Intermediate14 min🎯 Dink

Competitive Crosscourt Dinks

Competitive Crosscourt Dinks

Overview

Play to 5 with crosscourt-only dinks. No speed-ups. Miss in net = lose all points. Train width coverage with cross steps.

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Tip for Left-Handers

Lefties: use backhand reach to seal the sideline; righties: favor forehand pickup on wide balls.

Steps (4)

1

Game to 5

4 min

Crosscourt-only dinks, first to 5. Net miss = lose all points.

2

Width Coverage

3 min

Cut off wide dinks with a cross-step. No shuffling after 2nd step.

3

Depth Control

4 min

Bonus point if the dink lands within 2 ft of net. Play two games.

4

Side Swap

3 min

Switch sides and repeat to challenge both forehand/backhand reach.

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