UK Racketball Coaching Tips by Mark Fuller

The Drop Shot

My drop is based heavily on the one taught to me by Mark Hornby (my coach when I had just turned full time in Sheffield), although I have seen numerous coaches since Mark this is one of the areas that I have chosen not to change as I still think his way of playing the drop makes the most sense.

The main reason for this is that it is simple. I have never had the flashest racket skills and this shot can be learnt by anyone. To me it’s really important to keep the drop simple no matter what your standard. If it’s a local racketball grudge match or a PSA squash tournament for lots of money your going to be desperate to win, the most important thing when going for your drop is that you know its consistent.

One of the most important things with the drop is to cut the ball and feel it on the strings (the last thing you want is the ball to bounce off your racket). I think the best way to do this is to lay the racket back to create an angle and then all you need to do is swing through the ball.

A good way of visualising this is to imagine that your impact point is on the near corner at the top of the racket head. This will mean the ball can be held on the string for the largest amount of time, meaning a greater amount of cut, hopefully resulting in more pace being taken off the ball and it clinging easier to the side wall.

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