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Tip of the day

A good third shot drop can still hand your opponents the first attack. If you wait for the ball to reach its apex, your opponents get extra time to settle at the kitchen and attack the first dink.

Zach, guesting on Richard's channel, takes the ball early instead. That means contact before the apex, almost right after the bounce.

The returner is still moving in, so they can't get set to attack the fourth shot. A lot of the time you'll see them concede, which gives you the first aggressive ball at the net.

The technique has zero backswing. Start from a low position with a neutral paddle face, neither open nor closed, and push outward rather than too far up so the ball stays linear.

Let your arm lead your body forward into the court. If your body is moving as you hit, that momentum often sends the ball a little deep, and your opponent gets to be aggressive on it.

Always aim it at the returner, never at the player already at the net. A ball taken early against the set player will most likely bounce behind the kitchen line where they can attack it.

Zach thinks about serving a little wider to make the returner's run longer. If the returner is running through their shot, he takes it early and drives it at about 50 percent instead, and if the return is good, he usually resorts to a drive and then a drop.

Watch for the timing itself, because how soon after the bounce Zach makes contact is something you need to see at speed rather than read.

Key points

  • Make contact before the apex, almost right after the bounce.

  • Use zero backswing, a low start and a neutral paddle face, and push outward rather than too far up.

  • Let your arm lead your body forward, because hitting while your body moves often sends the ball a little deep.

  • Aim it at the returner, never at the player already at the net.

  • If the returner is running through their shot, take it early and drive it at about 50 percent instead.

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