Constant ball

Ardak . Asked 8 years ago

Hi, coaches!

Is it useful to practice with constant ball? I have no partner to practice topspins. That's why I put a ball on a stick, then tried to practice brushing the ball and to focus on the contact moment. Then I felt that my brushing action improved on slow balls, but I got problems with fast balls. Should I continue practice topspins like that? Or is it harmful?

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Ardak,

I think hitting a ball from a stationary position has limited benefit. It is better than not doing anything.

It doesn't give you a realistic ball to work with.

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Ardak . Posted 8 years ago

Thank you very much!

Jean Balthazar Posted 8 years ago

If you don't have a partner and can't afford a robot, maybe you could build yourself some kind of return board (look it up on Google). You wouldn't need to put rubber on it, just incline it so that it will block back your topspin ball.