volley

Especially at the net, does a higher twistweight make volleys easier when contact is made off-center? In typical doubles situations, fast exchanges, reflex volleys, aggressive net approaches, and balls coming at you laterally, what should I prioritize more in a racquet? Higher twistweight...

The last time Novak crushed Jannik was on the ice rink of Turin 23, after dispatching Carlos in a similar fashion. The latter was also beaten on the notably quick Olympic clay and on Nole's best hunting ground, the AO. Sinner was defeated in straights at Wimbledon in 23. Last year his injury...

Great post over at Heavy Topspin, with numbers to back it up. Very difficult to see a markedly higher frequency of net play in the future, unless we see specific technology and surface changes, imho at least: Sinner seems to be the new prototype of this trend, after Nadal and Djokovic led the...

Hi all, I’ve grown up playing at a high club level, usually sec 1 inter-club throughout, now almost 40. UTR is now in high 7’s at the moment (simply as I don’t get to play enough with kids) but skill wise I am competitive with the high 8’s and 9’s as I have solid technique, but I make poor...

So like I grip my racquet really low, like my pinky would be like partially off the racquet, it's just preference, I get a lot of whip and it's pretty stable for me. But my volleys are not great, and I read something recently about maybe gripping higher up the racquet for more stability. Is that...

I welcome any advice on Serve, FH, BH, Volley. I recorded myself last week. I am the player nearest the camera.

The big 3+1 are just a magnificent benchmark for anybody out there. Brilliant players with a very long career and a huge amount of data. I was recently looking at the tactic section of the Tennis Abstract homepage and I think there is a lot of interesting basic stuff to discover. I sorted first...

Beginner-intermediate here wanting to improve volleys. I've searched the YouTube world and even though there are tons of volley instructional videos, none of the really go into the technique of the forward swing motion. When watching ATP/WTA players, it looks like they always have a bit of a...

Working on volleys and overheads.

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From generation to generation, the play styles, strategies, and techniques that are most effective in tennis change as science and technology advance (Example: The decline of the one-handed backhand). That said, while the greatest forehands, backhands, serves, and much more can be observed by...

I have heard a lot about how to correctly volley, but can you write the few key points to great volleys.

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So lately my volleying skills have regressed badly and I'm either framing the ball, or hitting the volley too soft, or hitting the volley hard but too short. The main problem that I have identified is that when I'm playing doubles (and doubles specifically), when I'm the netman, as a righty, I...