The coach feeds an easy high ball, and the player hits forehand in the air to the deuce side and moves up.The coach hits a lob back, with the player finishing with overhead to the ad side.
Many players don't play too many shots in the air because they have poor ball-tracking skills. The coach should implement different varations of drills that consist of drives and overheads to make players more comfortable with hitting without a bounce.
In this drill, player works on different shots while hitting in the air. Confidence is a major factor that can decide about the final result so players have to hit thousands of balls to play without a fear.
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