Tennis Tip #11

Continuing on with the net shots… let’s go with the swinging volley. Sometimes you are about to hit an overhead, but it’s just too low for you to hit. What do you do? You do a swinging forehand, or backhand. This shot is mainly hit while approaching the net, and the ball is almost always above the net, so there isn’t much restriction in hitting the ball hard. Also , you need to hit forward, not up like groundstrokes. Lastly, just like overheads, it is extremely important to keep your body up. The moment you drop your shoulder, the ball will be in the net. Sometimes, when you’re about to hit the ball, you may see the ball is coming faster than anticipated. If that is the case, you should revert to hitting the volley. With all of the power coming from your opponent, you should have no problem hitting an offensive volley. As fun as this shot can be in a practice, or match, there is not a lot of room for error, so you must play smart.