Surprise block against lob
Strokes
thijs gruwez Asked 9 years ago
This would typically be a move for Waldner but I really want to know how to do the surprise dropshot right past the net when my opponent is far away trying to lob my smashes back at me. I can't seem to get the ball to bounce twice. any hints or tricks how he does it?
some dropshots can be seen in this footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPwMsECzoh0
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Thijs,
Firstly wait till the ball bounces close to the net on your side. Then take the ball very close to the bounce and have a very relaxed hand. Also hitting the ball with a little sidespin will help it to stay short.
We have a lesson on this in our Strokes & Techniques section. Drop Shot off a Lob.
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D K Posted 9 years ago
I also need this shot quite often,because my opponents are toying with me very often so they lob my serves.
But when I try a dropshot,I miss the ball.
Any advice how to correct it?
thijs gruwez Posted 9 years ago
Hi Alois. Thank you for commenting on my question even though there was a video available (blush blush... sorry about that)
The people I saw exeuting this technique also use the sidespin to make it really effective. Probably will take some practice but defenately worth it I think!