Vs DTL Pass: Shade Middle Until They Prove It Twice
Summary
Universal Rackets on down-the-line passing shots: if they haven’t shown you the DTL, keep shading middle. The first pass is often slower — you have time, and you can even Ernie or attack it.
Keep doing that until they go down the line on you. Once may be a fluke — show me twice. Only after you’ve been beaten DTL do you stop shading middle and adjust.
Key takeaways
- Default: shade middle until DTL is proven
- First DTL pass is often slower / attackable
- Adjust shade only after they’ve beaten you down the line (twice)
Action items
- Rec games: count how often you abandon middle shade after one DTL scare
- Partner: mix middle and DTL; you only adjust shade after two real DTL winners