Slice Tennis Shot Tips

Chop and slice defensive tennis shots will break up a driving game because they are both very hard to drive but do not use these shots against a volley because it will be too slow and too high too have the appropriate effect.

These shots should be used to drop shorter, softer shots at the net. Generally these shots are drop the ball in front of your opponent and not behind. When done right these shots should upset your opponents game by varying the spin of the ball.

A chop stroke called a chop because its similar to chopping wood. This stroke must be made with a stiff wrist and the raquet is anywhere from 45 to 90 degree angle. The racquet pass just outside the ball and down the side thus causing a spin and curve of the ball. A slice shot is the same shot but the angle is reduced from the minimum 45 degrees to a very small angle.

The racquet passes inside or outside the ball while the wrist make a twist or slap. A slap causes the ball to skid where the chop cause the ball to drag off the ground with a break. The footwork rules for both of these shots are the same but the shots both require a short swing and careful wrist play so the footwork and body position is not as essential. The drop-shot is made with a sharply angles chop stroke played with the wrist.

The shot should drop about 3 to 5 feet from the net to really be useful. When making the shot the racquet should pass around the outside of the ball and under it with a turn of the wrist. You should not swing the racquet from the shoulder.This shot is all wrist and has no relation to a stop-volley since the stop-volley has no wrist at all.

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