1st volley

[cptobvious_619]

after you hit an approach shot and are coming to the net, where do you hit the first volley?

lately, i've been going against someone who is really fast and has amazing passing shots - where would be the most effective place for the volley?

someone told me: deep first to push them back and then crosscourt

any other tips?

thanks

 

[The ball was in]

after you hit an approach shot and are coming to the net, where do you hit the first volley?

lately, i've been going against someone who is really fast and has amazing passing shots - where would be the most effective place for the volley?

someone told me: deep first to push them back and then crosscourt

any other tips?

thanks

Depends how deep your approach shot is, maybe drop the volley a little shorter as opposed to always going deep as the only problem with that is when the match gets tight, you may invariably push the ball long...but if you can mix up the short (not so much the drop volley) and long volleys (try to keep him guessing) then you may get the upper hand...also, does your opponent have a single or 2 handed bankhand as you could approach with a higher top spin shot to cause some more trouble...just a few thoughts tho

 

[Bagumbawalla]

The whole idea is that the approach shot must be a good one, forcing the opponent to hit a weak reply that you can volley away for a winner.

So the answer is, if you have set up the play effectively, then you want to hit a volley winner.

If it turns out (as it sometimes does) that your approach shot was less penetrating than you hoped-- then ( depending on how much you are pressured) you want to hit a volley that, at least, forces the weak reply that you had wanted before. To do this you can (a) volley deep and cut off the attempt to pass you at net. (b) drop volley to bring him in and force him to hit up or try a really sharp angle. (c) Try for an angled winner and hope you don't get passed. (d) (as a last resort) hope that you at least get the volley back somewhere in the court.

 

[Trinity TC]

someone told me: deep first to push them back and then crosscourt

any other tips?

thanks

That was fine when we played with wooden racquets because you couldn't generate enough controlled power on passing shots because of the limits of wood and early metal racquets.

In today's game the volleys go to a spot that is within a foot of the sideline and a foot in front or just past the service line. Anything deep tends to float and gets gobbled up by today's racquets and the power groundstroke game.

 

[LuckyR]

That was fine when we played with wooden racquets because you couldn't generate enough controlled power on passing shots because of the limits of wood and early metal racquets.

In today's game the volleys go to a spot that is within a foot of the sideline and a foot in front or just past the service line. Anything deep tends to float and gets gobbled up by today's racquets and the power groundstroke game.

I also agree with the advice against deep shots just for the sake of being deep. Power baseliners do less effectively against touch shots that have slice and are short (as opposed to bigger, flatter deeper shots, which they can eat for lunch).

 

[Punisha]

watch for a low sliced backhand opening up a power baseliners roller forehand. The one that has topspin as well as side spin giving himan advantage in the passing shot

 

[Solat]

you should be approaching DTL mostly (to cover passing shot angles the best)

if the return is high above the net then you should go cross court with angle

if the return is low, you should volley DTL again and look for the nest oppourtunity to knock off the CC volley.