3.5+ Tennis Practice Drills. Backhand Drive.
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Rocky Training (5 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KPhqU--Mq1A&list=RDKPhqU--Mq1A&start_radio=1&pp=ygUXcm9ja3kgYmFsYm9hIHRoZW1lIHNvbmegBwE%3D**
“Go outside and play.”
(Popular saying, Moms, mid century)
Improve your conditioning, routines and bring Dad’s Root Beer, Hi-C, RC Cola, Tab, Tang, maybe water.
Backhand Drive Review
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.
Australian Open 2023
70 Shots Rally (2 Minutes)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UsEarBK6ojY&pp=ygUVNjQzIHNob3QgdGVubmlzIHJhbGx5**
Macci: 2 Handed Backhand (4 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMnGPgWAzFk&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D**
**Macci: 2 Handed Backhand (2 Mins) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=guoobv_rFw4&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D**
**Djokovic, 2 Handed Backhand (4 Mins) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1dadzmeiJ3c&pp=ygUObm92YWsgYmFja2hhbmQ%3Dg**
**Macci: 1 Hand Backhand (2 Mins) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Cei8cjQvM&pp=ygUTbWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQgU3Rhbg%3D%3D**
**Stan Wawrinka, 1 Hand Backhand (3 Mins) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FL32F6P3mM4&pp=ygUOc3RhbiBiYWNrIGhhbmQ%3D**
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got that Swing
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=myRc-3oF1d0&list=RDmyRc-3oF1d0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUlZWxsYSBmaXR6Z2VyYWxkIGl0IGRvbid0IG1lYW4gYSB0aGluZ6AHAQ%3D%3D**
Ground Strokes
Relax & Focus, Goal: 100+ in a row
Give ‘em a “surprise, hit on the rise.”
Lean toward the net.
Hit the ball higher over the net.
FH: Elbow up, Pet, Legs, Pull.
BH Slice: Shoulder turn, knuckles up.
For balance, finish like eagle wings.
Meike Babel
Take The Ball On The Rise (10 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ENcdY4WSsn8&pp=ygUZVGFrZSB0aGUgYmFsbCBvbiB0aGUgcmlzZQ%3D%3D**
Novak Djokovic
Forehand, Backhand (6 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmrLQmZ1CVQ&pp=ygUZbm92YWsgZGpva292aWMgc2xvIG1vdGlvbg%3D%3D**
Lobs/Overhead & High Ball Volley
Overhead 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
Mouratoglou: Swing Volley (11 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wba8DbEj0SA&pp=ygUTc3dpbmcgdm9sbGV5IHRlbm5pcw%3D%3D**
Volleys
Shoulder turn, “U” shape.
Racquet head higher than your wrist.
High ball: High energy 8, finish point.
Low ball: Low energy 2, finesse/drop.
Aim for sharp angle, “Low and Slow.”
Fast ball: No time, just BLOCK it.
Half Volleys: Forward “ta-da.”
Drop Shot (Dropper)
Delay and “disguise to surprise.”
Lock your wrist, 90 degrees.
For backspin, pull down high to low.
You “hit the drop and make it stop.”
Goal: 50+ in a row
Serve
Middle grip, maybe a bit Eastern.
Pinpoint your feet.
Relax your arm. “Be water, my friend.”
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.
Underhand serve.
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.
Think USPS: “Return to Sender.”
Elvis Presley
Return to Sender (2 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PU5xxh5UX4U&pp=ygUeRWx2aXMgUHJlc2xleSByZXR1cm4gdG8gc2VuZGVy**
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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Novak Djokovic & Carlos Alcaraz
Practice (13 Mins)
**https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Gl-T2dtss&pp=ygUdY2FybG9zIGFsY2FyYXogcHJhY3RpY2UgcGFyaXPSBwkJwQkBhyohjO8%3D**
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