I'm joined by top lefty pro Max Freeman to break down how to play against left-handed opponents. We start with recognizing their paddle hand and how a lefty drive curves differently, then cover how to exploit stacking by serving and returning to the open court. We talk about hitting deep, quality serves and returns to cut down on lefty drive-and-crash poaches, and why going behind a crashing lefty can work. We also warn against dead-middle dinks, which give lefties too many attack options, and instead recommend forehand-to-backhand patterns and aggressive dinks toward a retreating lefty's inside foot. Plus, we get into lefty reach differences, smart targeting down the line instead of at the body, and typical lefty overhead angles.
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00:00 Beating Lefties Intro
00:31 Spot the Lefty Early
00:52 Handle Lefty Spin Drives
01:09 Attack the Stack Setup
02:09 Stop Drive and Crash
02:52 Avoid Dead Middle Dinks
03:44 Academy and Free Trial
04:16 Lefty Reach and Angles
04:52 Win the Right Side Battle
05:33 Smart Targets and Stretching
06:27 Defend Lefty Overheads
06:45 Wrap Up and Next Video