Racquetball Strategy: Kill Shot Returns

Video Transcript

"Now, court positioning when returning a kill shot, kind of sounds like something that doesn't make sense because a kill shot is, basically, not returnable. So, you've got to find out where you need to be on the court if you're playing against somebody who's just non-stop killing these balls. To reiterate what a kill shot is, it's when they hit the ball really, really low up here and it becomes, almost, an un-retrievable shot. But if you're quick enough and you're in the right court position, there's a possibility you can still get a kill shot by anticipating a little bit more front. So, if you've made the mistake of giving your opponent a set up, to where they're set up, you see their going to shoot, they're down in shoot mode, you look back and you see they're getting ready to rip a kill shot and they keep going over and over again. You can't just stand here in center court and think that you're going to get a ball. So, you kind of have to anticipate or cheat to the front a little bit more. So come up more a little bit front, be on the tip of your toes and be ready to dive or lunge towards the ball. More likely than not, you're not going to get that because it's a kill shot and they keep killing these balls. But, you kind of have to do something if you keep getting killed on these shots, and the only way to do it is to move forward a little bit. So, center court may not be the best spot for you if you're playing against a guy that's just non-stop hitting kill shots."