Squaring the Face on the Volley

The keys to improve your volley include

• Simplify the preparation – on the first move the strings must face the ball

• Use a brief but solid blocking action

• Finish with the racquet face in an identical alignment – means no wrist actio

Certainly there are exceptions that vary with the nature of the incoming ball

• On floaters you may be able to add pace to the incoming ball by lengthening the hitting action

• When incoming balls are faster you may able to “borrow” the pace

• But in all instances the best mental picture is “Wall to the Ball”

With apologies there is a little more going on here

• My weight moved to the back (right) foot when I prepared

• I shifted my weight during the hitting action

• Very subtle but equally important – called “coming against the ball”