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📄 Episode Description
We all know the feeling: you're at the net, feeling like a pro, until that high, slow ball goes up and suddenly you're backpedaling like a panicked crab. Most of us hate lobs because we're terrified of our own overheads, but the truth is, we're making it way harder than it needs to be by taking dangerous technical shortcuts. In this episode, Jonathan Stokke breaks down why the "lobber" isn't actually your enemy — your overhead is — and shares a simple spacing rule that allows even players with limited mobility to turn that "annoying" shot into a point-ending smash.
✅ Key Takeaways
· The "Secret" Source of Hate: Why your frustration with lobbers is actually a "bad overhead" problem in disguise.
· The Shortcut Trap: Why backpedaling is the "number one" technical mistake that ruins your balance and your overhead.
· The Serve Hack: A simple visualization to turn your overhead from a "swat" into a controlled, abbreviated serve.
· The One-Yard Rule: How getting just one yard behind the service line allows you to cover 90% of lobs without ever needing to jump.
· Predicting the Future: How to "read the mail" and know a lob is coming before your opponent even hits it.
Jonathan Stokke:
www.stokketenniscoaching.com
Stokke Doubles Academy:
https://www.skool.com/stokke-doubles-academy/about
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 Coming Up / Introduction
01:52 The "Secret" Source of Hate: It's Really a Bad Overhead Problem
05:12 The One-Yard Rule: Cover 90% of Lobs Without Jumping
06:29 The Shortcut Trap: Why Backpedaling Destroys Your Balance
07:31 The Serve Hack: Turn Your Overhead Into an Abbreviated Serve
13:47 Key Takeaways: Lob Strategy + Predicting the Future
16:11 Show Wrap-Up
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