Total Tennis Aurora

Foam Balls are great when working on perfecting TOPSPIN on your groundstrokes.

Sarah is experimenting with different amounts of spin based on the difficulty of the incoming ball and the intention of her stroke.

🤔 Common misconception - topspin is power ... nope!

Topspin actually aids gravity, bringing the ball down sooner (in the court).
Flat shots are the fastest but mistakes will be more common so advanced players sacrifice some power to create topspin/control.

DROP VOLLEY

Keys for success:

🎾 use sharp cross court angle if possible - ideal in doubles play
🎾 be aware of opponent's distance from landing area and their speed
🎾 shot can clear net by up to 1 metre - if well placed with backspin
🎾 soft grip / gentle feel creates absorbent racquet face to take speed off of incoming ball
🎾 racquet angle at impact approx 45 degrees - follow through with even more open face to create backspin
🎾 easier to execute when you are close to net
🎾 don't drop volley a ball arriving above your waist - power is a simpler option!
🎾 recover back a couple of steps and cut off opponent angle options

This is One of the 'sexiest' shots in the game - you can impress your opponents (and partner) with this one!

Great Improvements from this Group over the past few weeks 🤩🤩🤩🤩👏

Understanding the 'how' and 'why' and being able to create new body movements repeatedly... is producing excellent technique.

We used 4 STATIONS this morning (forehand, backhand, alternate groundstrokes & alternate volleys) so each player could focus on that theme for 3 minutes (approx 50 shots) before moving to the next Station. Everyone got an Awesome Workout 🏋️‍♀️ 😅 and had a Great time!