CHOP, HALF VOLLEY, AND COURT POSITION
CHOP, HALF VOLLEY, AND COURT POSITION.
Chop stroke.
-----------In Tennis, a chop stroke is a shot where the angle towards the player and behind the racquet, made
by the line of flight of the ball, and the racquet...
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CHOP, HALF VOLLEY, AND COURT POSITION
CHOP, HALF VOLLEY, AND COURT POSITION.
Chop stroke.
-----------In Tennis, a chop stroke is a shot where the angle towards the player and behind the racquet, made
by the line of flight of the ball, and the racquet travelling down across it, is greater than 45 degrees
and may be 90 degrees.
The racquet face passes slightly outside the ball and down the side,
chopping it, as a man chops wood.
The spin and curve is from right to left.
It is made with a stiff wrist.
The slice shot merely reduced the angle mentioned from 45 degrees down to a very small one.
The
racquet face passes either inside or outside the ball, according to direction desired, while the stroke is
mainly a wrist twist or slap.
This slap imparts a decided skidding break to the ball, while a chop
"drags" the ball off the ground without break.
The rules of footwork for both these shots should be the same as the drive, but because both are
made with a short swing and more wrist pl
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