Hey Everyone!

Here’s an interesting statistic that will make you rethink your game:

75% of rallies at the 4.0 level end before five balls have been hit.

The serve and return are two shots. Which means the point is practically over before it even starts!

Knowing this, you can capitalize by not going for too much too early in the point! Be patient and let your opponents make the mistakes.

Now, let’s get to your Week 16 video!

3 Things I Would Focus on to Go From a 4.0 to a 4.5 FAST 🤔💨

The jump from 4.0 to 4.5 is one of the hardest for every player. Focus on these 3 things to save yourself a lot of TIME ⏰ and FRUSTRATION 😩:

1. Emphasize counterattacks at the kitchen line 🔪

2. Hit 3rd shot, reset in transition, get to the kitchen 🙏

3. Focus on consistency 👈, NOT spin 🙅

Enjoy your exclusive video!

What I’m Working On Right Now

I’m telling you now: the offensive lob is a GAME changer. 

So many players lean so far into the kitchen to look to attack balls or control the point by taking dinks out of the air. 

If you can successfully throw in an offensive lob early in a match, your opponents will play differently at the kitchen line the rest of the game.

They know you’re a lob threat, so they cannot lean in as much, allowing you to hit more aggressive dinks!

I have been dialing this in and plan on breaking it out in my next tournament—assuming I don't get too nervous. 😂😝

Till next week,

Tanner

PS - You may have noticed I kept this newsletter even shorter than usual. This is my way of ensuring you get what you need as quickly as possible. Hopefully, you like the new format! 😊