{"id":3877,"date":"2026-04-15T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/weekly-slice-practice-plan-for-steady-progress\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:59:00","slug":"weekly-slice-practice-plan-for-steady-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/en\/weekly-slice-practice-plan-for-steady-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly slice practice plan for steady progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Progress in slice comes faster when you follow a small, clear and repeatable plan.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The main goal in slice is to use the slice for defense, change of pace and a low trajectory. To get there, you need a high start, smooth racket descent and a steady body in balance.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with: low crosscourt slice<\/li>\n<li>Continue with: slice approach with forward momentum<\/li>\n<li>Finish the session with: defensive slice from a deep position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The most common mistake is chopping too sharply without length or directional control. If you fix it early, progress comes faster and with less strain on the body.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>For match use, remember this: use the slice when you want to break the opponent\u2019s rhythm or buy time. Keep notes, work with simple indicators and do not change goals every session.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A simple weekly routine is: 10 minutes of movement mechanics, 10 minutes of depth work and 10 minutes of transition slice drills. Keep notes on contact quality, errors and decision making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progress in slice comes faster when you follow a small, clear and repeatable plan. The main goal in slice is to use the slice for defense, change of pace and a low trajectory. To get there, you need a high start, smooth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2163],"tags":[2243,2255,2267],"class_list":["post-3877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis-help-for-players","tag-backhand-tennis-technique","tag-baseline-consistency","tag-singles-tennis-tactics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}