5 Reasons Why You’re Missing Tennis Volleys & How To Fix The Mistakes

In this video I'll show you how to correct the 5 Most Common Volley Mistakes at Club level.

1) Did you know that you can actually swing on some tennis volleys?
As a rule of thumb the higher and slower the ball is the more you have time to take the racket back and still make good contact in front of your body. Just think of the swing volley. The lower and harder the ball is the more you have to shorten the take back and in some instances you'll just block the ball.

2) Instead of having the tip of the tennis racket point to the sky make sure you set it out to the side. That way you can open and close the racket face as needed. Close it a bit more on higher volleys. Open it to lift the ball more on low volleys.

3) If you have the wrong footwork you're losing control and the chance to get power on your volley. Set the outside leg behind the incoming ball and stride forward off that leg. Any pace on volleys comes from the legs not from the arm.

4) YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CONTINENTAL GRIP. PERIOD. Watch the video on how to find it and a simple drill you can do by yourself to get more comfortable with it.

5) Have you ever heard the cue "chop the volley like a karate chop"? Throw that out! Immediately! Yes, there is certainly a downward component on the swing path of the volley but not nearly as steep as a "chop" implies. It depends on what kind of ball you're getting. If you're close to the net on a higher ball, yes, you can hit down on the ball more. But the lower the ball and the further back you are the swing path levels out until you actually see a lift on very low balls.

Have fun practicing your tennis volleys! Grab a partner and do these drills:    • Dominate The Net - Improve Your Tenni...  

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