In this lesson we illustrate the ballistic reflex in action. In the illustration below we show how a slight movement using the ballistic reflex results in a large increase in ball speed. Note that the ball is being hit in the air before the bounce to aid in clarifying the ideas and to simplify the illustration, but a ground stroke grip is being used just as if the ball were hit from the baseline.

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To execute this reflex movement, begin the squeeze of the racquet from the pinky finger upward.

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Above is a rollover animation of the relevant two consecutive frames of the video.