Backhand Fifty
Ball machineNTRP 2.5–3.515 minbackhand
Why this drill
The backhand improves in exact proportion to how many you hit, and club players hit ten forehands for every backhand. Fifty in a row rebalances a week's deficit in fifteen minutes.
Setup
Machine feeding medium balls to the backhand side, comfortable interval. Cone marking the deep crosscourt target zone.
The drill
Fifty backhands in sets of ten: ten crosscourt deep, ten down the line, ten crosscourt again, ten at the short angle, ten player's choice calling each target aloud before the feed. Count target hits per set of ten. Log the total out of fifty.
One thought to take on court
Turn your shoulder to the ball early enough to hide your chest from the net — the turn is the backhand.