Notes & Homework 

Skill: Rescue Lob

• Use this when pulled out of position
• Weight Transfer: Breathe and Lift up with legs in this shot.  
• Hands: VERY soft & relaxed with cont. grip, lay back wrist.
• Swing: Lift up and try to carry ball on your paddle as long as possible
• Strategy: Focus on aiming cross court over your opponents

Skill:  Rescue Dink

• Use Rescue dink when in trouble, pulled out of position or wide.
• Weight Transfer: Put on the breaks & breathe! EXHALE! Don't pop up when hitting this shot.
• Hands: VERY soft & relaxed with cont. grip, lay back wrist.
• Swing: Slow, slight lifting motion. Don't lift too much
• Strategy: If the ball gets behind you-down the line.

Drill: Rescue Lob or Dink

• Place cones in a square for lob target, deep cross court from lobber.
• Players set up at NVZ cross court from each other 1 Player feeds cross court dinks into outside quadrant.
• 1 Player hits rescue lobs at target in back corner
• Can perform with just a 1x feed each lob or engage in a rally.
• Alternate between rescue lob and rescue dink.

Skill: Cross Court Dink to Passing Shot

• #1 Select the right ball: must be from the outside quadrant to pass down the line
• #2 Aim just beyond your opponents feet - not to the back corner
• Appropriate depth on this shot will take away and attackable ball from your opponent
• Soften hand and take your time. Rushing this shot will put too much pace on it and lift it up.