Tennis: Coaching Cue for
Optimal Distance on Lob Shots
![<center>A Lob Shot Aimed So its Apex is Over the Net Will Only Reach the Opposing Service Line </center> A Lob Shot Aimed So its Apex is Over the Net Will Only Reach the Opposing Service Line](/members/images/333b.jpg?cb=20240723053443)
If your students find that their lobs often come up short, it's probably because they're miscalculating the trajectory of their shots.
![<center>To Land Near the Baseline, Aim the Shot So its High Point is Over the Opposing Service Line</center> To Land Near the Baseline, Aim the Shot So its High Point is Over the Opposing Service Line](/members/images/333c.jpg?cb=20240723053443)
"Yummy," says the opponent!
Coaching Cue for Lob Location
Instead of aiming so the apex of your lobs is above the net, aim for the high point to be above the opposing service line.
This will drop the ball closer to the opposing baseline -- a much better location for a lob shot.
Reference: Joe Dinoffeer, "Get More Length n Your Lobs." Tennis.com, 4/18/07.
http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/instructionarticles/drills/drills.aspx
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