The tennis drop volley technique

The drop volley is something that is interesting at least to me. This volley seems to need lots of practice. When can one play a drop volley? You can play it when the ball is net height or below. This volley is a gentle and tactical shot that requires great touch and control that is why the need for lots of practice for this. The steps to a volley like this are as follows:

1. This step like the rest is basically the same which is the same grip as for your volleys.

2. Do not move your racket head back before contact with the ball.

3. "Cushion" the ball or just a very gentle contact with the ball.

4. follow through with compact as the takeback

5. aim for the ball to land just over the net with some backspin.

Tennis lob volley

Lob volley is a volley combining with a lob. This kind of volley in fact can be really effective. However one limitation is that the player must not set it up too easy for the opponent as he or she can do a smash. The lob volley can also be used after a drop shot has been played. These are the steps to a good lob volley:

1. Select typical volley grip
2. take a short backswing first then open the racket face slightly
3. play the shot with backspin
4. follow through travel from low to high
5. ensure good touch and control to avoid hitting wildly.

The tennis drive volley technique

After posting on the two main volleys namely the forehand and backhand volley, there is another volley which is an important shot because it is widely used. The drive volley is an attacking shot and is usually played from mid-court against a slow, high-looping ball. Just some pointers for such volley, the player should aim and play the shot at shoulder height which also means that the drive volley is hit on the move so that topspin can be impart on the ball. Ensure that the follow through is is long and the drive volley shot is made, the player can also move into the net to be in a dominant position in case the opponent return the shot.

The tennis backhand volley technique

The tennis backhand volley is usually played with one hand. If you noticed many of the most successful players use a one-handed backhand volley because this allows for greater reach. There are a few things to take note in order to use this technique properly:

1. Ready position

Start with continental grip and your racket held out in front of you. Next use split-step movement when your opponent is about to strike.

2. counter balance

When moving onto the ball, step forward with your right foot and move the non-hitting hand out behind you. This hand will act as the counter balance.

3. Recovery

Next the player got to ensure the take back and follow through are compact and recover to the ready position quickly.

The tennis forehand volley technique

The first thing about the forehand volley is to hold the racket head up in front of your body. A good tip is to concentrate on having your elbows in front of your body for flexibility of movement. Next thing about the volley like all techniques is the stance. Balanced position for the volley by split step movement will be useful. This will enable you to spring into action easily in any direction but only do this when the opponent is about to strike the ball. The key to successfully hit a volley depends on the comfort of the distance. Now the final part of the forehand volley is to step forward when moving in but do not place the foot down until after contact has been made with the ball.

The tennis volley

Although there are many tennis players that are reluctant to use the volley, this is in fact one of the easiest shots to learn because the action required is very compact. So what one may ask what is the volley then? The volley is the shot you play when you hit the ball before the bounce. It can be considered as the answer to the passing shot.

Now before thinking about variations, you should try to perfect the basic forehand, backhand volleys and the drive volley. Talking about drive volley it is actually used more in women's game, and it seems to be used by many top players as an attacking, point winning shot.

For all tennis serves, returns or even the volleys, there is always the grip that form the basis of the techniques. The basic grip for the volley is the continental grip. In fact, the continental grip can be used for the forehand, backhand and the smash shot therefore the player can just use one grip for the all the different shots.