Transform Your Net Game in 10 Minutes - Instant Tennis Improvements
Winning points at the net in tennis is one of the most effective ways to win a tennis point. Yet many players are afraid of approaching the net. In this video, we'll help you transform your net game in 10 minutes. Download our free tennis guides here - www.top-tennis-training.com/f...
Being able to win points at the net in tennis will help build your confidence as a tennis player and set you apart from many of your competitors. Often, players will get a short ball in tennis, hit the ball, and retrieve back to their comfort zone, the baseline. There's nothing worse than working hard to get a short ball but then waste the chance to finish the point.
In this tennis lesson, Coach Simon Konov of Top Tennis Training will help you transform your net game in 10 minutes. Inside the lesson, you'll learn:
- Where to aim your approach shots
- The best types of approach shots to use
- Where to position yourself after you approach
- How to cover your opponents best passing shots
- How to cover lobs
- How to reach wide volleys
Step One - Where To Aim Your Approach Shots in Tennis
On the baseline, when we try to build a point, you'll find that the crosscourt shot works best.
However, when we're approaching the net, a crosscourt approach will often cost you the point.
In general, you'll want to approach down the line around 80-90% of the time in tennis.
Why?
The shot you have to cover the most is the down-the-line pass from your opponent. In order to cover your line, you'll need to be on the same half of the tennis court as your opponent. So when you approach crosscourt, you have to close down on the net at the same time that you get from one half of the court to the other. But when you approach down the line and follow the ball, you're already in the right position.
Step Two - The Best Types of Approach Shots To Use In Tennis
If you push the ball with your approach shot, chances are that you'll get passed or lobbed. Giving your opponent an easy ball to work with is suicide when coming to the net.
Hitting approach shots with heavy topspin can help you win more points at the net by applying more pressure to your opponent. As the ball bounces, it will kick up aggressively and force your opponent to step back in order to deal with the heavy topspin. This works really well on most opponent's backhand side.
Using a slice approach can also be very effective since slice shots tend to stay low. Hitting a passing shot off a low ball is very tough.
Step Three - Where To Position Yourself After You Approach
Remember, you always want to cover the down-the-line passing shot. So whichever half of the court you aim your approach shot too, you'll want to be on the same half. If you approach to the opponent's forehand side, cover their down-the-line forehand pass. If you approach to their backhand side, cover their backhand down-the-line pass.
If you approach the middle of the court, position yourself in the middle of the court.
Step Four - How To Cover The Net Like A Pro
In order to cover the net effectively, you'll need to be in the middle of your opponent's two best possible passing shots. The down-the-line passing shot is the one we have to be aware of the most since it travels the least amount of distance and never crosses our body line.
A crosscourt passing shot has to travel in front of us, which means that we have the ability to cut off the angle if we reach it fast enough.
Along with the passing shots, we also have to be aware of the lob.
In order to cover the lob effectively, it's vital that we don't get too close to the net or we give away too much space.
Video Timeline:
00:00 - Lesson Intro
01:16 - Where To Aim Your Approach Shots In Tennis
02:56 - The Best Types of Approach Shots
07:18 - How To Cover The Net Like A Pro
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