More of a rant than anything, but man, I just can't volley on my forehand for the life of me.
It's especially frustrating, because my backhand volley is very solid. I would go so far as to say that my backhand volley is my favorite shot. I score a lot of points on it and feel very comfortable.
My forehand is just a mess though. Tonight I was determined to go out and work on it, so I rented a ball machine and just practiced volleys. As usual, my BH looked great - my FH was horrible. When I didn't shank it, I made bad contact. I was hitting so bad it actually gave me wrist pain and I had to stop hitting FH volleys - and I never get pain in tennis, so that was surprising.
The only time I have any success with a FH volley is by switching to an eastern grip, but I know that is improper, and I don't have time to switch grips at the net.
Anyone else have this vast difference in quality from FH to BH? Any tips on improving it?
It's especially frustrating, because my backhand volley is very solid. I would go so far as to say that my backhand volley is my favorite shot. I score a lot of points on it and feel very comfortable.
My forehand is just a mess though. Tonight I was determined to go out and work on it, so I rented a ball machine and just practiced volleys. As usual, my BH looked great - my FH was horrible. When I didn't shank it, I made bad contact. I was hitting so bad it actually gave me wrist pain and I had to stop hitting FH volleys - and I never get pain in tennis, so that was surprising.
The only time I have any success with a FH volley is by switching to an eastern grip, but I know that is improper, and I don't have time to switch grips at the net.
Anyone else have this vast difference in quality from FH to BH? Any tips on improving it?