Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 31 The Difficult Strike of Placing the Small Ball (Please Read On)

"Alright, let's continue!"

After resting for about half an hour, Jiang Hong stood up, turned to Su Cheng, and said...

"it is good!"

Su Cheng naturally had no objection. She nodded, took a sip of water, and got up as well.

Today's workload was much easier than at school, because when picking up the balls, we could just sweep them all together and throw them into the ball bucket.

Then they walked to the serving area where the ball machine was located.

This ball machine allows you to adjust the initial serve speed, as well as the topspin and backspin.

For Jiang Hong, it was basically enough.

"Orange, just adjust the direction of the ball machine randomly later, but don't make the angle too big, otherwise the ball will go out of bounds!"

Su Cheng lowered her head and studied it for a moment, then looked up and gave an "OK" sign.

"Do not worry!"

Jiang Hong arrived at the opposite baseline and got into position to receive the ball.

"Are you ready?" Su Cheng asked.

"It's time to start!"

With Jiang Hong's response, Su Cheng turned on her serving machine.

"boom!"

The tennis ball was launched directly from the machine.

After hitting the ground, it headed straight for the baseline.

Jiang Hong immediately stepped back, and when the tennis ball landed below his waist, he used his wrist to slightly slice it sideways.

After the tennis ball spun back, it flew out lightly.

Jiang Hong's eyes were fixed on the trajectory of the tennis ball.

"Ding ding ding!"

Finally, the tennis ball flew to the net, bounced a few times after landing.

"Didn't get through the net!"

Jiang Hong felt somewhat helpless, but he was not discouraged.

After all, he had just started practicing putting the ball down, and with his current skill level, it certainly wouldn't go very smoothly.

Otherwise, there would be ball-handling experts everywhere.

Another reason is that the serve is more powerful, which increases the difficulty of hitting a drop shot.

Most tennis players do not choose to drop the ball when serving.

Jiang Hong bent down again, ready to catch the ball.

This time, Jiang Hong was prepared in advance when the tennis ball flew towards him, and controlled the power in his wrist.

"boom!"

The tennis ball successfully cleared the net, but Jiang Hong did not show a happy expression.

The tennis ball flew so far, almost three meters from the net.

At such a distance, it's practically a lost cause for the ball; the opponent should be able to catch up and get another chance to attack.

[Place a small ball: 0/1000]

The system panel doesn't include it either, because the task itself requires the tennis ball to land at a specific point!
It seems this task will take quite a while.

"Let's continue, Orange!"

Jiang Hong shouted, then continued to assume the receiving posture.

Jiang Hong failed to score on the next two balls as well.

It wasn't until the third ball that they successfully placed it at the center line, about a meter away from the king of the ball.

[Place a small ball: 1/1000]

Finally, business was open. Jiang Hong recalled the feeling of success he had just achieved.

But the next second, he couldn't be happy anymore.

The approaching tennis ball failed to be dropped again.

“Others train for specific skills in months or even years, but I can see progress after each training session, so what reason is there to be impatient!”

Jiang Hong calmed himself down and stopped thinking about the progress of the mission.

Instead, they treat placing small balls as if they were in a game.

After adjusting his mindset, Jiang Hong's success rate improved somewhat.

Jiang Hong was immersed in the rhythm of running, positioning, and slicing the ball.

Su Cheng turned the ball machine, and the tennis ball flew straight to the inner corner of the first court.

Because of the spin, the tennis ball flew straight towards the second court after landing. Jiang Hong sped up, chasing the trajectory of the tennis ball in the air.

"It's now!"

With the arm bent to the side and the wrist engaged, the racket slices through the tennis ball.

The tennis ball, with its backspin, floated lightly towards the opposite service court.

Jiang Hong kept his eyes fixed on the landing point!

"Yes!"

After successfully placing the ball in the basket, Jiang Hong clenched his fist.

Finally, the system notification sounded in my ear.

[Ding! Suggestion completed. Claim reward?]

"receive!"

Without any hesitation, Jiang Hong immediately added the skill points to his net play skills after receiving the reward.

Keeping technical points is pointless.

Conversely, adding technical points improves skills and speeds up task completion, or perhaps the speed of completing the task increases.

This is practically a positive cycle!
He took off by stepping on his right foot with his left.

[Net Front: 34-37]

After the bonus points for receiving the serve were added, my net play skill reached 33, and I gained 3 skill points from the serve.

The initial value of 34 should be an improvement from the previous ball-dropping practice.

However, don't assume that training will lead to rapid improvement.

The reason why he was able to improve in just one training session is mainly because Jiang Hong's net play was abysmal.

Low emotional intelligence, what a loser!
High emotional intelligence means great potential for improvement!
After all, when you're in ruins, no matter which way you go, you're going upwards.

Once the ball reaches 60, it's estimated that even after more than ten days of training, it will be difficult to improve it further.

"Finally, I can rest for a while!"

Jiang Hong put down his racket and sat on the ground to rest for a while.

Su Cheng walked over from the opposite side and handed Jiang Hong a bottle of water.

"Is the training over?"

Because of the serving machine, Su Cheng wasn't tired.

It's mainly pretty boring!
After taking a sip of water, Jiang Hong nodded. "The small ball training is over!"

"Was your physical training today at the club or at school?" Su Cheng knew Jiang Hong's training plan very well.

Having figured out today's training content, all that's left is forehand and backhand shots and physical conditioning!
Needless to say, forehand and backhand shots are performed here.

After all, the equipment is complete, and the ball-serving machine can also assist Jiang Hong's training.

“Of course it’s at the tennis court!” Jiang Hong said without hesitation.

After all, the tennis court has fitness equipment and air conditioning.

Summer has arrived, and the temperature is getting higher and higher.

Jiang Hong doesn't have a masochistic tendency, so his choice is self-evident.

After a short rest, Jiang Hong resumed his forehand and backhand hitting practice.

Because of the ball-serving machine, Jiang Hong didn't need to entertain himself.

"By the way, Orange, when you serve later, you can choose a more tricky spot and set the ball speed to the maximum!"

After all, training is also for preparing for the competition.

Jiang Hong still hopes to simulate real combat!

The maximum speed of this ball-serving machine is 152 km/h.

This level is just at the average level of a professional male tennis player's second serve.

The average speed of a professional male's first shot has reached 180-200 km/h.

If it's a powerful serve, the serve speed can reach 220km/h, or even approach 260km/h.

However, Jiang Hong is currently challenging the ITF Hope Tournament, so there's not much to worry about.

Jiang Hong officially started training, because before the training started, Su Cheng adjusted the angles of her serves to be very tricky.

There were even several ace shots.

However, once this ball is received, the panel's calculation suggestions will also speed up the completion process!

After finishing his forehand and backhand routine, Jiang Hong completed his physical training in the tennis hall!

It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when Jiang Hong and Su Cheng returned to school together.

(End of this chapter)