Most players hit one-handed forehands and two-handed backhands. A two-handed forehand is a rarity, while one-handed backhands are common at all levels. The modern two-handed backhand uses the trailing arm to drive the racket, as opposed to the old-style two-handed backhand, which used the trailing arm to stabilize the backhand. For a right-handed player, the left arm is dominant on a two-handed backhand. Depending on the angle of the face of the racket at impact and the spin this imparts on the ball, you can hit slice, topspin or flat groundstrokes, which also refers to the type of ball you hit.
For example, you can hit a ball with slice or hit a slice backhand. Volleys are usually hit flat or with some underspin, with swinging topspin volleys a rarity used by more advanced players. When the ball lands so close to you that you must hit it immediately after the bounce with almost no swing, this results in a half-volley. Tennis players do not use this phrase. Sam Ashe-Edmunds has been writing and lecturing for decades.
If you look at some block volleys in slow motion, you can actually see the racquet forced back several inches or more by the speed of the ball. This is only accomplished with a very loose grip. Most beginner, and even intermediate level players, will hold the racquet way too firmly on the block volley.
By holding the racquet loosely, it slows the ball down enough so that it remains in the court. While this is by far the simplest volley technique to employ, it can be the most tricky. Many club players get into the habit of moving the racquet forward on every volley and holding the grip firmly, as done in the punch volley.
Doing so on the block volley only spells disaster. To practice the block volley, have your partner hit very fast balls to you at the net. If your partner cannot hit fast, have them stand closer to you or use a tennis ball machine on a fast speed setting. The drop volley is hit softly, dropping the shot closely, out of the baseline players range. The drop volley, also called the touch volley, is similar to the block volley technique but with a few differences.
However, on the drop volley, our aim is to hit a very soft volley close to the net. The point of doing this is to place the ball far from our opponent, who is usually camped out on the baseline or beyond. By placing the ball close to the net, your opponent will have to run all the way from the baseline in order to make contact with the ball.
Many times, he or she will not be able to get a racquet on the ball. Even if they do, a well placed drop volley will cause your opponent to lunge at the ball and hit into the net. The drop volley is a great way to fatigue your opponent and end the point quickly. The major danger of hitting a drop volley is that if not done well, it can easily be put away by your opponent.
For beginner and intermediate players, fast paced shots should be handled almost exclusively by the block volley. To practice the drop volley, have someone hit you medium paced shots at the net.
Keep a loose grip and allow plenty of give on the racquet. The ball should be forcing your racquet backwards. On the drop volley the point is to put as little pace on the ball as possible. The drive volley uses the longest swing path of all the volleys and is ideally used on slow shots that are a couple of feet or more above the net.
The less pace the ball has when it comes to us, the more we need to swing to generate pace. Pace allows us to put the ball away so our opponent cannot return it. To hit the drive volley, the shoulders are turned and the racquet is usually taken back and held up high. However, it is still advised not to take the volley past the point of the shoulders, as this is likely to cause a miss and is unnecessary. On the drive volley, we have time to set up into a power position because the ball is coming in slow.
The objective of this volley is to hit the ball with pace and placement while finishing the point immediately. Any advanced net player will end the point 9 out of 10 times with the drive volley in singles. This volley is crucial to taking your net game to the next level. We need to be able to decisively end the point with the drive volley. On this volley you can also take a nice step in and get your weight into the shot.
Remember, since the incoming ball has little pace, you need to move your racquet quickly forward and slightly down creating backspin. The two most common issues when hitting the drive volley that I see is not coming up to the ball and not moving the racquet forward with enough velocity to volley with pace.
The drive volley is one of the easier volleys to practice, as the ball comes to you slowly. You must be equally adept on both the forehand and backhand drive volley to control the net effectively. When your opponent sees you effortlessly put away a drive volley far out of their reach, it strikes fear into them and makes coming to the net easier the next time around for you.
To practice the drive volley have your opponents hit you slow-paced shots at least feet above the net. This volley can be very effective, as in some ways it can be easier to place than a traditional volley.
This is because the court surface, especially clay, can reduce the speed of the ball, allowing us to more easily control it. Hitting a drop shot off a half volley is especially effective and usually surprises the baseline-bound opponent.
On the flip side, half volleys can be incredibly challenging as well and even give advanced players fits. This can happen on hard-struck balls that bounce very close to your body. The best way to deal with these types of shots is to simply block the ball to hit your half volley. So it would be similar to hitting a block volley, but the ball hits the ground first. You can also employ the drop volley technique on slower hit half volley shots.
These two volley techniques are the most common ones used on half volleys. However, the drive volley can be used on slow balls that bounce up high at the net, though this is much rarer. The half volley requires good hand-eye coordination and lots of practice to master. Reducing the size of your hitting area and your ball speed with mini tennis can help you create high-intensity workouts that burn many calories. Start at the service line with a partner on the other side of the net, and begin a rally using only the four service boxes as your court.
Use sharp angles to run your opponent side to side. This will result in more running during longer points, raising your heart rate while you play. Using low-compression balls that bounce more slowly, you can create even longer points.
Sam Ashe-Edmunds has been writing and lecturing for decades. He has worked in the corporate and nonprofit arenas as a C-Suite executive, serving on several nonprofit boards. He is an internationally traveled sport science writer and lecturer. Edmunds has a bachelor's degree in journalism. Badminton Drills for Beginners. Badminton Vs.
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