Proper racket head position and technique for volleys.
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Your #1 Takeaway
What is the correct racket position when volleying?
Keep the racket head high with a vertical angle, focus on blocking and pushing rather than big swings.
What Your Guru Thinks
This lesson offers really useful advice on improving your volley technique. The coach emphasizes keeping the racket head high, not just the racket itself, for better stability and control at the net. They explain that effective volleying is often about simple blocking and pushing, rather than big swings. It highlights how better players focus on doing less, keeping movements small and sharp, which is a great concept to understand.
Tasty Undressed: Racket head up when volleying
Audience:
Lower Intermediate|High Intermediate
Skill
Level:
52%
Primary
Shot:
Volley
Court
Position:
none
Tags
skill-lower-intermediate
skill-high-intermediate
Keywords
Volley
Racket Position
Technique
Fundamentals
Blocking
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