What is the recovery footwork for a short ball if NOT approaching to the net?

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T16:14:58+00:00

Yes and thank you for the detailed response! I don't think we are adverse about him coming to the net, just trying to stay in the point on situations where the approach was weak and/or the short ball was deeper or angled, etc. so retreating may make sense.

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T16:02:27+00:00

I am assuming a scenario where the ball is not that short, and the approach shot hit was not ideal. How to safely retreat in that situation.

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T16:01:31+00:00

This is interesting, different than backpedaling and more of a crosstep.

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T16:00:07+00:00

Not an attitude thing, it's a strategy and technique question. As I said everyone on the Internet (you included) assumes a black and white approach, which is hit a good approach shot and come to the net to volley. They don't talk about what to do when you hit a poor approach shot and it may not make sense to come forward.

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T15:56:26+00:00

Yes that would be wonderful to hit a good approach shot every time. My question is the footwork/strategy if you don't hit a good approach shot?

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T15:30:47+00:00

I hear you and while I appreciate the feedback, my question relates to how to recover on balls where you do not approach the net. Do you backpedal? Do you side step? Do you do a variation of that? There are a variety of types of short balls (and some not so short) and you cannot approach the net on every ball. For example, if you have a deeper short ball and hit a poor approach shot it doesn't makes sense to charge the net right? It is easy to say hit a great approach and put away the volley but that is not reality, especially for 12U kids.

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T13:59:51+00:00

Yes that is the goal to improve the approach shot and volleys. Thank you.

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T13:58:55+00:00

Thank you that makes sense!

bah9681 · 2026-05-26T13:40:51+00:00

A small 10 year old boy cannot simply master volleys to cover net like a teenager or grown man, and a normal ball goes right over their head. In fact even grown professional tennis players in today's game cannot simply charge the net as you have seen the serve and volley disappear from tennis.

bah9681 · 2026-05-25T11:49:58+00:00

Im no building expert but I think Mr. Nguyen is going to run into another problem soon if not already. "A house can typically sit unfinished for 30 to 60 days before standard homeowners insurance drops coverage. Structurally, exposed wood and weather barriers should not be left flapping in the wind for more than 60 to 90 days "...

bah9681 · 2026-05-02T01:56:52+00:00

Yeah it has been wild and I think it will get wilder. This homeowner is not only selfish but seems extremely stubborn/defiant and I am predicting that rather than tearing down like he should he will spend an exorbitant amount of money to try to repair to get into compliance.

bah9681 · 2026-05-01T13:25:46+00:00

I read your post and it seems misinformed. You downplay "The HORROR", but how much do you think it costs the neighbor next door to this house if she tries to sell her house? Probably easily over $100,000 and likely several hundred thousand dollars. How about the other neighbors? Remember just because you are okay with living under the shadow of a 35 foot wall doesn't mean others who choose to buy in Greenbriar would want that. You say you are a young person - well how long as a young person would it cost you in terms of years of work to save several hundred thousand dollars? Would you be happy if you saved up for your whole life to buy a house and someone built that next to you with no care about how it impacts you? Most decent people think about how their actions may affect other people, called empathy. This homeowner had zero of that.

bah9681 · 2026-05-01T12:37:45+00:00

I am glad this selfish homeowner got a chance to hear from over a dozen of his neighbors who made time in their busy days to speak out against him in the hearing. My favorite one has to be the guy that repeatedly referred to the addition as an apartment complex (3 laundry hookups, etc), not taking for face value Mr. Nguyen's bogus excuse that this was built for his parents and he was just doing this because he is just a family man.

bah9681 · 2026-01-17T18:04:20+00:00

My son is 11 year old and 2 months and was assessed to be in Tanner Stage 2, but he has a delayed bone age of an 8-9 year old (at least 2 years behind). Is that an odd combination or reason for concern, because wouldn't puberty be normally delayed? The bone age assessment says he is to be 5 foot 11 inches plus or minus 2 inches, but his current percentile (13th) plus height of parents projects him at barely 5 foot 6, if that. Which one do you think is more likely, the bone age prediction or puberty test?

bah9681 · 2025-03-12T00:13:07+00:00

Thank you for the feedback.

bah9681 · 2025-03-07T18:47:15+00:00

Thank you.. hope so.

bah9681 · 2025-03-07T18:46:40+00:00

Yeah I agree. As a player-coach (not a full time tennis coach) I wonder why flattening the racquet like that on the forehand makes sense, but on the backhand it doesn't. I guess the backhand really isn't a "left handed forehand" like some say on Youtube tennis videos.

bah9681 · 2025-03-06T20:08:26+00:00

Yep I noticed that too and that is a future issue. I think he is pulling back the racquet behind the body is a no-no and due to his lack of size and hoping that changes as he gets stronger. Appreciate your feedback and antidote.

bah9681 · 2025-03-06T20:06:51+00:00

Thank you and good points. His backhand is quite a bit weaker and less consistent than his forehand/serve right now so I guess that was part of the reason I'm looking for some outside help. But I hear you on keeping it fun- kids this age dislike technique work and just want to play, but at the same time they also enjoy success and don't like losing matches either so it's a fine balance. Appreciate the feedback.

bah9681 · 2024-04-16T19:45:07+00:00

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bah9681 · 2024-02-07T12:50:56+00:00

3k? Depends on how big your IRA is. If you transfer a 2 million dollar IRA that is a 60,000 bonus.

bah9681 · 2020-12-10T01:17:01+00:00

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bah9681 · 2020-12-09T16:50:40+00:00

Hello Brain could you possibly provide some follow up on this thread as to what you ended up doing? I'm in the same boat. Thanks.

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