I love to play racquetball. I don’t love drilling.
Drilling on the court can make my racquetball better. I know that. I’m just bad about drilling. To improve my racquetball and yours I’m going to talk about different drills.
When you want to practice setting up overhead passing and kill shots stand in the back of the court, toss the ball up high, let it bounce, reach up, and play the overhead passing and kill shot. You can also stand in the back of the court, hit short lobs or short ceiling shots to the front wall, let the ball bounce, and play overhead passing and kill shots.
The pinch shot can be drilled by standing near the center court but closer to one side wall, drop the ball low and hit pinch shots to the near front corner. You can use the same setup with the drop and then hit a reverse pinch to the far front corner.
To practice the wallpaper shot stand near a side wall and reach up as high as you can with the ball as close to the side wall as possible. Release the ball so it drops straight down, wall papering the side wall. Step back so you are an arm’s length from the wall and return the ball with a ceiling shot.
Stand near a side wall and toss the ball to the front wall to practice hitting a rebounding ball that hugs a side wall. Your toss should bring the ball back as a wallpaper ball that you want to return with a ceiling shot. You also use the drill but return the wallpaper ball with another wallpaper ball.
To hit a drop shot off a fast-rebounding back wall ball close to the front wall, stand in the center court facing the back wall and hit a medium to hard speed ball about ten to twelve feet high on the back wall. The ball will take its first bounce near the service area. Move with the ball toward the front wall and hit a drop shot.
All these drills should be repeated fifteen to thirty times when you are drilling.
Remember that drilling will make you play better.