Pace and Its Effects

I've been wrong about pace. I always assumed the more pace the better, even as I told others the importance of not over hitting a shot. The past couple of nights, I've consciously changed and varied the pace. Tonight, I lowered the pace of the serve while reducing the angle of the serve so as to reduce the angle the ball comes off the side wall. The effects are much better making it very difficult to attack it. I also reduced the pace of the drive so as not to have the ball come off the back wall. I reduced the back swing for the overhead drops making the ball fall into the front wall. Lastly, I changed the pace of the boast depending on what I wanted to accomplish. I mostly slowed the pace of the boast unless the ball is deep into the back corner. I can see that I should hit the ball hard and fast for a two wall boast and for a boast deep into the back to counter attack the front. Perhaps the greatest advantage to changing pace is the ability to deceive your opponent. With the change in pace, one could switch from a drop to a drive to unsuspecting players. I am definitely liking the effects of changing pace on my opponents.