Get Out of Jail Drill: Soft Out of Trouble vs Hands at the Line
Summary
John Cincola’s partner drill “Get Out of Jail”: both start near the kitchen and alternate feeding. The feeder hand-tosses an aggressive wide dink (FH or BH). The partner starts about one step off the kitchen — like after a dead dink — and must get out of jail by making the next ball bounce.
The feeder reaches in to take it out of the air and they play out the point, then switch roles. It trains soft hands under pressure against someone hunting the speed-up.
Key takeaways
- Start a step off the kitchen as if you just hit a dead dink
- Job under fire: make the next ball bounce (get out of jail)
- Feeder hunts the out-of-air ball — then switch roles
Action items
- Steal the drill for 10 minutes: alternate feeder / jailbird every point
- Track how often you earn the bounce vs getting handcuffed out of the air