Notes & Homework

Skill: Dinking

• Contact Point:  Contact Point out in front, approx 12-15” in front of toes.  Push forward through the ball with a guiding motion.
• Weight Transfer: Allow weight to flow into your shot.  This will look more like a speed skater shifting side to side than a jack in the box bouncing up and down.  Up weight transfer will pop the ball up.
• Body Positioning:  Square up to the ball:  point your toes, hips, shoulders and paddle towards the ball.
• Hands: Soft relaxed hand with continental grip, soft stable wrist, lay back your wrist.
• Swing: Smooth even swing tempo with no backswing behind the body. Follow through pointing your paddle out in front directed at where you placed the ball

Drill: Dink Grinder

• Perform  crosscourt & straight on at NVZ.
• Start a cooperative dink rally to see how long it can keep going.
• Play 1 min round to see how many you can do without making a mistake.
• Repeat to try to beat score.

Skill: Dinking Accuracy

• Contact Point: Push through the ball. GUIDE the ball don’t STRIKE the ball.
• Weight Transfer: Allow weight to transfer into the shot.
• Body Positioning: Square up to the ball. Hands: Soft Continental grip. Laid back wrist.
• Swing: Slow even swing speed. If overhitting the ball, slow down your swing. Follow through at your target.