Gameplay Strategy
Getting a ton of points each time you play and getting a perfect time are two different things and they rarely go well hand in hand. If you want to max out the number of points you get - in order to get as many coins as possible - you must be fast, indeed, but time is not as important. Instead, you should go for as many combos as possible: hit full power shots, go for wall shots, collect as many coins along the way and perform for the ratings. On the other hand, getting an awesome time requires you to hit the ball constantly, fully powering charges when required, but looking for that open lane and speed boosters at all times. Therefore, you should decide what you want to do each time you start a new game and focus on doing that. My suggestion? Focus on getting the coins early on, while learning each stage and only afterwards try to beat the time. Chances are that somebody with better shoot power than yours already did it!