How To Beat The DREADED Junk Baller - Tennis Strategy

Today we show you how to deal with junk ballers. This video is for all skill levels.

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[aradoran]

I've never played Tennis in my life. Thanks YouTube for this recommendation it was still interesting to learn.

[willhunter]

yall better stop telling people how to beat me

[senorgato]

One of my most frequent rivals was a junk baller. I managed to beat him every time but it was like climbing a mountain in dress shoes.

[FBtnnis]

For most of us rec players, our footwork mirrors the speed of the ball. When we play opponents who hit the ball slower, our feet slow down and cause us to feel like we aren't able to be aggressive with our strokes. One key is what the Nate mentioned here about having to move your feet with more steps to get in better position and force our strokes to keep up. The other point I liked is the slow hands part which keeps us from over-hitting on our shots and not beating ourselves. Excellent advice guys, Thanks!

[hermanodejesus]

Love playing “pushers”.... makes me aware of my deficiencies.

[ericgenestvideoclips]

I should have watch this BEFORE my last tournament match today. I was aiming for the lines all the time, as I usually do. Returning the ball at the center and trying and catch the ball in the air and smashing it calmly seems to be the key, indeed. I lost 6-2, 6-1 and completely lost my mind between the two sets. This will never happen again. Thanks, guys.

[Gezza]

Thanks guys. We have an ex state grade squash player in our club and every ball is under spin / lob and lands within 2 inches of the baseline. Yes, he is nothing if not consistent. I beat him for the first time in 3 years yesterday doing exactly what you said - heavy top spin down the middle / patience / and hanging back in no-mans land for the overhead rather than closing for a volley as per normal. I gotta tell you, I was exhausted and my legs ached but I also considered it more like a fitness / conditioning session rather than a match. So, thanks again.

[sapientbudgie]

Practical information. Identifying a problem that many face and giving solutions with a demo. Great stuff

[Driver_Eddie]

Clicked on this to find out what a junk baller is. Leaving this knowing that 90% of my best shots are junk balls. Dang it

[hudsoncaceres]

Junkballing is the varial kickflip of tennis
It’s is the cannon rush
It’s the Little Mac
It’s the infield fly ball

[KN-wvck]

Great advice! I think a key element of "fast feet, slow arms" is that the attacking player has to be equal or better in terms of fitness level than the junk baller. If the two players are equal in fitness the junk baller will most likely win because he is conserving more energy.

[thomasmedeiros]

All good coaching advice. However in my 20 years of coaching High School tennis I learned that advice on tactics and strategy is only effective if your players have the skill set to implement that advice. I spent more time teaching good strokes than coaching tactics with many players. I always ran drills to build up skills. The 3 ball drill is effective in the situation you demonstrate. You receive 1 ball to hit an approach, one ball to volley and the third is a lob so you finish with an overhead. This drill came after we worked on proper technique on all 3 strokes. Also play games to 11 points with drop and hit to start the rally. Ball has to cross net twice before point starts. Have a goal like hitting deep or closing in to finish point. Last drill: put a tape line 3 feet from baseline on both ends and try to hit ground strokes into that zone. That was my coaches favorite drill that he ran me through every week. We called it “Pound from the Ground “. A guy has a difficult time if they are far behind the baseline and it opens up your opportunity to close out a point.

[ark]

Just wanted to thank you guys for this outstanding video! I played a “junkballer” in my club tournament last night was dreading it and he’s actually won the tournament previously I used these tactics and won 6-4 6-3. The only other thing I added in was dropping shoting him sometimes after pushing him back.

[zazenforever]

This is interesting. I am a table tennis player and this popped into my feed, yet the same type of style in table tennis exists, along with the same hatred of that style by most table tennis players. Defensive players do very similar to what you are describing here and can drive "normal" players insane. Nice to see the comparision.

[jamesgatehouse]

Your suggested tactics are exactly what has given me the most trouble over the years when employed by my opponents. Excellent insight.

[tjg]

It took me a while to beat some of the moon ballers/junk ballers. I always start those matches with hitting the ball long or get angry and slam into the net, as I am not use to playing 1-2ft inside the baseline. After I am able to make the adjustments, I am able to take control and finish the match quick.

[GoldenSpoons]

I really like the advice, however, the one thing I would add is that defeating a junk baller often times requires you to be much better than your actual stated rank. I know that sounds crazy, as junk balling takes little to no skill, no athleticism etc. However it's true, a lot of people with real physical talent, real strokes, get matched against these cheese artists and begin to rethink their skills. They start asking questions like "am I that bad that I can't beat this troll?" The worst situation is a cheese cheater, or basically a junk baller that cheats repeatedly in events without refereeing. Another thing I would add is beating them with an immaculate service game. Obvious this is very difficult, but is effective as junk ballers are typically out of shape and will not be able to respond to well placed serves that are slightly faster than your peer groups average. Overall, great video.

[Radnally]

Good advice. I try to find out what they dont like. Get them to the net or take the net from them. They tend to have low error rates. Patience is key.

[ashleemcintosh]

This video is brilliant! Thank you!
Ball pushers (aka patty cakers or lolly poppers) are so frustrating! All the years of perfecting my ground strokes and style seems pointless when I play these guys... I hate the ridiculous drop shots they pull when you’re just hitting- it’s so annoying! Good advice, fast feet & slow hands- I’m going to try this! Thank you

[LundinSebastian]

How to beat junkballers:
Dropshot and pass
Dropshot and pass
Dropshot and pass

When they start to read, switch it up with fake dropshots and play long slices then move forward to the net.

Junkballers are usually bad at everything else in the game and they tend to HATE volley because they don't know how to play it.