SKILLS PERFORMANCE TOURNAMENT

I read Kevin's post about a "Dinking Tournament."  Great idea, nice change of pace from game play.

Here is a "practice routine I use with the ball machine, without feeders or shagers.  I setup the machine across the net, facing the direction I want, and load up 125 balls.  I go back to my side of the net, and position myself accordingly.  I then use the wireless remote to start the balls flying at me.  I try to keep score of hits and misses in my head but it never works.  After hitting (or missing) 100 consecutive balls about 1 second apart, I have worked up a big sweat, with repetitious practice.

We could do this as a SKILLS PERFORMANCE TEST TOURNAMENT.  Charge $5 Per Person Registration Fee, 50/50 Winner Split with CCPB Club. No Ball Machine!

Perform 10 Different Skill Set Shot Sequences, 100 consecutive shots total.

Balls feed to contestants from two feeders (one @ each mid-service court, or each side of NVZ line. 

Two volunteer ball shaggers.  keep feeders supplied.

Separate score keeper scores each contestant's best out of ten for all 100 attempts.  No breaks or stopping between feeds or shot sequences.

1. Ten forehand drop shots down the line from base line into kitchen.

2. Ten backhand drop shots down the line from baseline into kitchen.

3. Ten forehand cross court drop shots into kitchen from ad court.

4. Ten backhand cross court drop shots into kitchen from ad court..

5. Ten forehand cross court drop shots into kitchen from deuce court.

6. Ten backhand cross court drop shots into kitchen from deuce court.

7. Ten offensive forehand lobs from contestant at baseline,  overtop & out of reach of  opponent at NVZ line, and lob must land within 5 feet of opponent's baseline.

8. Ten offensive backhand lobs from contestant at baseline, overtop and out of reach of opponent at NVZ line, and lob must land within 5 feet of opponents baseline.

9. Ten down the line hard hit line drive volleys from mid court feeder to contestant at NVZ line, who returns ball down the line with a "backhand punch block paddle" volley at feeders feet.

10. Ten windshield wiper cross court dinks along NVZ line, to opponent moving along NVZ line in opposite direction.

ANYONE INTERESTED ?