tennisboi206
New User
can u guys give me tips on how to serve and volley effectivly when i try it my opponent usually hits to the other end and i run up for nothing.
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lucky leprechaun
Semi-Pro
you have to notice the tendencies of the player and how he returns, what shot he tends to hit on the backhand side, forehand side, or close in to the body. That gives you the plan and a purpose. Oh yeah and all this don't mean s**t if you don't get your tail up to the net in a hurry.
Basics of S&V tactics:
1) Decide what serve you want to hit before serving. Think about placement, spin, pace. Mixing it up is generally a good idea. The bread and butter serve for S&V is a slightly slower kick serve which will let you get closer to the net.
2) Follow the ball in to cover the return. That is, if you hit a serve out wide, your approach angle would be slightly towards the sideline. If you serve up the T, your approach will be towards the T.
3) Split-step when your opponent strikes the ball. This applies to the return of serve as well as returns of your volleys. The split step prepares you to go off in another direction to volley the return.
4) Generally, you first volley should be deep towards the baseline, unless of course you're given a put-away return, in which case a short angled volley is also good. You can try to volley to the opposite corner or behind your opponenet and sometimes even to the center of the court (cuts off the opponents angles for a return). It depends on the situation.
5) Keep approaching. Get closer to the net after each volley. But not too close or you'll open up for a lob. How close you should be to the net is really a judgement call. It depends on the situation. Experience will tell you.
6) Practice alot. It often takes alot of time and effort to get a S&V routine to run smoothly. It's, IMO, much more difficult to get right than a good baseline routine.
1) Decide what serve you want to hit before serving. Think about placement, spin, pace. Mixing it up is generally a good idea. The bread and butter serve for S&V is a slightly slower kick serve which will let you get closer to the net.
2) Follow the ball in to cover the return. That is, if you hit a serve out wide, your approach angle would be slightly towards the sideline. If you serve up the T, your approach will be towards the T.
3) Split-step when your opponent strikes the ball. This applies to the return of serve as well as returns of your volleys. The split step prepares you to go off in another direction to volley the return.
4) Generally, you first volley should be deep towards the baseline, unless of course you're given a put-away return, in which case a short angled volley is also good. You can try to volley to the opposite corner or behind your opponenet and sometimes even to the center of the court (cuts off the opponents angles for a return). It depends on the situation.
5) Keep approaching. Get closer to the net after each volley. But not too close or you'll open up for a lob. How close you should be to the net is really a judgement call. It depends on the situation. Experience will tell you.
6) Practice alot. It often takes alot of time and effort to get a S&V routine to run smoothly. It's, IMO, much more difficult to get right than a good baseline routine.
looseswing
Professional
i learned that you should take two steps and then split so you can move into the volley and still have enough time to judge where your opponent is hitting it. This should cut down on you being passed so much.
anonymous2364
Banned
it helps if u have a good serve
Bungalo Bill
G.O.A.T.
LuckyR said:
I think he meant this end, a song by the Doors.
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
Ill never look into your eyes...again...
Thaimyshoe
New User
It helps to have a good kick/spin serve.
If you can use a kick serve, i find this to be the most effective s&v serve, use it. Try to aim it at their backhands. For the most part, many players have trouble dealing with high kicking backhands. So they'll slice it down, which is a less penetrating shot when your at net. A kick serve will give you a little more time to get to the net before the opponent makes contact with the ball. If you can try to be almost on top of the net, its much easier to put away shots. Though of course its not easy to get there in time.
Good footwork is key as well. If you serve causes the opponent to pop a fly. Charge the net and get under that shot for a swinging volley.
Good footwork is key as well. If you serve causes the opponent to pop a fly. Charge the net and get under that shot for a swinging volley.
35ft6
Legend
Don't go for too much on the first volley. Just hit every one to the opposite corner. Opposite corner meaning if you just served to the deuce side, hit the first volley to the ad side. Serve to ad side, hit first volley to deuce side. Simple. Don't go for too much. Just get it nice and deep.
I really think this is the key for most people, playing the first volley in a high percentage fashion, deep and safe into the corner. When I see people who suck at serve and volley, most of the time it seems like they go for broke on their first volley.
After the first volley, close in tight, cheating towards covering the down the line passing shot.
Recently, I've been noticing that my serve and volley is actually pretty decent. It's not because I've been practicing it, or my volleys, that much, it's just that as I've gotten older I go for less. My volleys are much more compact, I go for much less, and every so often I discover even the shortest stroke, when it makes perfect contact with the return, is enough to put the first shot away. A lot of tennis is advancing to the point of realizing, and embracing!, how simple the game is.
I really think this is the key for most people, playing the first volley in a high percentage fashion, deep and safe into the corner. When I see people who suck at serve and volley, most of the time it seems like they go for broke on their first volley.
After the first volley, close in tight, cheating towards covering the down the line passing shot.
Recently, I've been noticing that my serve and volley is actually pretty decent. It's not because I've been practicing it, or my volleys, that much, it's just that as I've gotten older I go for less. My volleys are much more compact, I go for much less, and every so often I discover even the shortest stroke, when it makes perfect contact with the return, is enough to put the first shot away. A lot of tennis is advancing to the point of realizing, and embracing!, how simple the game is.
