I know at least a half dozen players with a clash. They love it for groundies and vollies. When you learn to volley there is not a problem with the racquet. So, you are telling us, you have crappy technique. And, the racquet is ok. So, softer frames need a bit more pop. There is no problem with the racquet just the ability of the user.
"You should be able to volley with any racquet if you do it right". That one remark says it all 👍Listen to coach Rob, guys. He knows what he's talking about.
The tip from tennis spin to exaggerate the volley is a lot of bullshit. Sure there are better racquets to volley with than the clash but majority of recreational players should be just fine with the clash
Racquets don’t have a volley problem, players have a volley problem. This is volley technique video and has zero to do with anything being wrong with the Clash.
I play with the 98 v2 and volleys aren’t my thing but the Clash has a ton of stability and is pretty easy to effectively hit volleys. The open string pattern toward the bottom of the racquet is unusual and takes getting used to.
As you said correctly...Technique: using your body works (old school) and if you have arm problems, comfort racquets like the Clash keep you on the court. ..Learn technique and your game will improve, no matter what stick is your hand.
Harry definetely tried his hardest to influence coach Rob to agree to his stupid theory. If one has the right technique, not "old school" bs, he can volley with any racquet. I tried the Clash before and had some of my best volleys with it. Full of pop.
He's right, when I tried the original I had the same issue when playing at my level you get some shots at 80 mph or higher I could not tame the shot, the newer model pro is what I use now, you have to go opposite with the strings, full poly and higher tension makes it work well.
Title seems to include all of the Clash lineups, but than they immediately specify that this is about the clash 100. So a bit of clickbait, the Clash V2 98 does just fine on volleys with its 60RA
I have found myself getting overpowered at the net using the Clash 100 but I also don't have tennis elbow like I used to. No racquet is perfect, but I'm sure there are better ones out there for net play exchanges. Maybe I should use a different racquet for doubles play. Thanks for the video post.
Had a couple of 100 pro v.1 racquets and loved them. Actually were really good for volleys if I did them properly. Lots of spin, and with lots of headspeed control was fine. Just couldn't keep strings in 'em, so they had to go. If you use a Clash properly, you're gonna spend a mint on strings. I was using 15L poly and averaged less than three hours of use before breaking.
For most ppl, a volley is completely reactionary.. and sometimes it has to be… I found the clash to be a lot like the “team” versions in which there’s not enough meat to handle a reactionary volley, it just ends up dead or flying.. heavier rackets are far more forgiving on volleys.
I used to play with the clash, but not for long. The thing that made me change the racket was that I broke my strings every week. I did notice this difficulty volleying, but I was thought that it was because the racket is very head light and didn't have the stability that I wanted.
I noticed the same thing with my backhand slice. I had to put a lot on it to get it to be a deep slice compared to any racquet i have used. I thought it had some technology that stiffens the faster the racquet speed which makes sense from my experience. My full stroke groundies were deep and sometimes long but then a slower slice went nowhere. Totally agree with this video. Never experienced with any other raquet
I know several people who were using the Clash, but have now changed to the Volkl V-Cell 4 and in all cases their games have improved significantly. Better control because fewer mishits and more power when they need it.
It looks to me that the racquet is perfectly fine. When someone can not voley with that racquet, lt is preaty much a techique problem... They preaty much need to take a lesson or two on volleys. There are not such things like old school volleys or modern volleys. There are just a few diferent kind of hitting volleys ( soft- controlled volleys, power volleys...) which you can hit with any style of racquet , you just have to adjust to the specific of each racquet. 🥸
