How to Beat a Pusher with Modern Tennis Footwork

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Beating a pusher can be a very, very tough ask for a rec player. This video shows you how you can use modern tennis footwork to attack this type of player and make beating a pusher a relatively simple affair.

A pusher is someone who gets everything back (often by moonballing) and wins when you start making mistakes. These errors typically happen when the rec player -- in an effort to attack the pusher -- starts to overhit.

By using modern tennis footwork -- specifically the walking and hopping steps -- you can add pace and weight to your shots without having to swing aggressively. This lets you attack yet still play a high-percentage game.

This video also introduces the concept of profiling -- evaluating your opponent's strengths and weaknesses and devising a plan of attack.

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[minhxminh]

what kind of sunglasses does will have. those are nice

[DeJerBear]

is this vid filmed at legg mason?

[aMongedOutNinja]

@TheNeo1693 a pusher is the type of defensive player that consistently returns all your balls usually with slower paced shots. they wait for you to make a mistake instead of hitting winners. its sooo damn annoying.

[TheNeo1693]

what is a pusher?

[AkMachx]

I'm here cause I lost against a pusher..... pretty pissed off.......

[TargetedPrince]

But what if your pusher keeps on hitting you deep balls and keeps you behind the baseline?

[Andrew3996]

I can totally relate to this. I cant believe this gets by high school tennis. There are kids on high school teams where I swear it feels like Im playing against a brick wall. The worst are the ones that are really good pushers. Even when you hit a perfect shot they find a way to hit it back. This should help though at least now I can have a gameplan. For some pushers tho it can be good to just beat em at their own game by just hitting it back until you get a good opportunity to put em away.

[rooksaiz]

Hmm. I have a question. What is the playing style of a puller? :P

[8o8ThaiSoul]

I have to play a rank match against a pusher -__-

[kelman221]

@exitingforward Nadal has a winning record at beating Federer, but I see your point. Djokovic is the new guy in town now, and he is possibly my least favorite #1 in existence :).