Self-Lob Smash
SoloNTRP 3.0–4.010 minvolleyfootwork
Why this drill
Overheads without a partner: bump a lob to yourself, get sideways, and smash at a target. The skill that wilts under match lobs is mostly just starved of repetitions — feed it.
Setup
Hopper near the net post. Cone zones deep in both corners of the far court. Start at the net position.
The drill
Bump a generous lob to yourself with an open racquet face, turn sideways, skip back under it, and smash at a called corner. Fifteen smashes after the bounce, fifteen out of the air. Count corner-zone hits out of thirty. The self-lob is a skill too — within five reps yours will be honest.
One thought to take on court
Point, turn, skip — the off hand tracks the ball while the feet steal position under it.