Tennis Tip: Volley Fundamentals 

redbirdcraig1 thank you for the kind words :)

You should feel you accomplished something. As many people will tell you, getting something into my head is a tough process. LOL

Anyway, I really enjoyed how you broke things down technically yet you kept it simple. That is a very difficult task, to discuss technique without getting bogged down in wordiness. I look forward to one day being at one of your clinics.

redbirdcraig1 thank you very much. It sure would be great to welcome you on court. Best wishes

William Jeffreys To volley a ball towards your body or face, if you’re right handed and with the racquet out front, take one small “side step” to the right and turn the racquet face to meet the ball. That’s it! Practice against a wall if you want to be proficient.

If the ball is at your body you need to play a backhand volley like you’re protecting yourself from the ball.

Michael Cannan thanks Mike. When are we tackling your volleys? ;) cheers

Eric Sczuka thanks for your comment. Can you clarify for me where you are located on the court when you experience getting jammed? If you have a video you can send us of your situation, that would be best. Let me know. Looking forward to welcoming you on court in the future. Cheers

Nadim Naser yes absolutely! Best email please? Dank

Nadim Naser baseline when balls are coming I am having trouble picking them up so that I begin my uni turn and come forward and extend appropriately. Even with balls that flat with not much too spin it seems like I’m not getting set up quick enough I’m contacting the ball late and high. Not in front and to the right as you have shown. I’ll send video. I’d like to get better at hitting it extended right off the ground in the strike zone more. I do about 50% of time and it shows. But sometimes I am really late and this forces me to jam and hit high. Again, mostly from the baseline. Dank Eric 🤙🏻

Randall Chinn thanks for your comment. Hats a fair question. This session was a scheduled part of the clinic and in-between “topics to cover”. Every clinic has time set aside for instructional sessions like this where players get to “understand, shadow swing, ask questions and take notes” about the concepts first. The regular approach of explaining all this while they have to hit balls does not work anywhere near as well in my opinion. Immediately following this instructional session we went out on court to apply these concepts.

Thanks for the explanation. I'm seriously thinking of participating in one of your clinics when you offer one close to me. I just wanted to get a feel of how the clinics are run.

Randall Chinn this clinic was a 5-day clinic in Costa Rica. Most other clinics are 1 or 2-day. Where are you located? Would be nice to meet and work together in person

Skyward? I don’t think so. Not at contact. Also, power is a secondary goal.