Jacob Brackman, in "The Put-On," a essay published in this magazine in 1967, wrote, "What was once an occasional surprise tactic... has been refined into the very basis of a new mode of communication..
With the current combination of slower, truer-bouncing courts and more powerful rackets, consistent serve-and-volley is a largely extinct tactic, and is now used mostly as an occasional surprise tactic.
On fight night, Ali implemented the "surprise" tactic he'd discussed before the fight, the famed "rope-a-dope," in which he backed to the ropes and blocked or absorbed a slew of Foreman's heaviest punches, letting the champion exhaust himself.
Sadly, though, this quelle surprise tactic worked barely more effectively than if he had sent on a line of cancan dancers.
This point was proven when the Patriots revealed their new surprise tactic last postseason: lining up tight end Aaron Hernandez in the backfield.
Word for word, the detectives included the same verbiage about how drug dealers typically have access to guns and are inherently dangerous, and how the surprise tactics of a no-knock, dynamic entry will make it safer for the officers serving the warrant and everyone inside.
The two finalists are old adversaries, with 26 previous matches played, so not only was there little in the way of surprise tactics but not a deal in the way of excitement.
When you are fighting a guerrilla war, you have to use surprise tactics to open up new areas.
If i had a tennis hero before Federer, it was Ken Rosewall, a diminutive (5ft 7in), courteous player who delighted in surprise tactics.
