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INSTRUCTION

A PROPER WARM-UP By Alice Tym

Traditionalists are not going to like this , but

getting out there and dinking for three minutes is not a proper warmup . Think about it . All points start with a serve and return .
Then there is a third shot or fifth shot drop . Maybe some dinks get in there , but if you can ’ t hit a few shots first , you don ’ t get to the dinks ! Furthermore , dinks are easy . Using up valuable warmup time to do them is a waste of time . They don ’ t help you determine the wind speed and direction , or the court perspective and depth ( some
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