Speed-Up Selectivity: Only At/Above Net Height

Summary

Universal Rackets’ first speed-up fix is selection. The #1 reason speed-ups get blocked is attacking the wrong ball — below net height you have no downward angle, so the ball goes flat or up and is easy to block.

Only speed up balls at or above net height in your strike zone, where you can hit down and through with pace that’s hard to handle.

Key takeaways

• Wrong ball (below net) = blocked speed-up
• Only speed up at/above net height in the strike zone
• Down-and-through angle beats flat/up heaters

Action items

• One game: ban any speed-up on balls clearly below the tape
• Partner feeds mixed heights; you must call “go / no-go” before swinging