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Use the "hop-hop" step on shorter, lower balls #tennis
On a shorter ball that's about to drop, use a closed stance or as I like to call it a "hop-hop" step.
The benefits:
✅ you get up to the ball way fasterYou're able to transfer your body weight from a loaded back leg into the ball
✅ you can smoothly transition to net if you choose to
If you're forcing yourself to hit an open stance
🚫 you have to stop your forward movement to set you feet
🚫 it's harder to keep moving through the ball
Do you use the "hop-hop" step?
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