What is tennis drop shot? How to train tennis drop shot?

Tennis is a professional sport. The most familiar tennis matches are the Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon, and French Open, which are also well-known tennis Grand Slam events. There is a style of play in tennis called drop shots. If the timing of drop shots is accurate, the possibility of scoring is still very high. So how can we train it?

What is a tennis ball?

How to place the ball

In normal hitting, we say "hitting" when the racket passes the hitting point; when releasing a small ball, the racket gently "holds" the ball when it passes the hitting point: it feels like using the racket to hold the bottom of the incoming ball to hit the ball.

The feeling of the racket face holding up the ball from the bottom passes through the hitting point. After the ball passes the net, it will form a low bounce and generate backspin to shorten the bounce distance. It is best if the released ball can bounce more than two times in the opponent's serving area.

Timing of releasing the ball

1. The farther the opponent is from the baseline when retreating in the backcourt, the better; 2. The ball comes in at a faster and lower height.

If we release the ball higher, it will naturally bounce higher after landing on the opponent's court, and the opponent will have enough time to rush forward to save the ball. Usually, we choose the tactic of releasing the ball when the ball is lower.

Similarly, the farther the opponent is from the baseline, the longer the distance the ball needs to be moved to save the ball, which increases the success rate of dropping the ball.

How to Train Your Tennis Ball

No matter how good you are at putting the ball, timing is not as important as it is. Even if the quality of the put-in is average (the landing point is not very shallow, the net is too high, and there is not much side spin), if the timing is good, you can directly score or create a good scoring opportunity.

Drop shots can be divided into four categories - forehand drop shots near the baseline, backhand drop shots near the baseline, forehand drop shots in front of the net, and backhand drop shots in front of the net.

No matter which type, remember to fake it in the first step, draw the racket normally to make a realistic effect, the second step is to suddenly change the grip to the continental grip like serving, with the racket head raised high, and the third step is to cut, unload the force and control the amplitude of the racket according to the speed of the ball. If it is the baseline, cut and place the ball to block the net to prevent the opponent from rushing to save the ball and then make another shot.

You can practice putting the ball against the wall, hitting and cutting the ball, feeling the force and unloading force, feeling the side spin and back spin. You can also practice deliberately with your friends, mark the landing point of the ball in advance for accuracy training, and polish the next round after putting the ball.

Which tennis court has the fastest ball speed?

The four common types of tennis courts are grass courts, hard courts, clay courts and carpet courts. The ball speed on grass courts is the fastest, followed by hard courts, then clay courts, and the ball speed on carpet courts depends mainly on the flatness of the court and the roughness of the carpet surface.

Grass courts are smoother than hard courts, so the ball bounces low and the ball speed is fast after landing, which requires a faster reaction and is suitable for players who are good at serving. The ball rebound effect of hard courts is related to the composition and thickness of the polymer coating on the court surface. The ball bounces high and the ball speed is slow on clay courts, which is suitable for players who have more spin when hitting the ball and baseline players.

Of the four major Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon uses grass courts, the US Open and Australian Open use hard courts, and the French Open uses clay courts.