A very soft drop shot, that just barely travels over the net, is sometimes called a dink (a term possibly borrowed from volleyball).
[8] The characteristics of some court surfaces make drop shots particularly effective; grass and clay are good examples.
[9] On grass, the ball tends to bounce lower than other courts, which makes it harder to retrieve a drop shot.
To achieve this, a player slightly loosens his or her grip on the racquet at the moment of impact with the ball.
In the sport of pickleball a drop shot is a soft shot with a high arc, made from the back of the court after the ball has bounced, that lands the ball in, or near, the opponent's non-volley zone, also called the kitchen.
[12] A dink shot is similar to a drop shot, but a dink is hit even softer and performed when the player is at or near the non-volley line, or, if the ball has bounced, possibly standing in the player's own non-volley zone.