350 Series: Skills & Drills Lab
Baseline Top Spin
Takeaways & Training Tasks
Keep the momentum rolling with these quick steps:
- Refresh your memory with the 2 skills, 2 drills, and training video.
- Knock out the drills 2ā€“3x before we meet again.
- Each time you play, pick one skill and make it your mission to useĀ it often and on purpose.
Baseline Top Spin Technique
- Grip: Eastern Forehand/Backhand
- Stance: Open or Semi Open pushing forward through the shot
- Paddle Prep: Low to High swing plane in a C Shape, avoid scooping up at
the end. For less shot depth - push forward less. For more depth - push
through the ball more - Contact Point: In front and to the side, transferring weight into the shot
- Follow Through: Out in front towards the target with non dominant hand
acting as counter balance
Drive Ladder: Spin & Depth
- Set up both players on the baseline straight on skinny
- Set out court strips to make a target depth in transition zone and the back 3rd of the court.
- 1- Partner Feed hitting topspin drive alternating each depth - forehand and
backhand sides - 2- Partner Rally - targets on both sides of court and both players alternating
target depth with topspin drives.
Top Spin Drop Shot
- Grip: Eastern Forehand or Backhand
Stance: Open or Semi Open based on set up to the ball - Paddle Prep: 1/2 back swing with a low to high swing plane to create top spin. Use more brush up (C Shape Swing) than push forward to create more spin and shallow depth needed for drop rather than drive
- Contact Point: Out in front of body and off to the side with weight transferring forward through the shot. Lead with top edge of the paddle
- Follow Through: Out in front of opposite shoulder with non dominant hand as counter balance
Spin Drop
- Set up 1 player at NVZ and 1 at the baseline. Can be self fed with 1 player if needed.
- NVZ player feeds to baseline player who hits repetitions of top spin only
drop shots. - Perform cross court both directions and straight on.
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