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Drills for hitting short to one side and deep to the other side.

I am interested in finding some drills that will teach hitting short to one side of the court, followed by a long deep shot to the other side.

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Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hi Tom, the best thing to do is try the search bar. This should be at the top of the page - this will find you drills, answered coach's questions and lesson plans.

To help get you started though here is a link to our backhand and forehand tennis drills page.

Thanks for getting in touch, I hope this was helpful, Sportplan Team

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