That sounds like so much work. Do you have a simpler, easier tip? Is there a blue pill one can take where after ingesting you wake up and magically know how to volley like the pros?Practice, practice, practice
Changing grips is not easy - but, since you are 16, it might not be too late for you if you get yourself a good coach. For most adult rec players, it is almost impossible to change their grips dramatically with or without coaching help after a few years of bad technique.whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
Changing grips is not easy - but, since you are 16, it might not be too late for you if you get yourself a good coach. For most adult rec players, it is almost impossible to change their grips dramatically with or without coaching help after a few years of bad technique.
whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
That sounds like so much work. Do you have a simpler, easier tip? Is there a blue pill one can take where after ingesting you wake up and magically know how to volley like the pros?
I have no problem hitting low FH or BH volleys with an Aussie grip. Actually I think hitting a low backhand volley with the Aussie grip is easier than with a true continental grip.Note that some players feel more comfortable with a semi-conti grip (Aussie grip) than a standard conti grip. The Conti grip puts the base index knuckle on bevel 2 whereas the Aussie grip has it at 2.5 (corner between level 2 and bevel 3)
This grip will likely make it easier for hitting high volleys but more difficult to hit low volleys.
Note also that volley grips, be it Conti or semi-Conti), are typically a bit choked up on the handle. That is, they might be 1 cm to 3 cm shorter than your serve or groundstroke grip
In the 1990s, Patrick Rafter, a prolific serve & volley player, was the first player I had noticed using the Aussie grip at the net. He appeared to be using it for both forehand and backhand volleys. However, images (and videos) reveal that he was using something close to a standard Continental grip for low volleys (on both sides, I believe). I found this usage to be quite comfortable for myself as well.I have no problem hitting low FH or BH volleys with an Aussie grip. Actually I think hitting a low backhand volley with the Aussie grip is easier than with a true continental grip.
my answer to almost everything is "practice against the wall"..but it's true. Practice half volleys and volleys against the wall. Also, make sure all of your feeds are hit with a conti grip.whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
In the 1990s, Patrick Rafter, a prolific serve & volley player, was the first player I had noticed using the Aussie grip at the net. He appeared to be using it for both forehand and backhand volleys. However, images (and videos) reveal that he was using something close to a standard Continental grip for low volleys (on both sides, I believe). I found this usage to be quite comfortable for myself as well.
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Note that the Continental grip that many players use for their serve is often a bit different from their volley Continental. That is, they will have the base index knuckle on bevel 2 for both Conti grips, but the heel pad placement might differ somewhat between the serve and the volley. Not everyone does this but it is not really all that uncommon.I think that a lot of people who grew up learning in the 80's use an Aussie grip (or "soft conti" on the forehand). I use it, and I switch to a conti on the backhand. That said, I'm not sure I'd recommend it except to a really young player. I think it just adds a layer of confusion--and personally, I'd had trouble introducing multiple grips to adults. I know others have had a different experience, but that's what I'd observed with a lot of folks. For simplicity's sake I'd go conti on the serve, volley and slice BH.
AlphaBrain promotes vivid dreams for me... in there i volley like a pro... skip all the messy sweating!That sounds like so much work. Do you have a simpler, easier tip? Is there a blue pill one can take where after ingesting you wake up and magically know how to volley like the pros?
how much do you currently practice volleys. if you're like most 3.0-3.5's... it's like 15min a year. baseline bashing and hitting bigger than the pros, is the priority.whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
I think us more experienced players take for granted how difficult it is to use a different grip for forehand vs volley/serve.
But to make a long story short.... you force yourself to use the correct grip until eventually it feels familiar. This can take weeks/months/years depending on how often you play and how determined you are to get it right.
When I was starting out I'd estimate the full transition from 'frying pan' serves/volleys to continental took me about a year of 2x a week recreational play (no lessons). That's going from super unnatural feeling to fully comfortable.
whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
I have seen several rec players work tirelessly with coaches to learn to use the right grip and it just won't stick. I've worked with my wife on this a lot. Even in drills where nothing is on the line her hand finds its way back to Eastern.
Whereas I can alter a grip in probably a few weeks. Last year I moved to a stronger conti for serves and volleys and it became natural fairly quickly.
Everyone's motor pattern flexibility is different which is why you have guys that have to have their rackets tuned to unbelievable levels of exactness and other folks that can play equally well with any frame you put in their hands.
Buy a Gripmaster-type device.whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
It's not the grip but your balancewhenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
Don't know if you were serious about the AlphaBrain. Not yet tried it. But I have tried vit B6 for lucid dreaming. Also promotes dream recall & vivid dreams. Studies & anecdotal evidence indicate that 240 mg (some sources say 250 mg) about 5 minutes prior to a bedtime can encourage lucid dreaming. Might try it with ABAlphaBrain promotes vivid dreams for me... in there i volley like a pro... skip all the messy sweating!
Galantamine is great, especially if you can WILDDon't know if you were serious about the AlphaBrain. Not yet tried it. But I have tried vit B6 for lucid dreaming. Also promotes dream recall & vivid dreams. Studies & anecdotal evidence indicate that 240 mg (some sources say 250 mg) about 5 minutes prior to a bedtime can encourage lucid dreaming. Might try it with AB
Effects of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) and a B Complex Preparation on Dreaming and Sleep - PubMed
Anecdotal evidence indicates that supplementation with vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) before bed can enhance dream vividness and recall. In a single pilot study, Ebben, Lequerica, and Spielman (2002) found that vitamin B6 had a dose-dependent effect of increasing scores on a composite measure of dream...pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I had tried Galantamine & numerous other substances back in the 1990s, when I was in my 40s. I was seeing signs of memory issues and cognitive decline in my mid & late 40s so I was trying a lot of things -- including various mental and physical exercises as well as sports vision training. I'm actually doing better, mentally, now in my late 60s than I was in my late 40s.Galantamine is great, especially if you can WILD
this might be the best tip I've seen on this siteWant to get used to a grip because it feels unnatural? Watch a movie or 2 while holding your racket with this grip. It will feel normal after that.
For the volleys, think about catching the ball as if the racquet was a net. That will help with the grip as well as keeping the racquet face open.whenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
For the volleys, think about catching the ball as if the racquet was a net. That will help with the grip as well as keeping the racquet face open.
The point I was trying to make was that if the grips feel wrong, which they will if your body position and contact point are built around another grip, then just changing the grip and practicing will feel weird and awkward.And if you have trouble visualizing that, you can actually practice it:
Reps, reps and more reps. Yes it should feel weird at first. Yes you will suck for a bit. 3000 reps later you’ll feel comfy as hellwhenever i try to do volley or serve with continental grip it feels so wierd how can i get used to this.
Correcto. As a completely untaught player I remember the first time I made a change to an accustomed grip it took me a while to realize that you can't just change the grip and leave everything else the same. That doesn't work.The point I was trying to make was that if the grips feel wrong, which they will if your body position and contact point are built around another grip, then just changing the grip and practicing will feel weird and awkward.
Of course once you have the basic idea of how to correctly implement the correct grips, then you'll have to practice.