Crushing the swinging volley is the one of the keys to playing great tennis at the net. It is actually not that hard to learn and perform. Simply run in to the net when you see that floater and rip the ball out of the air as if you are hitting a forehand or backhand.
I cannot emphasize this point enough. It’s a must to learn the swinging volley and avoid what traditional coaches are telling you when it comes to punching those high volleys.
Give this amazing shot a try and let me know what you think.
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See you at the next video…
Jeff
Hey there, it’s Jeff Salzenstein here. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about the swinging volley. And again, if you’re a traditional coach, you’re probably going to stop this video right now or you’re going to click off the page. But if you’re interested in learning the modern may of playing tennis and a way that’s going to really take your game to the next level and help you with some interesting shots that you might have to deal with at the net, I think you should stay tuned for what I’m about to show you.
And just a quick little story. When I was 5, 6, or 7 years old, my father was my first coach, probably one of the best coaches I ever had. He was a real student at the game, and one of the things he had me doing from a young age was hit swing volleys. He was about 20 years ahead of his time but he had seen a couple of players do this and thought it was the most effective way to deal with balls around the shoulder when you’re coming in. When all the other coaches were teaching run in and punch your volley, punch it away like that, he was teaching me how to hit, swinging volleys. And then I studied the Pro game and I noticed that all the best players were doing this, and Agassi made this famous and of course many players do it now.
I believe in the conventional volley. But when the ball is up around the shoulder, you got to go with the swinging volley. In fact, there’s a lot of people that have weak overheads. And if you’re running in and you have a tricky overhead, I suggest you just slow down, let it drop a little bit and hit a swinging volley.
But in today’s video, I want to talk to you about what Federer does, what a lot of the other pros do. They’re going to crush a groundstroke or they’re going to crush a serve or they’re going to crush a return of serve and then they’re going to take that next ball out of the air and take time away from their opponent and hit a swinging volley with a regular groundstroke.
So I’m going to go ahead and demonstrate that right now.
[Demo]
Okay. So that’s basically all you have to do. You’re going to practice ripping a forehand or a backhand, and then as soon as that ball pops in the air, don’t wait for it to bounce. Don’t come in and hit a lollygag, little regular volley and have the guy run down and pass and you wonder, oh gosh, why you’re volley is so bad. Just come in and hit your swing volley, mock 5 and aim for the service line and pretty much just crush your opponents.
So hopefully you enjoyed this video. I’m a big fan of the swinging volley. If you disagree with what I’m talking about, send me a comment. I mean I’m just called an idiot a couple of weeks ago with one of my tips. That’s okay. I want to learn. I want to get better. If you like it, let me know, and we’ll see you at the next video. Thanks!
Jeff Salzenstein
http://www.JeffSalzensteinTennis.com
Thank you – really helpful, it works!
Happy to help, Serg!
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your tip. Certainly you have a valid point and it is good for athletic tennis players.
But most of the Club players/older players tend to mistime the swinging volley and hit it on to the net or out.
Thomas
Absolutely Bang On! It is a very underrated stroke, but it pays awesome dividends when hit right.
Super work Jeff!
Thank you, Bush! I agree!
Everyone tells me that the swinging volley is a risky shot. All shots that arent practiced are risky!!! My college tennis team hits 500 swinging volleys per week for the first 3 months of the fall semester. Its not risky at all now! Great stuff.
Right on the money, Eric! Thanks for sharing!
Jeff, your videos are great and I love your tips. Just one minor suggestion. Make them more to the point and cut the extra words!
Hi Zola, Thank you! We will work on it!