A lob is a high-lofted shot that travels deep toward the opposing player’s baseline (the line furthest from the net). The lob is used on defense, to push an attacking player away from the net position, or on offense, as a way to get the ball past the net player to win the point. The overhead or ‘overhead smash’ is a shot a player can hit in response to a lob by reaching up and hitting the ball high in the air before it has bounced, or after it has bounced up high in the air. The technique used to hit an overhead is similar to that of the serve. A well-executed overhead is usually a point-ending shot.