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Pinch Drills
 

If you need to develop your pinch game, then try these drills:

Note: As you do these drills, remember to adhere to racquetball fundamentals like staying level, eyes on the ball, and hitting it flat and follow though completely and developing a good rhythm.

1. Stand in the middle of the court about a foot behind the dotted line, alternately hitting pinches with your forehand and backhand. 20 times. Relocate each time.
    
2. Divide the court into nine quadrants behind the dotted lines and hit three pinches from each area. 3 times each area. Relocate each time.
    
3. Divide the court into nine quadrants forward of the dotted line and hit three pinches from each area. 3 times each area. Relocate each time.
    
4. Stand in the back right corner, hit a short ceiling and hit a pinch into the right sidewall. 5 times. Relocate each time.
    
5. Stand in the back left corner, hit a short ceiling and hit a pinch into the left sidewall. 5 times. Relocate each time.
    
6. Stand in the middle of the court and about six feet from the back wall and hit AWBs and hit pinches off them off the backwall. 3 times. Relocate each time.
    
7. Stand in the back left corner, hit a long ceiling, and hit a pinch off the backwall and relocate each time. 5 times.
    
8. Stand in the back right corner, hit a long ceiling, and hit a pinch off the backwall and relocate each time. 5 times.
    
9. Stand about two to three feet from the backwall, in the middle, and toss the ball off the backwall. Hit your pinches working on maximum extension and/or ...
    
10. Put the ball on your racquet face and toss it using the racquet. Hit pinches working on maximum extension.

     

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