What Are Kill Shots In Racquetball?

There are three different kind of kill shots in racquetball.

A Kill Shot

A Rollout

A Flat Rollout

I will give you a quick break down of each of these shots in racquetball.  One thing they all have in common is that they are intended to be an offensive shot that ends a rally.  They are all targeted at the 6-8" off the ground mark of the front wall and all all supposed to bounce twice rather quickly.

By definition a kill shot is an offensive shot that bounces twice before the short line (20 feet from the front).

A rollout is a shot that hits the front wall low and bounces twice prior to the fault line.

Finally, a flat rollout is a kill shot that hits the front wall VERY low then proceeds to roll away from the wall without bouncing at all. This is pretty much the ultimate shot.

What you should know when trying to perform a kill shot is that you want your racquet to be level, not pointing down when you hit the ball. Pointing down often leads to the ball hitting the ground before the front wall which would have you lose the point!

Make the kill shot part of your racquetball strategy starting today!