Next Level 300 Series

Thank you for attending Lesson 3 of our 12 week Training Series! Please note that lessons do not have to be taken in numerical order. You are welcome to start anytime during the 2 month rotation.

 

Here are your notes and homework from class. Keep practicing to solidify all you learned.

 

Looking forward to seeing you next week!

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Dink Mechanic

• Soft hand, Soft stable wrist, Soft body

• Contact point out in front- about 12″ in front of your toes

• Laid back wrist

• Don’t take paddle back past your body

• Slow smooth swing tempo consistent speed all the way through the shot

• Guide the ball don’t strike the ball

 

Coneheads Drill

• Set up cones 1 foot inside the NVZ and about 1 ft on either side of players stance. Place a ball on top of each cone as a target.

• Part 1- Toss and Dink out of the Air

  • 1 player tosses a ball at the cones and their partner has to take ball out of the air and dink it softly back into the NVZ

• Part 2 – Targeted dinking and Cone protection

  • Player 1 starts dinking straight on trying to dink and knock the ball off of Player 2’s cones.  

  • Timed rounds then rotate

 

Dinking Grinder Drill

• Dinking  with Partner – Players try to keep the ball going as long as possible without making an error.

• Variations

  • forehands only

  • backhands only

  • straight on

  • cross court