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A simple and effective tactical deception is to address the
ball as if to play it straight and then actually play it cross
court. The opponents body weight will be leaning for the straight
drive and the narrow cross court will pass him and die away
deep into the corner. (Shot A)
If the cross court is played too wide (Shot B), it will hit
the side wall and come back towards the opponent. (Even to
get out of trouble, this only delays the problem - the lob
or straight drive would probably be better.)
The narrow cross court will not be effective if played either
obviously or too often. Also, generally where you have a large
opening, play it straight (even though your opponent knows
that you are going to play it).
Played in conjunction with - and in the right proportions
to - the straight drive, boast and reverse angle (all ideally
played from a similar stance), the cross court drive is a
crucial basis to a good tactical game.
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