How I Taught My 8-Year-Old The Drop Shot
This is how I taught my 8-year-old daughter to hit and disguise the drop shots - uncut tennis coaching lesson.
Inside the Lesson
- what is the drop shot
- when to use the drop shot
- technique progressions, step by step
- how to disguise the drop shot
- plus, a tennis drill for movement and ball control.
This is one of the 47 tennis coaching lessons, part of the My Daddy / My Coach series for coaches and parents – how I taught my daughters to play tennis.
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