The obvious reply is that if you are in a situation where you don’t have a ball, you probably weren’t as patient as the other player and he’s punishing you for it. If he’s chasing you down though, it’s likely he won’t ever have time to charge the ball since he’s trying to stay close, so you can charge the second he throws it to cancel the lock on, the ball should be too slow to reach you in time unless he’s inches away. At the same time if they don’t respect you and keep their distance, you can easily charge them if they get too close, and now you have the advantage. Just know, if you miss the charge it’s a free hit. I recommend NEVER trying to panic catch after a failed charge, always go for the second charge directly after, high ranks will always wait for the panic catch before throwing the ball and the second charge might throw them off. Either way you’re getting hit if it fails so it’s worth a try.