Start killing more points and become clinical on your volleys! Learn the various techniques for low, mid and high volleys and find a crisper contact on the ball. Being a prolific serv-volleyer on the tour in his day, our head coach, Dave Ireland, is a master volleyer and is ready to share his secrets with you!
Grips can be one of the more confusing aspects of learning tennis for a beginner. As if the movement, rules, scoring and how to keep the damn ball in the court! One of the most fundamental grips in a tennis player’s arsenal is the continental grip, as it is very…
Read MoreOct 14, 2021 • Volley
Picture the scene. You are playing a tennis match and you take on a nice easy short ball. You approach the net and your opponent pops up a high defensive lob. You step back to hit an overhead, and you miss it... Picture the scene. You are playing a tennis…
Read MoreHow times change. For decades tennis players were obsessed with trying to get to the net and the serve offered the perfect opportunity to do this. Indeed, the pro game was built on the serve and volley tactic, and it’s only in more recent times that the baseline game has…
Read MoreAlthough singles has come to be dominated by players with big, booming groundstrokes, that doesn’t mean the art of volleying is dead. There’s still plenty of room for good volleyers in the modern game, and of course, it’s one of the key facets of any good doubles player.
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