This is the second in a series of drills designed to help you to develop some
consistency with your drop shot from anywhere on the court.
Hey everybody, it's CJ Johnson. No doubt this is a tough shot.
But a consistent drop shot from anywhere on the court,
is going to help you and your partner get to the net more quickly and ultimately
win more points. This is actually the third video in the drop shot series,
and in the first one we covered the fundamentals.
In the last one it was the first drill in a series of three drills that are
progressive. If you haven't seen those,
wait until the end of this video and I'll share a link where you can go back and
you can review those. Now,
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Today, my friend Ernie is going to help show us the 9 point drill.
Place nine small pieces of tape on the court, three up at the non-volley zone,
three in the middle and three on the baseline. In this drill,
one player stays with the net while the other one does the drill.
Start by familiarizing yourself with the footwork beginning at the non volley
zone. Pretend to hit a dink and then move to the next mark on the court.
Be Slow and precise. Once you're at the end of the court,
take a couple steps backwards to the next mark and repeat.
Continue this until you arrive at the baseline. Once again, a word of caution.
We're moving laterally and backwards.
It's important to pick up your feet and to use good footwork.
Go only as fast as you can be precise. In other words,
start slow and make sure it's a strong solid movement then add a little speed.
If you need help on your footwork, make sure you click on this link.
Now it's time to add a ball.
Your goal is to drop the ball into the kitchen.
Whenever you miss, go back to the beginning and start all over again.
If you want to make this harder,
work your way to the baseline and then see if you can get back to the net using
that same pattern
To make it even more difficult, make this drill, less cooperative.
Have the person at the non-volley zone attack any ball that bounces above the
height of the net.
Here's the link that I promised to take you back to the previous videos.
Make sure to join me next week for the third and final drill,
which will take us all the way back to the baseline. In the meantime,
get out and practice these two drills. If you got value from this video,
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