{"id":47462,"date":"2026-02-23T20:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47462"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:50:43","slug":"drop-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47462","title":{"rendered":"Drop more and low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2684-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2684-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47081\">Taking a clinic<\/a>: drop more or drop low when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45246\">serving<\/a><\/p>\n<p>~ <sup>3.14<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47561\">6-1, 6-3<\/a><br \/>\n~ <sup>3.04<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47530\">done well<\/a><br \/>\n~ <sup>3.02<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47517\">3 angles<\/a>: drop low<\/p>\n<p>Practicing with my new partner, Rebecca, for our Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47346\">Alot league<\/a> match #4.<\/p>\n<p>I subbed for her in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47392\">last game on Feb 11<\/a> when she had to call it off that morning.<\/p>\n<p>Uncoridated, we all have something purple on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>his multi shades purple sneakers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47383\">my<\/a> nail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47449\">polish<\/a><\/li>\n<li>her purplish out fit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2706.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2707.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing caught coach&#8217;s attention is my racket is &#8216;t dropping low enough at serving: drop more<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"drop low drop more\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bKEvvnjsGjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not turning when hitting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43689\">forehand<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"forehand left arm\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vPXtyZaD3iU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45246\">on serving<\/a>: drop more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking a clinic: drop more or drop low when serving ~ 3.14 6-1, 6-3 ~ 3.04 done well ~ 3.02 3 angles: drop low Practicing with my new partner, Rebecca, for our Wednesday Alot league match #4. 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