One Side Attacks

2 players

A and B dink, only A may suddenly hit hard, and B blocks or counters without ever attacking.

How to play

A and B dink as normal at the kitchen line (soft shots that land in the kitchen).
Only A may speed up (a sudden fast, hard ball at B), whenever A wants: on the first dink or the fifth.
For now, A speeds up at about 60% pace.
B never speeds up. B blocks (holds the paddle still and lets the ball bounce off it) or counters (hits the fast ball back fast).
B's focus: paddle up in front, weight forward.
Then swap roles.

Too easy? Too hard?

Too easy: A speeds up at normal pace, and B has to decide each time between block and counter. Neither is wrong, as long as the ball stays low.

Too hard: Before the rally, A calls where the speed-up will go: "line", "body" or "cross". Drop the call once B is ready.

Good looks like: B's paddle is already up and in front when the speed-up comes, and B's answer stays low over the net.

Good reps.Swap roles and go again.

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