The Knee Buckling Drop Shot

by Monty Basnyat

A well place drop shot can win the point out right or set up the easy passing shot or lob winner.

You're trading groundstrokes two feet behind the baseline, and suddenly there it is. A short ball comes towards you, floating ever so slowly, it's hang time seems eternal. You sprint towards the ball confidently, only to realize it's tantalizingly just beyond your grasp. This, my friends, is called The Knee Buckling Drop Shot.

The drop shot is one of those strokes that, if you pull it off, can really change the momentum of a game or a match. On the pro level, nothing elicits more oohs and ahs from the crowd then the well disguised drop shot. At the club level, it can be demoralizing.

The drop shot clearly demonstrates how quick your opponent is, how comfortable he is at the net, and late in the match, how physically tired he might be.

A drop shot is best hit when your opponent is behind the baseline and you are inside it. Hit with backspin, barely clearing the net, it is used to draw your opponent to the net to out right win the point or to get him out of position so you can easily win the point with a passing shot or a lob.

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