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GEORGE MARGI

GEORGE MARGI

Three Points of Vision

I’ve seen all kinds of concerns on the court: technical, tactical, strategic, psychological …but I have heard little of the vision. Of course, the famous phrase that we all know: “Watch the ball!” is still ringing in one’s ears once in a while, though … What does it mean? How should you do that? There was a time when it was repeated to me more than my own name, but it was something difficult to achieve. I tried to stare at it all the way. It did not work. That’s because of the speed of the ball, tension, nerves, or any other reason, but to follow that yellow spot without taking an eye of it, is not easy. Then, another thing that is disturbing is the impact point. The ball hits the strings and it is thrown out with such speed that it’s a superhuman effort to look for it. So, how do the professionals look at the ball? How do you have to work that part of the game? Are there any tricks to make it easier? Yes, there are. There are three points of vision that make the work more methodical and achievable, but that does not diminish the difficulty that it involves. These points are:

  1. The hit point of the opponent.
  2. Over the net.
  3. Your own hit point.

Each of these three points of vision affects different facets of your game. If, for example, you wonder why you do not get to the balls being in such a decent physical shape; or why you lose your balance on a ball that is so easy. I hope that what follows will give you some answers.

The first would be the point of contact with the ball of your opponent. Just when he touches the ball with his racket, you have to be at your center, doing a split step and leaving at once with the ball to meet it. If you get this point of vision, you are going to have advantages in: 

  1. Reacting quickly and thus improving your mobility without extra physical work.
  2. Coordinating yourself with the ball and not leaving blank spaces in your movement.
  3. Anticipating and decoding the conscious (or unconscious) tricks of your opponent.

Then let’s see the cycle of the path of the ball:

  1. The opponent’s contact point point – In your center, you do a split step and react at a time as the ball comes.
  2. Over the net – You are now armed and start walking forward.
  3. Your impact – Fixed head and get control of the stroke.
  4. Recovery – The time it takes the ball in the air from your racket to the contrary’s, it is the time you have to regain your center.
Besides these three Point of Visión, you can check the related articles about the subject: Mental Aspect of Vision

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