Priority Checklist:
- Get low
- Keep wrist locked.
- Angle of paddle doesn’t change from the start of stroke to the end of the stroke.
- Elbow locked as well
- Elbow bent close to the body
- Footwork: move to position so the ball is in your pocket.
- Compact soft shot. Almost like a slice dink from further away.
- Put your weight on your front foot AND use your body momentum to move through the ball.
- It’s more of a continuous motion than a split step you do for a drive.
- Your body is doing everything
- Don’t hit the ball on your backfoot.
- Spin adds control
- Consistency: she does the same shot selection every time so she gets really consistent with it.
Advantage compared to a flatter drop like a scoop drop, the backspin adds control and makes it harder for opponents to do it.
Word of warning: if ball is shoulder height and above, don’t hit a slice drop, just drive it.