🔥The Art of Never Missing: How to be the Most Annoyingly Effective Player on the Court.
- Tom Kiat
- Aug 11
- 2 min read
The most feared player on the court isn’t the strongest, fastest, or flashiest.
It’s the one who never. freaking. misses.
No matter what you throw at them, they’re still there. Calm. Silent. Steady.
They return everything. They play simple.
And they slowly suffocate your game without ever breaking a sweat.
Want to be that player?
1. Stop Trying to Be a Hero
That high ball floats up, and you’re already flexing for the kill.
Hero shots lose more matches than they win.
Let your opponents be the ones chasing highlight reels.
You? Hit the smart shot.
Target the big part of the court. Keep it in. Keep it deep. Keep it boring.
And then watch as their game slowly unravels.
2. Boring Wins Trophies
Want to know what makes pro players deadly?
They master the stuff everyone else ignores.
The deep, consistent return
The soft, perfect third shot
The patient crosscourt dink that never misses
You think it’s boring? Good. That’s your edge.
Because “boring” makes opponents panic.
It builds rallies. It creates pressure.
And pressure breaks people.
3. You Don’t Win Points, They Lose Them
Most points are lost, not won.
So stop trying to end rallies.
Instead, extend them.
Reset. Dink. Stay neutral. Let them get desperate. Let them get impatient.
And then? Let them implode.
4. Become Addicted to “One More Ball”
Your new goal: become unshakeable.
No matter what happens, bad bounce, net cord, speed-up, you stay calm.
Feet set. Paddle up. Ready to play the next ball.
Every shot says the same thing:
I’m not going anywhere.
They hit hard? Reset it.
They drop short? Dink it.
They lob? Run it down.
One more ball.
Then another.
Then another.
Until they break.
5. Make Every Match Hell (for Them)
Here’s how you know you’re doing it right:
They start talking to themselves.
They look at their partner like “What do we do?”
They rush. They force. They crumble.
Because you made them earn everything.
You didn’t feed them winners.
You fed them pressure.
And they choked.
Want to Win More? Miss Less.
Let everyone else chase power.
You chase precision.
Discipline.
Patience.
Be the wall.
Be the anchor.
Be the player who just. won’t. miss.
Because when it’s 10–10, game point.
The flash dies. The ego cracks.
And the consistent player?
He’s still standing, paddle steady, eyes locked.
Be that guy.
Share this if you’re done trying to impress… and ready to WIN.
Tag your partner who needs to read this twice.
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