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14 drills · library last updated 2026-10-12 · new drills added regularly
Supporting technique
How to Hit a Slice Backhand | USTA Coaching
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
How to Hit a Slice Backhand | USTA Coaching
By United States Tennis Association (USTA) · Supporting technique, not an exact drill demo
USTA slice-backhand instruction with practice progressions. It is not Ace's wide-feed defensive recovery drill, and it is not a two-handed topspin lesson.
Ace viewing focus
- The slice swing path and stable racket face
- Use controlled progressions before adding wide feeds and recovery
Source title and creator checked 2026-10-11. Footage and coaching-quality review pending. Ace's practice steps and viewing notes are separate from the creator's lesson. If playback is unavailable, use the YouTube link.
backhand · 10 min
Defensive slice under pressure
Neutralise wide balls with a low, deep slice.
How to do it
- Partner feeds wide to the backhand corner
- Hit a high-to-low slice, aim deep middle
- Recover with crossover step
- 3 sets of 10
Coaching cues
Supporting technique
RELEASE like Federer for Power & Shape | forehand tennis lesson
Essential Tennis
Forehand shadow swings
Groove a compact unit turn and low-to-high swing path.
beginner · intermediate
Supporting technique
Top 6 Drills To WIN At Every Tennis Level
Essential Tennis
Crosscourt forehand rally – 20 ball target
Build consistent depth and margin crosscourt.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Build a PRO Two-Handed Backhand | World-Class Technique Explained
Tennis Evolution
Two-handed backhand load & drive
Use legs and trunk rotation instead of arms.
beginner · intermediate · advanced
Supporting technique
How to Hit a Slice Backhand | USTA Coaching
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Defensive slice under pressure
Neutralise wide balls with a low, deep slice.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Tennis Serve Toss Positioning for Flat, Slice & Kick
Intuitive Tennis
Serve toss & trophy position
A repeatable toss is the foundation of every serve.
beginner · intermediate
Supporting technique
5 Tennis Serve Drill you can do Alone (From an ATP Pro)
Hendrik Jebens
Serve targets – T, body, wide
Hit three locations with the same toss so returners can't read you.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Tennis Footwork | Improve Your Split Step | 1 of 3
Top Tennis Training
Split step & recovery shuffle
Be balanced and early for every ball.
beginner · intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Tennis Speed & Agility Exercise - The Spider Drill
Be Gr8 at Tennis - Rob Cherry
Spider run conditioning
Match-specific speed and change of direction.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Perfect Volleys in 3 Steps - Perfect Tennis (Episode 9)
Top Tennis Training
Reflex volleys at the net
Compact, firm volleys with no backswing.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Advanced Return Of Serve Footwork (Pro Tennis Technique)
2MinuteTennis
Return of serve – block & deep
Get big serves back deep through the middle.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Supporting technique
Simple Serve +1 Tactic Revealed: TENNIS STRATEGY
Tennis Evolution
Serve +1 patterns
Win points in the first three shots.
advanced · pro
Video lesson pending
No drill-specific video approved yet
Inside-out forehand from the backhand corner
Turn defence into attack by running around the backhand.
advanced · pro
Video lesson pending
No drill-specific video approved yet
Kick serve – brush up and out
A heavy second serve that jumps above the returner's strike zone.
intermediate · advanced · pro
Video lesson pending
No drill-specific video approved yet
Return positioning chess
Pick a return position that takes away the server's favourite pattern.
intermediate · advanced · pro