Focus on the depth
Keep the ball in the back Court is really your No 1 weapon at this stage of your career.
As the former French Open Champ & Player tennis world no. 2 Michael Chang said "depth is King".
And he should know, as he retained only the top ranking and played against Wimbledon and US Open tennis immortals Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.
It was also really the precursor to some of the major players players today as Rafa Nadal.
Anyway, what this trick tennis can do for you in the real world tennis is (and this is where it really counts)-
It will keep you at the point of hitting more and is that we all know at this stage, keeping many hits in court is not always easy.
Will ask for your opponent to knock an extra 1 or 2 shots each point that they may feel uncomfortable with and will often lead to mistakes.
Remember what is said in the rules of tennis - "winner of the point is the last person to hit the ball in court" - consistent depth will help you to be this person.
To help achieve this, use the large rectangle formed by the line of service, line basis and singles sidelines as your target.
Spend 5 minutes before your next practice/lesson etc and look over the net and keep watch as you walk towards it referencing.
Dropping a few balls for yourself and strike them over the net to get the ball in this "back box".
You can even try to add in this simple rating system in order to add a little fun and pressure.
Give you yourself 5 points if your decision-making exceeded and land a service dialogs.
Assign you yourself 10 points if your decision-making exceeded and land in the rear area (the rectangle we discussed previously).
You score zero if the ball does not go on the net.
You also mark zero if the ball is going too deep and filed beyond the baseline thus as if it is too broad and fails in the intended or completely out of court.
Keep a note of your scores for say 10 plans and see how long does it take to regularly reach 100!
As your scores go up, this will be your game.
Tip
The largest error that most players at this level is that they hit the ball too low and therefore possibly in the net or too short if they take it.
Your ball when struck the baseline must be approximately twice the height of the net it exceeds.
As you hit the shot with some topspin, the ball should fall comfortably into the Court on the other side of the net.
Practicing this drill (on forehand and BACKHAND), with a partner or on your own will pay large dividends for you in the future as it will teach you on how to hit the ball and where it lands.
Try it today.
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