, they shouldn't have to.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Jin Jin u got it!