Two coaches break down defending the vibora, a low spin shot in racquetball. One method uses the back glass to let it rebound; the other steps forward to block it early. Either works if you commit fully instead of hesitating.
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There are two main ways to deal with this vibora. One is to stay back. If you feel like it's got a lot of spin, or maybe the contact is a little bit higher, you can use the glass, allow the ball to rebound in that glass. And if it's a little bit softer or nearer the corner, you might come a bit further back. If it goes further in towards the middle, you might need to shuffle forward and play it after the second glass. But the idea is one way of dealing with it is to stay in the back part of the court, defend with the glass.
Absolutely. And for me, the way I actually prefer, if I see the opponent hitting a vibora, which is a bit lower and with a bit more spin, I tend to take half a step in just before the white line here and be prepared to block. That for me gives me a bit of advantage because they're hitting the vibora. If I'm blocking before they've come back to the net, it takes time away from them as well.
Yeah, I think a big thing for the club player is if you do go there, you're going there to block. Like, don't go up to here and then, and then leave it, right? Because that's when players get in real trouble. Absolutely.
