Ball Machine: My 10 Favorite Drills
If you’re a competitive tennis player looking to sharpen your skills, these are my 10 best ball machine drills that will level up your cardio, speed up your setup to the ball, and expand your stroke variety – perfect for intermediate and advanced players.
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Train smarter with my 10 best ball machine tennis drills for competitive players! All drills are performed with a Pongbot AI Tennis Robot, helping you improve footwork, consistency, and shot accuracy.
🎾 The Drills
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Drill #1: Inside-Out Forehand & Cross-Court Backhand
0:46 Drill #2: Volley Side-to-Side
1:19 Drill #3: Inside-Out Forehand & Inside-Out Backhand
1:57 Drill #4: Spanish Drill at the Net
2:44 Drill #5: Volley Workout
4:12 Drill #6: Drive. Moon. Slice. Drop.
5:16 Drill #7: Three-Shot Aggressive
6:24 Drill #8: Lob Retrieving and Net Attack
7:08 Drill #9: Six-Ball Court Transition
7:59 Drill #10: Lob – Overhead – Put-Away Volley
This drill is part of the Best Ball Machine Tennis Drills program, with many more creative drills like this one.
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Feeds the same ball every time, so players can groove a stroke like this one without a partner.
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