Lesson Seven

I tried my new overhead technique that mirrors the forehand: arms go up together while tracking the ball and moving sideways, then they separate and the left arm kind of points at the ball then moves down, and the racquet hand hits the ball. Feels a lot better than trying to point to the ball.

Another observation: Dan gave me some backhand lobs that I couldn't hit at all, then lowered them to high backhand volleys. Because I wasn't thinking of making the volleys, but rather a relaxed slice, I hit some nice feeling volleys. I need to somehow translate this into volleying. Also, when volleying, I noticed that I have this feeling as if I'm toppling towards the ball. What I need to do is to keep a stable base, so on the backhand, I need to see the right foot in my periferal vision, moving in front of me to create a wide base.