Specialty Shots (High Volley)

You’ve come to the net after an approach shot and you are ready to end the point. The opponent gives you the goofy off balance lob that is not that high and not that deep into the court. You smell a slam. You are going to punctuate this point with a vicious swing. You prepare your racket raise your non racket arm like you are going to serve. But before you know, the ball is dropping. You swing and the ball goes into the net. DAG….that stinks.

I have witnessed this a LOT. It happens to EVERYONE. What the person in the story should have done is hit a HIGH VOLLEY. It is a combination of a slam and a regular volley. You will end up playing way more high volleys than slams.

1. Continental (hammer grip)
2. Stiff wrist
3. no backswing
4. TRY to hit a forehand volley

My high volley during a match. Serve and volley clean winner.

If you play doubles, this high volley will put you up on a pedestal amongst your peers. I am not joking. The ability to recognize and hit a high volley is SUPER VALUABLE because if the ball drops lower or raises higher than you thought, you only have to make a slight adjustment either way. Try to EXPECT the high volley before you expect the slam and you should cut your errors down on that shot about 30%.