Next Level 350 Series

Thank you for attending Lesson 6 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 3 month rotation.

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

Looking forward to seeing you next week!

Notes & Homework

Skill: Forehand Drive

• Contact Point: Out in front approx 12-15” in front of front foot.
• Weight Transfer: Load and rotate. Extending forward through the ball with weight transfer.
• Body Positioning: Don't let shoulders go up and down. This effects the weight transfer and ball flight.
• Hands: Reach forward with non paddle hand on forehand drive. Use a laid back wrist and eastern grip to create topspin.
• Swing: Short Backswing-paddle butt to back hip. Swing plane to the side to initiate kinetic chain.

Drill: Partner Feed Drive

• Stand ball tubes up at NVZ.
• Players stand with 1 NVZ depth but off to the side and 1 at baseline.
• NVZ player is feeding balls to baseline player that are shallow and high.
• Baseline player moves forward to hit each drive aiming at the ball tube target.
• Space feeds out so hitting player has time to reset to baseline.

Skill: Third Shot Lob

• This is a hail mary when you cannot drop or drive
• Contact Point: Contact Point out in front. Push up and through the ball with a guiding motion.
• Weight Transfer: weight will prob be on back foot as you are pressured.
• Hands: Soft relaxed hand with continental grip.
• Swing: Smooth, slow, even swing tempo extending forward and up.
• Have to get this DEEP

Drill: Serve, Return, Lob

• Players set up at baseline straight on.
• Player 1 hits a serve, Player 2 hits a deep return and begins to move in,
• Player 1 hits 3rd shot lob.
• Focus is on deep returns and deep 3rd shot lobs.