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Forehand & Backhand Lobs General Notes:
Ball should be aimed high on front wall.
The ball should land behind the service box, so that it dies into the back wall.
Cross court lob should be high enough over the T so that it cannot be intercepted on the volley.
Straight lob should be close to side wall.
Lobs-Solo:
Feed short shot, lob straight to drop in back of court.
Feed short shot, lob X-court.
Boast from in front of short line, lob straight or X-court.
Boast from in front of short line, drop, lob straight or X- court.
Boast, lob X-court, straight drive, boast, lob X-court, etc.
Boast, lob straight. straight drive, boast, lob straight, etc.
Lobs Pairs:
A feeds short straight shot from behind, B on T plays straight lob.
A feeds short X-court, B plays X-court lob.
A plays boast from back, B plays X-court lob.
A plays boast, B plays straight lob.
A plays boast, B plays straight or X-court lob.
A serves or plays straight drive, B boasts, A lobs straight B drives straight, A boasts, B lobs straight, etc. (Have option to play another boast after lob, if lob too good to drive).
A serves or plays straight drive, B boasts, A lobs X-court, B drives straight. A boasts, etc. (Have option to play boast if lob too good to drive).
A serves or plays straight drive, B boasts, A drops straight, B lobs straight, A boasts, etc.
A serves or plays straight drive, B boasts, A drops straight B lobs X-court, A drives straight, B boasts, etc. (Boast if lob too good to drive).
A serves or plays drive, B boasts, A drops straight, B lobs straight or X-court, A boasts, etc.
A serves or plays straight drive, B boasts, A drops, B lobs straight or X-court, A drives straight-t, B boasts, etc. (Boast if lob too good to drive).
A serves or plays X-court drive, B boasts, A drops, B drops, A plays X-court lob, B boasts, etc.
A serves or plays straight drive. B boasts, A drops, B drops, A plays straight or X-court lob, B boasts, etc.
Lobs-Threes:
A plays straight lobs from T. B plays forehand boast from back of court, C plays backhand boast from back of court.
A plays X-court lob from front of court, B and C take it in turns to play boast. Move to T after the boast.
A stands on T and without moving, tries to volley the X-court lob played by B, which C boasts.
Lobs-Conditioned Games:
Both players can only win point if they win a rally on a lob
One player must play only length shots, mainly lobs, i.e the ball must land behind short line.
One or both players must always play lob after boast, lose the point if not attempting to do so.
One or both players must always play lob after drop, lose the point if not attempting to do so.