Drill

Drills

Tennis

Trophy Position Hold

Get to trophy earlier

6 min
15 serves
Intermediate

Why this drill

Improve the diagnosed technical behavior while preserving functional strengths.

Setup

Begin with shadow/rehearsal or controlled feed appropriate to the action.

Instructions

  1. 1Toss, reach trophy position and hold for a full count.
  2. 2Complete the serve from the hold at 70% speed.
  3. 3Remove the hold on the last five, keeping the same shape.

Key feel

Coiled shoulders and a loaded leg drive before the arm fires.

Success cue

The targeted behavior becomes more repeatable on comparable balls without creating a new visible breakdown.

Recommended reps

15 serves

Progression

Shadow/rehearsal → controlled feed → directional live ball → variable feed → point-based constraint → match-like execution.

Common mistake

Rushing the arm and losing the leg drive.