Tennis Tip: When to Poach to Be at Better Doubles Player

<p>Season #24 Episode#:15 Shaun Boyce and Rob Carver</p><p>In this Winter Tennis Tip, USPTA Certified Tennis Professional Rob Carver tells us when to poach to be a better doubles player.</p><p>USPTA Certified Tennis Professional Rob Carver offers us one of his Tennis Tips every month in 2024 from his book you can purchase here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3ATtvvl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3ATtvvl</a></p><p>Shaun Boyce USPTA:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><a href="https://tennisforchildren.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tennisforchildren.com/</a>&nbsp;&#x1f3be;</p><p>Bobby Schindler USPTA:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><a href="https://windermerecommunity.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://windermerecommunity.net/</a>&nbsp;&#x1f3be;</p><p>Geovanna Boyce:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><a href="https://regeovinate.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://regeovinate.com/</a>&nbsp;&#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f3cb;&#xfe0f;</p><p>This podcast is powered by GoTennis! Atlanta: Membership has its privileges &#x1f91c;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f3be;&#x1f91b;&#x1f3fc;</p><p>&#x1f3e0;&nbsp;<a href="https://letsgotennis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/</a></p><p>&#x1faf6;&nbsp;<a href="https://letsgotennis.com/join/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/join/</a></p><p><a href="https://shop.letsgotennis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shop.letsgotennis.com/</a>&nbsp;&#x1f45f;&#x1f45c;</p><p>&#x1f4b0;&nbsp;<a href="https://letsgotennis.com/deals/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/deals/</a></p><p><a href="https://letsgotennis.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/podcast/</a>&nbsp;&#x1f399;&#xfe0f;&#x1f3a7;</p><p>Do you want to read about some good things going on in the world of tennis?</p><p><a href="https://letsgotennis.com/stories/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/stories/</a>&nbsp;&#x1f525;&#x1fa91;</p><p>Check out our GoTennis! Atlanta Facebook page for deals, updates, events, podcasts, news, stories, coach profiles, club information, and more&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/gt_facebook_page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/gt_facebook_page</a></p><p>Also, you can support this show (and save some $) by shopping at &#x1f911;<a href="https://letsgotennis.com/deals/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/deals/</a>&#x1f911;</p><p>Or, donate directly&nbsp;<a href="https://paypal.me/shaunjboyce?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p>Want to get into crypto? This is easy:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/join/boyce_3s?src=ios-link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.coinbase.com/join/boyce_3s?src=ios-link</a></p><p>Want donate with Bitcoin? Here’s the address: 3EqTU1gQBLoieMeFLC1BQgCUajPpPMCgwB</p><p>Considering your own podcast? We (obviously) recommend Captivate: This podcast is hosted by Captivate,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=atlantatennispodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">try it yourself for free</a>.</p>
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Hi, I'm Rob Carver, author of the book,

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366 Days of Tennis, a tip a day to improve your game.

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And today I got a great tip that'll make you

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a better doubles player.

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Recently a player asked me when it was a good time to poach.

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And I asked the player, was it good to poach

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if the ball's low or is it better to poach

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if the ball's high?

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She said it's easier to poach if the ball's high.

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So I want you to keep this in mind.

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If you're inside the service box

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and you can get to a volley that's above net height

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and you have balance poach, I don't care what the score is,

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I don't care how good your partner is at the baseline.

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If you can poach, you make things difficult on your opponent.

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All right, look for the high ball,

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have some balance and go get it.

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