[하늘쌤테니스꿀팁] 제70편 포핸드 높은 찬스 볼 라켓 닫는 방법

Overview

The video explains a tennis technique for hitting “chance balls” (mid-court/high balls) more effectively—specifically how to control the ball’s height and avoid hitting long “home run” shots.

The Common Problem (“No Man’s Land”)

• When players see a ball in the mid-court—often called No Man’s Land (between the baseline and the service line)—they tend to swing like it’s a normal ball.
• This usually causes:
  • Mis-timed contact
  • Poor racket-face control
  • Shots that travel too long

The Goal

Improve:

• Racket-face contact
• Height control, especially when hitting high balls hard

Key Technique Focus

• Contact from the side/front of the body
  • Try to make contact in front of you to some extent (not behind you), regardless of where the ball is.
• Close the racket face (instead of keeping it the same)
  • Don’t keep the racket face identical to how it would be in a normal swing.
  • For high balls, the racket face should “close” to manage the trajectory.
• Effect of closing
  • Closing the racket face helps prevent the ball from “popping up.”
  • Instead, the ball travels more downward/straighter, which helps keep it from dropping too low or sailing long.

Cautions / Fine-Tuning

• Closing too tightly or using too much spin can be risky, potentially sending the ball over the net.
• If the racket gets too far forward, the shot may drop too sharply and begin to behave like a serve.
• Players should fine-tune:
  • Timing
  • Racket speed
  • Degree of racket-face closure

Suggested Practice Reference

The presenter encourages viewers to revisit a prior video example of a “short shot” where the ball grazed the high part of the net—so viewers can better understand the feel and timing.

Presenters / Sources

• 하늘쌤 (referenced in the video title: “[하늘쌤테니스꿀팁]”)
• Quinitilian (mentioned in the opening as an example of writing/description)