The High Volley

1/19/2011--Lesson with J.


Don't take a high volley as a low overhead.  The high volley is a...high volley.  Use continental grip (just like with a regular volley) and when taking the shot concentrate on not breaking your wrist.  Maybe it's better to just say to keep a firm wrist since it would not ever be logical to break your wrist which would involve a cast and would interfere with playing tennis and of course, executing the high volley.  But I digress...


You take a high volley like a lower volley, except that you need to be spaced farther away from the ball.  If you take the ball too close to you, the racquet will be in the wrong position and you will be swinging in a downward direction and the ball will slam into the net.  You can take a low volley close to you and a mid-range volley with an intermediate distance between you and the ball.  But a high volley needs spacing away from your body.


When the ball comes sailing high over the net right where you want to make a lovely, high volley, frequently that juicy ball gets slammed into the net.  The common strategy seems to be "WW" which means wait and whack.  Instead of moving to where you should be, it is common that the player just stands and waits and then whacks it into the net.  This is not a good idea.