How to Beat the Lob or Pusher in Doubles: Podcast 013

Today we discuss one of the most common questions from listeners of the show – how do I beat a team that lobs? How do I defend against the pusher?

There are three key points we cover to help you with this:

Practice your overheads!
How do we defend or position ourselves against the lob?
How do we prevent the lob in the first place?

Show Notes from this Podcast

Here are some of the things I mention in this podcast episode:

Improve your overheads with these videos.
- Tennis Overhead Smash – How To Hit The Perfect Smash In 3 Steps
- How to Hit BETTER Overheads
- More overhead video lessons
- One tip that helped my overheads is to accelerate my racquet up towards the ball. I always had tried throwing my racquet in the direction of the target toward the other side of the net, but that created a loss of power. Now, I focus on throwing my racquet up towards the ball and generate more power as a result.
Listen: Podcast Interview with Gigi Fernandez
Video: How To Beat A Lobber In Doubles In 3 Steps [Seek & Destroy Strategy!]
Blog Post: Women’s Tennis Blog: Doubles tennis tips: How to finally beat the lobber

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About the Author

Will Boucek is the Founder & CEO of The Tennis Tribe. He has played tennis for over two decades, including in college. Will has worked with ATP & WTA tour players and coaches. He currently lives in Austin TX where he plays USTA leagues & tournaments, writes about tennis, and teaches doubles workshops.

How to Beat the Lob or Pusher in Doubles: Podcast 013

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