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Tennis

Contact Point Reach Drill

Extend fully into contact instead of hitting flat-footed

8 min
4 sets of 6
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Hold a racquet overhead at full extension and mark the highest comfortable reach on a fence or wall.
  2. 2Serve toward that same height, focusing on reaching up and slightly in front of the baseline.
  3. 3Check that the shoulder, hip and reaching arm are all stacked vertically at contact.

What to focus on

Full vertical extension of the hitting arm at contact.

Common mistake

Contacting the ball too low and out to the side, spraying serves wide.