The Set Position

The shape you get into just before every shot. If you are set, you can go any direction. If you are still moving, you can only go the way you are already going.

The set position

Feet shoulder width, knees bent.
Weight forward on the balls of your feet.
Hands ready at waist height. Still before the strike.
Body behind the ball, wrap it up.

Feet: Shoulder width apart, weight on the front of your feet, heels just off the ground.
Knees: Bent and springy, like you are about to jump. Not sitting, not standing tall.
Hands: In front of you at waist height, palms facing the ball, elbows loose.
Head: Steady and slightly forward, nose over your toes, eyes on the ball.
Timing: Be still at the moment the ball is struck. Move while it travels, stop before it is hit.

Common mistakes

Jumping or hopping as the shot is hit. Your feet are in the air when you need them on the ground.
Standing flat on your heels, so the first step is slow.
Hands down by your sides. They have further to travel to every ball.
Feet too wide. It looks big, but you cannot push off.

Practise it with Set & Save, Fast Feet.