Ava’s 3 Daily Pro Drills: Dink Game, SRT, and Favorite #3

Summary

Ava Ignatowich (PPA) shares three unflashy drills she uses every day — useful at any level.

Drill 1: the dink game — start a dink at the kitchen, then play it out (speed-ups, lobs, anything). Drill 2: serve–return–third — serve, return, hit any third (drop/drive/roll), then reset; don’t play the point out so you stack reps on the three big shots. Drill 3 is her personal favorite (watch through for the full pattern). Keep them in the weekly routine even when they feel boring — that’s the point.

Key takeaways

• Dink game: start soft, then anything goes straight-ahead
• SRT: serve + return + third only, then reset for volume
• Pros grind simple reps daily — add all three to your week

Action items

• Block 30 min: 10 dink-game points, 20 SRT reps, then Ava’s #3
• Log which third you chose on each SRT so drops/drives stay mixed