Slice Skim
WallNTRP 3.0–4.010 minbackhand
Why this drill
The wall gives slice instant feedback no partner can: a good slice comes back low and skidding, a floater balloons. Ten minutes of skims teaches the knife edge by consequence.
Setup
Five to six meters from the wall. Net line marked, and a second chalk line one ball's height above it — the skim band.
The drill
Rally backhand slices only, aiming every ball inside the skim band — above the net line, below the second line. Count consecutive band balls; eight is skilled, twelve is a weapon. The rebound arrives low and fast, exactly like your slice will arrive at an opponent.
One thought to take on court
High to low and long through the ball — finish with the racquet pointing at the band, not wrapped around your body.