A game of patience and precision

I'm beginning to feel the difference between playing a game of patience and precision versus hitting winners. When I look at the upcoming players in the box latter, I see some veterans who mostly play a strategically thinking game. Kim for example doesn't hit very hard and doesn't come out 'shooting'. She plays lengths and draws short balls to move her opponents around. She doesn't attack very often. Richard is definitely not a shooter. Rohit and Keith C. are two of very few players who come out shooting. The match I played against JG last week was a really closely contended match with three games going into tie breaks. The other two were still close at 11-9. He ended up edging me out in the fifth game. In that match, I was free from a lot of distractions. First of all, the aches and pains were not noticeable at all. Secondly, I remained fairly calm the whole time even though I was warned and so I knew John is a hard hitter. Sometimes I feel afraid to take a swing if I don't feel I am seeing well, but on that day I did not hesitate. In fact I found myself starting my swing and stepping into it much sooner than I usually do. With the exception of a few errors, I mostly remained patient and focused on hitting the ball precisely. I think that's what I need to do to build a strong foundation for my game. Once I can do that naturally, then I should be able to start developing a more aggressive attacking game with winners and pace.