Players Beware

Some shots coming toward you in a tennis match are fast, others are slow. Some high, some low. Some humming like a buzzsaw with heavy spin, others floating gently like a butterfly. 

None should ever be considered easy!

High-level players understand the necessity of maintaining a sharp focus on shots that appear less difficult.

As soon as you think, "Oh yeah, this one’s easy," you will likely take a look at where you are going to hit your winner rather than maintaining visual focus on the back of the ball as you must do on every shot you ever hit.

A ball hit toward you at a moderate to fast pace flies on a level trajectory, and its flight path is easy to calculate in comparison to the complex trajectory of a loopy, soft arching shot with little speed.

The brain's ability to forecast the strike point and racket face configuration on a level ball flight is very simple, but not so simple on that complicated floater. 

That complex calculation, coupled with the idea that "I ought to do something extra special with this one," is pretty much the kiss of death to the average player.

 You need to develop a deep respect for that "sitting duck, " the same way a good golfer gives their full attention to every putt, be it from 10 feet or 10 inches.

That slow-moving ball with its invitingly gentle demeanor is a wolf in sheep's clothing – beware!