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June's Winning Entry for Our Contest |
Congratulations to Yeushan Goan of Milwaukee, WI for his contributions to the Coaching Forum contest. The winning entry is listed below for your review and implementation into your training program.
Yeushan Goan
Milwaukee, WI
The Newgy Robot is very useful for footwork practice. You are forced to keep moving because the robot rarely misses. Here are some footwork drills you can do with your Newgy Robot:
Side to Side Footwork Drills
One-Step
Footwork
1. Set Oscillator Control Levers to 2,5 (narrow sweep
range).
2. Adjust oscillator speed so ball are place at each end
of the sweep range.
3. Hit ball coming to your forehand court with forehand
strokes, hit balls coming to your backhand court with
backhand strokes.
Two-Step
Footwork
1. Set Oscillator Control Levers to 1,6 (no oscillation).
2. Alternate your forehands and backhands to hit balls
back.
Three-Step
Footwork
1. Set Oscillator Control Levers to 2,5 (narrow sweep
range).
2. Adjust oscillator speed so balls are placed at each end
of the sweep range.
3. Hit balls coming to your forehand court with backhand
strokes and balls coming to your backhand court with
forehand strokes.
Stepping In/Out Footwork Drills
Two-Step
Footwork
1. Set Oscillator Control Levers to 1,6 (no oscillation).
2. Adjust head angle and ball speed so balls bounce twice
on your side of the table.
3. Step in to forehand hit a ball after it bounces once,
then step out to forehand hit the next ball after it
bounces twice, step in to backhand hit the next ball after
it bounces once, and finally step out to backhand hit the
fourth ball after it bounces twice. You should be moving in
an "8 on its side" (_) route.
Three-Step
Footwork
1. Set Oscillator Control Levers to 2,5 (narrow sweep
range).
2. Adjust head angle and ball speed so balls bounce twice
on your side of the table.
3. Hit balls in the same manner as described in previous
two-step footwork drill, except you now need to take 3
steps to make it to the balls.
Notes:
a. If you find the 2,5 sweep range too wide for you,
change it to 1,5 or 2,6.
b. If you find the 2,5 sweep range too narrow for you,
change it to 2,4, 3,5 or even 3,4.
c. If you're right-handed you should step in with your
right foot closer to the table, or you won't be able to
bring your playing hand close to the ball.
d. If you're left-handed, you should step in with your
left foot closer to the table.
