Anyone else hate their forehand volley?

[Muzzy]

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?

 

[time_fly]

I don't hate it, but I've always been more comfortable with my backhand volley. I think it's because my backhand side forces me to turn, close off the lead shoulder, and keep the racket out in front. On the forehand side I can be a bit lazy about closing off and coming through the ball, and also switching out of my forehand grip back to continental is a bigger change than my backhand grip.

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

Only when I miss it [!].

Is your bad contact occurring at the same place on the racquet? If so, that's relatively easy to fix: just try and hit the opposite side of the frame. So if you're always hitting the top of the frame, try to hit the bottom. Chances are you'll end up hitting the sweet spot or relatively close. You just have to recalibrate.

If you're missing it all over the place, that's harder to fix.

How much are you swinging? Try a basic drill where the only thing you do is make a unit turn and just let your racquet get in the way of the ball's trajectory. Don't swing at all. Get comfortable making clean contact before moving on. Don't worry about where the ball goes or whether it would have been a winner. Just focus on clean contact.

Once you master that, then start adding a little racquet movement. Avoid anything wristy. Use your legs and core and rotation more so than just your arm. In other words, use the big, stable muscles rather than the smaller, more variable ones.

Keep progressing by adding more complexity as you master the fundamentals. Realize that everybody progresses at different rates so be patient with yourself.

I think people naturally tend to do LESS with their BH volley and that's why it can be more reliable.

 

[Mr.Lob]

Firm up your wrist, and add more punch. Your letting your wrist be too passive, absorbing too much of the shot, which is why your wrists are sore. Bend legs more, weight forward.

 

[Bender]

One thing I found that helps for the FH volley is to bend your wrist back just a bit and keep it modestly firm so that it opens up the face a bit more than holding it with a straight wrist.

Choking up on the grip a bit helps too, but that goes for volleys in general.

 

[kramer woodie]

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?

Muzzy

The volley forehand or backhand is a shot most player use too much racquet movement. This can be corrected easily by using the left hand
(if your right handed) to take the racquet back when you turn your body to hit a forehand volley. The left hand up on the throat or even the
left hand cradling the bottom of the hoop. You will limit the take back to your mid-chest, thus keeping the racquet head in your sight plane
of the right eye. Drop the left hand from the racquet holding it up and out in front. You will then create in a sense a picture frame, framing
the ball between the racquet and the front left hand. Then step strongly forward. The racquet will move a foot to a foot and a half without
even moving your arm. If your add arm movement do so with a firm wrist, no swing.

Harder with the backhand volley as you do not have a front hand to help frame the ball, but still use the left hand cradling the hoop on
the turn and take only to mid-chest so that you have the racquet head and ball both in your field of vision. Drop the left hand from the
racquet and pull it back sharply as you step into the ball.

The conti grip is kind of the best way to volley as it opens the racquet face. Do not let the racquet head drop, keep it up and in sight
(limit the take back!!!). Now use your knees to adjust the height of the racquet to meet the ball. If you will stay low it will also make it
easier to have better control. When volleying do not play tall.

God Luck with solving your forehand volley. Just remember, less racquet take back, plus being able to see both the racquet head and the
ball in your field of vision will lead to cleaner sweet spot contact and a very strong volley shot with control.

Aloha

 

[scotus]

Try the forehand volley with a straight arm like this guy:

 

[movdqa]

My BH volley is more natural and fewer moving parts but I like hitting both FH and BH.

Best would be to see video of what you're doing.

 

[TennisCJC]

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?

I think conti grip is best but you could use a E FH grip. Vic Braden advocated a E FH grip on the volley in the 1970s. He did a demonstration where he and one of his pros stood about 6 to 8 feet apart and maintained a volley rally. They hit the ball alternating FH and BH volleys and were able to make the grip change each time. I actually make a small grip change between my volleys. I use conti for FH volley and conti for BH volley, but the heal pad of my palm move up toward EBH on BH volley.

 

[TennisCJC]

you might want to try soft conti for FH with index knuckle and palm shifted a little toward E FH, and strong conti with index knuckle and palm shifter toward E BH.

My bet is you are not used to the sensation of not having much palm behind impact. Shifting to soft conti toward E FH for volley will put more meat behind contact and probably give you a more solid feel and better control of the racket head.

With conti, you might want to be sure that you get the racket head up above the hand a bit too. This helps get a better feel. If you dangle the head low or let the racket head drop to hand level, conti feels a little weak. This is like serving with a conti grip - it works best if you hand is outside of contact and racket head is closer to your body. For R handed server looking at server from behind the angle from hand to racket contact would be like this \

 

[movdqa]

Hammer grip may be an option too. You can do a hammer continental or a hammer eastern. I did that for many years before switching over to the traditional spread.

 

[Muzzy]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will try and put some of them to use when I next go out.

Based on what I'm reading and seeing in the linked video, I think I am swinging too much and not putting my body weight into the shot on the forehand.

When I think about what makes my backhand volley so successful is that it is a whole body shot. My racquet comes down to impart slice, but the weight of the shot is coming from my legs and body. I am going to try and replicate that on the forehand.

 

[Limpinhitter]

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?

Without a video, it's impossible to know what you are doing. But, there are a few conventions that apply to the forehand volley that you may not be abiding by. First, an Eastern grip is not improper, per se. The primary reason most players use a Continental grip at net is because there is less time to deal with switching grips. Second, rather than a long explanation that may, or may not, make sense to you, or even address the problem, I think it would be most efficient to post some pictures of Stefan Edberg's forehand volley and let you study them. In particular, look at the position of the arm, racquet, legs, feet and body, and try to emulate that. Take some video of yourself and see if you are doing what you think you are doing and compare your position to those in the pictures posted.

 

[user92626]

The volley is mostly a mental shot. You can see that players either do very well -- with all sorts of forms and movements -- or screw up badly even with the easiest ball or the most preparation.

I would just spend a brief time and review the basics and then utilize all the time to get very comfortable with ...being up at the net, dealing with the ball. Examine your mental state when you are up there.

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

The volley is mostly a mental shot. You can see that players either do very well -- with all sorts of forms and movements -- or screw up badly even with the easiest ball or the most preparation.

I would just spend a brief time and review the basics and then utilize all the time to get very comfortable with ...being up at the net, dealing with the ball. Examine your mental state when you are up there.

Good point: I think a lot of people are in a near state of panic when at the net because they're terrified of getting passed. So any ball that comes near them they feel they have to hit a winner. Thus they overhit and lose the point.

When I approach the net, I'm trying to be calm with a relaxed grip [can't hit touch shots well with a death grip on the racquet]. If I get passed, so what? My opponent hit a good shot. I'll try to do better next time.

 

[samarai]

i also have bad forehand volleys, i think its because i never slice off the forehand, only topsin drives. Therefore when i do slice i think i incorparte too much swing into it, on the backhand since i have a two hander i have learned to slice from that wing. So this spring my goal will be to incorporate a slice forehand which will help with my forehand volleys.

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

i also have bad forehand volleys, i think its because i never slice off the forehand, only topsin drives. Therefore when i do slice i think i incorparte too much swing into it, on the backhand since i have a two hander i have learned to slice from that wing. So this spring my goal will be to incorporate a slice forehand which will help with my forehand volleys.

Unless you hit GSs with a continental grip, I think your way is a bit indirect. The more direct way would be to work on your FH volley. One very simple drill is to just do 2 things: unit turn and put your racquet face in the way of the ball and let the ball rebound. No swing, no wrist, no takeback. Get comfortable with the continental grip. If you do just these 2 things, it's highly likely the ball will go back over the net. Then advance from there.

video yourself so you can verify that you aren't swinging. Some people say they're not swinging but when you watch them, they certainly are swinging.

 

[Friedman Whip]

Grip. Grip. Always look at your grip first.
You are very correct in saying that you want to use one grip for FH and BH volleys. This is pretty much accepted technique everywhere.
The more that your volley grip is toward an Eastern BH grip, the easier and more solid hitting your backhand volley will be and the more difficult hitting your FH volley will be. The more your volley grip is toward an Eastern FH grip, the easier hitting your FH volley will be while your BH volley will become more difficult to hit.
That's why the continental grip, or the Australian grip (a hybrid grip close to a continental grip) is recommended. In your case, since you say your BH is good and your FH is very bad it surely seems that your grip may be too much toward Eastern BH.

 

[mcs1970]

I have the same problem. Very comfortable and solid volleying off the backhand. Forehand I struggled to put any sort of pace and depth into the shot. It was very frustrating. I knew the grip (conti) was fine. I knew that innately I could volley well too and something that came naturally to me. It's just that the conti grip on the forehand volley felt very unstable and weak. I'm sure my technique can be refined, but a quick fix that someone suggested that has really helped me out is just choke up on the racquet handle for volleys. The slight loss in reach is worth the stability and confidence that I now have. Again, this is not a technique advice as much as a quick fix that did help me at least. Maybe it might help you too.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

I hate all my volleys.
Even though they're better than they used to be, I still don't like hitting them, and they're still some of my weak shots. I can finish points with them if set up, but I can't serve and volley to save my life.

 

[kramer woodie]

Just an after thought: I get the impression that most players just want to crush the ball when volleying. My answer to that concept is to learn
how to absorb your opponent's power and use touch. In the old days we called it having "soft hands", why I can't say. I learned that having a framed
contact point, being able to hit the outside or inside of the ball with touch (placement) led to winning more points. Of course, I played back in
the 60's serve and volley.

I would like to explain it this way. What is the shortest distance to a fence? It is not through the court, but using angles to the side fences.
Use angles to your opponent's harm 1. Two keep the ball bounce low using some slice. Three use the sides of the ball for contact points, don't
just hit the back of the ball. Four develop touch (soft hands...touch...feel) or when to step on the gas.

Aloha

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

I have the same problem. Very comfortable and solid volleying off the backhand. Forehand I struggled to put any sort of pace and depth into the shot. It was very frustrating. I knew the grip (conti) was fine. I knew that innately I could volley well too and something that came naturally to me. It's just that the conti grip on the forehand volley felt very unstable and weak. I'm sure my technique can be refined, but a quick fix that someone suggested that has really helped me out is just choke up on the racquet handle for volleys. The slight loss in reach is worth the stability and confidence that I now have. Again, this is not a technique advice as much as a quick fix that did help me at least. Maybe it might help you too.

I know a 5.0 that does just this and he has very good control.

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

I can't serve and volley to save my life.

Only one way to fix that...

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

Just an after thought: I get the impression that most players just want to crush the ball when volleying. My answer to that concept is to learn
how to absorb your opponent's power and use touch. In the old days we called it having "soft hands", why I can't say. I learned that having a framed
contact point, being able to hit the outside or inside of the ball with touch (placement) led to winning more points. Of course, I played back in
the 60's serve and volley.

I would like to explain it this way. What is the shortest distance to a fence? It is not through the court, but using angles to the side fences.
Use angles to your opponent's harm 1. Two keep the ball bounce low using some slice. Three use the sides of the ball for contact points, don't
just hit the back of the ball. Four develop touch (soft hands...touch...feel) or when to step on the gas.

Aloha

Spoken as a true practictioner of S&V.

Hauole makahiki hou.

 

[TennisCJC]

For years, I played S and V in doubles and really liked to volley. I don't S and V now - too old, bad ankle and knees and my volley is not as good as it once was. I think you have to really hit a lot of volleys in competition to volley well. I think I am going to try to more S&V in 2017. That's my belated New Years resolution - throw in more S&V in practice and competitive matches.

 

[Crocodile]

A lot of people try to hit both BH and FH volley with exactly the same continental grip and this is incorrect.
What you need to do is go to the continental and move the V off the 11 o'clock ridge one millimetre to the right (right handers). You do not want to have that V locked in on the 11 o'clock ridge because it takes away the progressive feel that a forehand volley requires. Remember a BH volley needs to be felt through your shoulder but a forehand volley felt through your hands,
Secondly you perform the shot with:
1. Racquet, shoulder and feet turn together
2. Step forward with your left foot and contact the ball with the bottom edge of your racquet first and hold your finish. A bent elbow is important.
3. Rather than use a ball machine get someone to hit with you in the following way:
1. Volley to volley bump shots with both on the service line
2. Service line to base line volley to ground stoke rally. Volley down the line and over the service line with no change of direction
3. Practise moving forward starting from the service line and move in on the net with final volley played to open court. Work on your split step, turn and step and hold your finish method.
4. Practise your doubles tennis

 

[Todd Hicks]

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?

Learn to use both maximum effort and little effort on your FH. The more versatile you are, the better you'll be.

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

For years, I played S and V in doubles and really liked to volley. I don't S and V now - too old, bad ankle and knees and my volley is not as good as it once was. I think you have to really hit a lot of volleys in competition to volley well. I think I am going to try to more S&V in 2017. That's my belated New Years resolution - throw in more S&V in practice and competitive matches.

Welcome back to the fold!

 

[Simon_the_furry]

Only one way to fix that...

I think I have multiple problems with my volleys. I know one of them, I use too much follow-through and put too much slice on them. I've been working on cutting it down, with a fair bit of success, but it still occasionally presents itself.

 

[TimeToPlaySets]

Don't feel bad. Volley is easily the hardest shot in tennis.
And probably the hardest for any coach to explain how to do it.
Your grip is probably all wrong, as well. Good luck trying to fix that!

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...t-in-tennis-to-learn-to-hit-correctly.574954/

 

[mntlblok]

Try the forehand volley with a straight arm like this guy:

Check the comments section on that video. Turns out he's not doing what he "says" he's doing. Much more back swing to good volleys than anyone wants to admit. Keep trying to get folks to post videos of their volleys here on the forum. That would clear things up real quick. . .

Forehand volleys *are* more difficult, and it's mostly an anatomical issue. The path of the racket face for volleys is actually pretty bizarre, and making that happen on the forehand is even harder. Lots of folks remedy that by using less slice on the forehand and try to just make a flatter shot out of it. It can work, but take note of what volleys get missed most - even on TV. It's the low forehand volley - into the net. . .

 

[mntlblok]

Just an after thought: I get the impression that most players just want to crush the ball when volleying. My answer to that concept is to learn
how to absorb your opponent's power and use touch. In the old days we called it having "soft hands", why I can't say. I learned that having a framed
contact point, being able to hit the outside or inside of the ball with touch (placement) led to winning more points. Of course, I played back in
the 60's serve and volley.

I would like to explain it this way. What is the shortest distance to a fence? It is not through the court, but using angles to the side fences.
Use angles to your opponent's harm 1. Two keep the ball bounce low using some slice. Three use the sides of the ball for contact points, don't
just hit the back of the ball. Four develop touch (soft hands...touch...feel) or when to step on the gas.

Aloha

Yours would be an ideal volley to have posted here as slow motion video. You are obviously a great volleyer, but I'd bet a lot that you don't do the way you think you do (although the "catching the side of the ball" part is a good hint that you are a great volleyer). I'll bet that you have a lot more "swing" going on than you think.

 

[MisterP]

I have a similar problem to the OP. BH volley is pretty good. FH volley ranges from adequate to hot garbage depending on the day. I feel late a lot. I also feel like I don't make clean contact with the ball and have a difficult time getting consistent depth. They land short a lot. I don't think it's a footwork issue. I understand how to move through the ball on my volleys. I just don't feel like my contact point is right.

Looking for some ideas on drills to improve FH volley contact...

 

[Simon_the_furry]

I have a similar problem to the OP. BH volley is pretty good. FH volley ranges from adequate to hot garbage depending on the day. I feel late a lot. I also feel like I don't make clean contact with the ball and have a difficult time getting consistent depth. They land short a lot. I don't think it's a footwork issue. I understand how to move through the ball on my volleys. I just don't feel like my contact point is right.

Looking for some ideas on drills to improve FH volley contact...

This drill singlehandedly fixed my volleys, and I can hang with low 5.0s in doubles now.

Give it a try.

 

[MisterP]

This drill singlehandedly fixed my volleys, and I can hang with low 5.0s in doubles now.

Give it a try.

I’ve tried that one. It usually ends badly. But now that I watch it again, though, I don’t think I tried using both hands on the frame. I’ll try getting it on film for you.

 

[Raul_SJ]

I’ve tried that one. It usually ends badly. But now that I watch it again, though, I don’t think I tried using both hands on the frame. I’ll try getting it on film for you.

That Cara video is amazing but it isimore of a reflex drill and does not simulate proper volley form with split step, geting sideways and stepping in, etc.

I would look to drills that closely replicate a volley. The Cara drill may not directly translate to a better volley...

And I would most definitely avoid the 2h fh volley. Even in a wall drill. Don't see any point in it.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

That Cara video is amazing but it isimore of a reflex drill and does not simulate proper volley form with split step, geting sideways and stepping in, etc.

I would look to drills that closely replicate a volley. The Cara drill may not directly translate to a better volley...

And I would most definitely avoid the 2h fh volley. Even in a wall drill. Don't see any point in it.

It forces you to shorten up your backswing and use changes in grip strength and tightening of the muscles in the wrist to hit the ball with proper form. True, footwork is not covered, but footwork is arguably the simplest part of volleying. Get sideways, step with opposite foot. There you go.

 

[Raul_SJ]

It forces you to shorten up your backswing and use changes in grip strength and tightening of the muscles in the wrist to hit the ball with proper form.

You mean when you do that Cara rapid-fire wall drill, you are constantly adjusting your grip pressure? I would think grip pressure is constant. So hard to change grip pressure on rapid-fire volleys.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

You mean when you do that Cara rapid-fire wall drill, you are constantly adjusting your grip pressure? I would think grip pressure is constant. So hard to change grip pressure on rapid-fire volleys.

You do have to make small adjustments to grip pressure to maintain control.

 

[Steady Eddy]

You don't hit the forehand volley with topspin, or even flat. It's an underspin motion. It feels weird at first, to hit a slice forehand, but it's a useful shot. And the forehand volley is very much like it.

We're taught to say "No!" when our racquethead goes from high to low. But sometimes it's ok. One of those times is when you volley on the forehand side.

 

[MisterP]

You don't hit the forehand volley with topspin, or even flat. It's an underspin motion. It feels weird at first, to hit a slice forehand, but it's a useful shot. And the forehand volley is very much like it.

We're taught to say "No!" when our racquethead goes from high to low. But sometimes it's ok. One of those times is when you volley on the forehand side.

I have a really good slice forehand actually. I use it on short approaches quite a bit. Maybe I’m trying to slice the FH volley too much. I’m not sure.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

You don't hit the forehand volley with topspin, or even flat. It's an underspin motion. It feels weird at first, to hit a slice forehand, but it's a useful shot. And the forehand volley is very much like it.

We're taught to say "No!" when our racquethead goes from high to low. But sometimes it's ok. One of those times is when you volley on the forehand side.

This is pretty misleading, I think. Yes, it's an underspin motion, but it's such a small amount of underspin that it's basically flat.

Closer to a flat motion than an underspin motion.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

I have a really good slice forehand actually. I use it on short approaches quite a bit. Maybe I’m trying to slice the FH volley too much. I’m not sure.

I do also. 75% of the time my approach shot is a slice forehand, either chipped very short to force my opponent to hit up to me or sliced deep and down the line.

 

[Steady Eddy]

This is pretty misleading, I think. Yes, it's an underspin motion, but it's such a small amount of underspin that it's basically flat.

Closer to a flat motion than an underspin motion.

I once had a lot of trouble with that stroke. And like the OP, I didn't have trouble with the backhand volley. But trying to do a flat FH volley, (which I assumed would be the easiest way), is very awkward. Coming downward, even if only slightly, feels much better.

Watching players on videos, you'll notice that their racquethead goes from high to low quite a bit sometimes. Players, if this stroke gives you trouble, try that. If it doesn't work for you, you don't have to do it.

 

[Steady Eddy]

I do also. 75% of the time my approach shot is a slice forehand, either chipped very short to force my opponent to hit up to me or sliced deep and down the line.

I was taught "There's no such thing as a slice forehand." Not only is that not true, it's a good option to have. I recently read a book where the author thinks rec players should use a slice backhand, but says that the slice forehand is too difficult. I'm not sure he's right that it's too difficult for rec players.

 

[Steady Eddy]

i also have bad forehand volleys, i think its because i never slice off the forehand, only topsin drives. Therefore when i do slice i think i incorparte too much swing into it, on the backhand since i have a two hander i have learned to slice from that wing. So this spring my goal will be to incorporate a slice forehand which will help with my forehand volleys.

Ah Ha! It IS connected to the forehand slice.

 

[Keendog]

This is one of the better volley vids:

 

[Raul_SJ]

I hate my high forehand volley. Incoming ball is just basically floating. But I don't do much with it.

Maybe I should switch up the grip from Cont to FH grip given that it is floating and there is time to switch grips. Much easier to volley flat with a FH grip.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

I hate my high forehand volley. Incoming ball is just basically floating. But I don't do much with it.

Maybe I should switch up the grip from Cont to FH grip given that it is floating and there is time to switch grips. Much easier to volley flat with a FH grip.

If it's a floater, take a swinging volley. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

I was taught "There's no such thing as a slice forehand." Not only is that not true, it's a good option to have. I recently read a book where the author thinks rec players should use a slice backhand, but says that the slice forehand is too difficult. I'm not sure he's right that it's too difficult for rec players.

You're right. Slice forehand is a legitimate shot, just like a slice backhand is a legitimate shot.