Physical warm up entails getting the heart rate up to 160 on the stationary bike, flushing the stiffness out of my joints through step lunges - sprints - side steps, stretching out the tensions in my hips and legs from pulling my back, and hitting the ball to myself until I am consistent with my lengths and widths.
I noticed a big difference in my solo drills before and after I warmed up with all of the rituals.
Counting ratio of good vs. errors today with solo drills was a first. I had numbers like 31 - 7. It was very difficult to count and focus on hitting the ball. I think this is a good drill.
On the subject of footwork techniques, I realized I didn't know how to drag my trailing foot stepping from side to side. I also tried a couple of times during the solo drill to drag my foot when I lunged on my right foot for the forehand. Balance is much easier and recovery is smoother when I forcibly drag my foot.
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