Lesson 3 of 4 · Play the point · 7 min
Open, build, finish.
Stop finishing from everywhere.
The winner is only the end of the story. Learn to see the shot that created it.
01
A rally read as three acts, each shot labelled by what it asks of them
02
Read the reply, your contact and the opponent’s position
03
Four patterns to test against different replies
04
A cross, cross, line drill with a number to beat
Watch it traced
The stroke, eight instants at a time.
Traced frame by frame from real footage, then lit like the rest of the Academy. Flip through it: the shape of the swing is the lesson before a word of it is written.
FIG. 45 · ALCARAZ’S FOREHAND
Opens Thu 12 Nov with Play the point
This lesson opens with its track.
It arrives in film, 3D and games, with a court card and a number to beat. Get an email when it opens.
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