High forehand racket drop?

[toth]

Which is the better approach at high fh?
1.higher preparation than usual with small racket drop
2.the usual prep without racket drop

Thank your answer
Toth

 

[Dragy]

It depends really. From behind the baseline (returning deep lob) I want to drive it with margin over net, tons of pace and good RPM to secure the ball getting down before court ends. So, if enough time, I'll prepare high (even higher to compensate for bending legs), let it drop just below the contact point and rip it through and accross.
From inside the baseline, hitting a sitter, I'd visualise hitting almost downwards into the court. I'd possibly prepare level with the ball and hit through with decent (though not extreme) effort and some natural topspin.

 

[tennisreflectslife]

Bit higher prep than usual (not extreme tho) and very little racket drop (its more of racket lag here than the drop). My mindset is that ball already has height, so I dont need to worry about giving it much more height. So I focus on depth and hitting it straight. Using the arm to do it leads to all sorts of timing and balance issues. Focus on using legs and shoulder rotation much more on high balls. Also if u feel u r hitting them too deep, try to move the contact point forward and hit the ball little closer to the top (rather than center). Hope it helps.

 

[Fintft]

It could be that your usual preparation includes a big drop, but what my coach recommends is a higher preparation (at least the racquet head to be higher, although still pointing forward and not up), in order to help generate that racket lag that tennisreflectslife mentions...

If you are dropping your racket too early, then it seems that it's harder to get a proper racket lag.