• Approach the ball facing the side wall, shoulders parallel to the side wall.
• Keep a racket length from the ball
• Allow the racket swing to "slice" under the ball.

• The drop shot is very similar in technique to a drive, but with some important differences.
• It sometimes has a shorter backswing as power does not need to be generated.
• Ensure that the racket face remains open.
• Push the racket through the ball to create the slice.
• The player should get down to the ball to keep the racket face no lower than the racket handle.
• Little or no rotation of the forearm.
• The racket head speed is usually much slower than the drive. - as racket head speed increases, racket face must be opened more.
• The follow through is much shorter depending on the position from where it is played.
• The harder the drop shot is hit the more slice(backspin)required.

• It is truly a "thrill of skill" to be able to successfully and consistently execute a drop shot not only from the front of the court, but also from mid court.
• There is a great amount of "feel" to playing a drop shot' a sensation that travels from the fingers/hand/racket right to the brain, sometimes referred to as a finesse shot.

• It will take many hours of chipping along the front wall, firstly stationary, then travelling, and at the same time slicing, cutting, underspinning, lifting, to accomplish this special sensation.

• Stay Low (usually by lunging forward).
• Keep the ball tight to the side wall.
• If the ball is out of the corner, say half a metre, angle the drop shot to land in the side wall nick.

• The drop shot from the front of the court is usually a softer shot.
  
• Get to the level of the ball (usually low).
•  If the ball is below the level of the tin, the hit must result in an upward trajectory.
  
• Prepare to recover off the ball quickly as a stroke may result.
  
• Give yourself a margin for error in height (say 15 cm) but try to keep it tight to the side wall

• give the impression of playing another shot, ie drive or boast.
• change the stance to mask the clues
• alter the swing
• alter the racket race to get the effect
• get up to the ball quickly, plant the foot firmly, good backswing (at this point it looks like a hard shot, and slice the ball to underspin the speed and length.

• Approach the ball side on.
• Because of the distance the ball has to travel be certain to swing through. Swing through and under the ball.
• The slicing action with lift the ball upwards to keep the ball above the tin.

• A drop from the mid court (or deeper) can be an effective shot but can also be prone to errors.
• Keep an almost full backswing.
• Keep the racket face a little more open and increase racket head speed compared to a front court drop (as the ball has to be carried a further distance to reach the front wall).
• Keep forearm rotation to a minimum but follow through in the direction of the shot.

Assess your Drop Shot

• Take the ball out in front. Hold the racket firm.
• Control the racket head.
•  A slicing action (open racket face), with the swing going downwards, will backspin the ball.
• The angle the ball is struck will determine the angle the ball rebounds off the front wall.

• Usually played off a hard shot and played with a short punching action.
• Angle the shot into the nick.
• Take the ball out in front.
• In General keep a firm wrist to maintain control.
• Keep a very open racket face.

• Controlled racket head
• Move into the shot
• Short backswing
• Undercut the ball to take the pace off the shot.
• Angle the ball into the side wall nick.