Yep. I am a realist and an EJ
Recently the club coaches have been telling me to play slower, move much faster and also play a more "direct" loop-drive.
Basically, play a shorter loop stroke on any ball bouncing above the net height. And a longer faster higher loop stroke for any lower ball with just a little more "brush".
I think what they are suggesting is that I start pacing my returns to coincide with my movement speed to the extent that the opponent has to "wait" longer for the ball to actually bounce while I spend more time analysing what return to expect and get ready to move accordingly.
Problem is I am not very good at anticipating or predicting. So my consistency is my suffering problem and I haven't figured out how to fix it yet. And I am not sure how or what will help towards the anticipating and predicting parts.
I will see if I can't play slower and try to reset to neutral position before opponent places the ball.