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Against a defensive chopper the drop shot can be very effective. The chopper is much
happier back away from the table when defending. So if you can play a drop shot drag them in
close to the table that gives you an opportunity to play a strong ball at them when they are close to the table.
To play a drop shot of a chop it's important to wait for the chop that lands
short on your side of the table. It's difficult to do a drop shot if the chop lands deep on
your side. Secondly think about keeping your hand nice and soft and relaxed, keep your
bat nice and open and try and hit the ball as early as possible and as close to the net
as you possibly can. To make sure that you get close to the ball it's important to move
your leg in close to the net.
Another tactical consideration is to make your drop shot to their weaker attacking side. So often the defender might have a strong backhand attack
or a strong forehand attack. So make sure that you make that drop shot to their weaker side.