3.5+ Tennis Practice Drills. Backhand Drive.

“Go outside and play.”
(Popular saying, Moms, mid century)
Improve your conditioning, routines and bring water, Tang, Hi-C, RC Cola.

Backhand Drive
Major shoulder turn.
Racquet head higher than your wrist.
Keep your racquet on your front side.
Lean toward the net.
Lead with racquet end cap.
Experiment: Straight arm pull.

Macci: 2 Handed Backhand (4 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMnGPgWAzFk&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D

Ground Strokes
Relax & Focus, Goal: 100 in a row
Lean toward the net.
FH: Elbow up, Pet, Legs, Pull.
BH Slice: Shoulder turn, knuckles up.
For balance, finish BH like an eagle.
Give ‘em a “surprise, hit on the rise.”

Novak Djokovic
Forehand, Backhand (6 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmrLQmZ1CVQ&pp=ygUZbm92YWsgZGpva292aWMgc2xvIG1vdGlvbg%3D%3D
Lobs, Overheads & High Volleys
Experiment:
Point your left elbow at the lob. This induces you to turn while your left hand guides your racquet back.
Left elbow and point, hit.
2/3 Speed, controlled placement.
Goal: Make 50 in a row
Volleys
Shoulder turn, “U” shape.
Racquet head higher than your wrist.
High ball: High energy, finish point.
Low ball: Low energy, finesse/drop.
“Low and slow” sharp angle.
Fast ball: Quick reflexes, just block it.
Half Volleys: Forward “ta-da.”

Drop Shot (Dropper)
Delay and “disguise to surprise.”
Lock your wrist, 90 degrees.
Pull down, high to low, for backspin.
When ya “hit the drop, make it stop.”
Goal: 50 in a row
Serve
Middle grip, maybe a bit Eastern.
Pinpoint your feet.
Relax your arm.
Racquet palm toward you so that a side edge of your racquet “leads.”
Experiment:
Space your grip fingers more.
Bend your knees to jump higher.

Return of Serve
1st: Get the ball back over the net.
Forward “split, for better hit.”
Quick, brief backswing.
Generally return cross court.
Consider chip, volley your return.
Consider more lobs.
Macci: Return of Serve (8 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=phKa3TEolPM&pp=ygUTUmV0dXJuIHNlcnZlIG1hY2NpIA%3D%3D

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Value your time.
You probably won’t get it back.
Today’s practice is not a lesson with a teaching pro.

Now turn off the TV, VCR, computer, smartphone, iPad, Kindle, etc. and
as Mom or Dad would ask of you,
“Go outside and play.”
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Videos for visual learning.
Macci: 1 Hand Backhand (1 Minute)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7p2NRjHHbE&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmTSBwkJhAkBhyohjO8%3D
Macci: 1 Hand Backhand (2 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Cei8cjQvM&pp=ygUTbWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQgU3Rhbg%3D%3D
Stan Wawrinka Backhand (3 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FL32F6P3mM4&pp=ygUOc3RhbiBiYWNrIGhhbmQ%3D
Macci: 2 Handed Backhand (2 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=guoobv_rFw4&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D
Djokovic Backhand (4 Minutes)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1dadzmeiJ3c&pp=ygUObm92YWsgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D

Novak Djokovic & Carlos Alcaraz
Practice (13 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Gl-T2dtss&pp=ygUdY2FybG9zIGFsY2FyYXogcHJhY3RpY2UgcGFyaXPSBwkJwQkBhyohjO8%3D

Chris Evert vs Monica Seles
Moon balls, patience (18 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwAHVo5nyQ&pp=ygUMRXZlcnQgc2VsZXMg
Macci: Overhead (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OcAZvEfT4kA&pp=ygUQbWFjY2kgb3ZlcmhlYXJkIA%3D%3D
Macci: Serve Drill, Legs First (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WPIQC3ndrNE&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D
Macci: Serve Mechanics (20 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r7bpP3psM

Tony Bennett & Michael Buble’
Just In Time (3 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tydhaLWUf_o&pp=ygUnbWljaGFlbCBidWJsZSB0b255IGJlbm5ldHQganVzdCBpbiB0aW1l

Stanley Turrentine
On A Clear Day (6 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B2eZnmdAXmA&pp=ygUhc3RhbmxleSB0dXJyZW50aW5lIG9uIGEgY2xlYXIgZGF5

Dooley Wilson & Ingrid Bergman
“Play it, Sam. As Time Goes By” (5)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BumNgaR13o0&pp=ygUdZG9vbGV5IHdpbHNvbiBhcyB0aW1lIGdvZXMgYnk%3D

Sting
Windmills of Your Mind (4 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RSaugshzywA&pp=ygUcc3Rpbmcgd2luZG1pbGxzIG9mIHlvdXIgbWluZA%3D%3D
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