Advanced Techniques

Over the last few weeks I learned so much in racquetball. Things are really picking up in speed and intensity.

We practiced playing cutthroat, which is with three people. The rules are the same as singles, but there is one server and two people retuning. This is what makes for such a fast paced game and it is a kind of disadvantage to be serving because its 2 versus 1. With three people and the changed dynamic there are new techniques. One thing we learned is that as someone in the back it is an advantage to hit the ball to the ceiling so that it also hits the front wall within about a second. This will force the front person to move to the back and the back person can then move in to the front spot. (See diagram 4.1)

We also practiced more singles moves. Similar to the last move we learned, if you can do the same thing as diagram 4.1, but turned upside down then it is impossible to return and considered a perfect shot.

Another thing we learned is that it is against the rules for the server to block someone’s view because it is an “avoidable hinder”.

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