how to get better volleys?
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TIMING is the key. volleys requires u to be consistant, dont try to add power to ur shots, that'll take away ur accuracy. see where u wanne bounce the ball on the oppsite side. better net speed comes with accuracy as well. try to hit the ball away from ur opponent, make them run a little so u can come up to the net; ur accuracy goes down when u are hitting the ball while running. and for better footwork try to run the lines on the tennis court during practice or prior to the game, that will give u speed and mobility.
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Practice is the only way to become better. Some people are naturally gifted in sports but will not improve unless they practice. Make your practices count. Instead of just throwing randomly at the board, pratice what ever game you ususally play, cricket, 301, 501 whatever. Try to close out in a set number of rounds. Don't quit until you reach your goal. Set small goals first, then work your way up.\nPractice grouping your darts. You should be able to adjust your aim (without changing your stance) both up and down, and left to right. As you become better your grouping should become tighter.
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hey there!\n\n - always have a set amount of steps for your approach. If the 3 step approach is most comfortable for you, then stick with it and never change it. The 3 step approach is the easiest so i'll talk about that one. \n\n so start off by standing a little to the left of the out-of-bounds line and right behind the 10-foot line. \n\nEven before taking the first step, sort of lean you body forward to get you started and ready for the hit, and also, if you're caught off guard or you take off a little late, then your forward-lean will compensate and help you get to the ball quicker.\n\n1)  First, since you're right handed, take a step forward with your left foot. And as you take the first step, raise your arms up and horizontal like the zombies in movies (you arms should be straight out and about chest-height).\n2)  Then, take a stride with your right foot and as you do that, kind of crouch down with your hands swung behind you. So, i guess, jump into a crouching position with your arms behind you.\n3)  Now that you've swung your arms back behind you and you're low to the ground, simultaneously swing your arms up and jump straight up off of both feet. Then get the amazing ten-foot kill, or a tool is nice.\n\nextra tips:\n\n     The best time to start the approach is right when the ball reaches the setter's hands. But don't strictly leave right when the setter touches the ball. If your timing is off, either leave earlier/later, or just talk to your setter and work things out. That's what teammates are supposed to do in volleyball- talk.\n\nSpiking- When you hit, put your left hand in front, and you right arm bent upwards behind your head. (when you make contact with the ball, the it should be at the highest point of your swing. In other words, the ball should be at the point where your arm isn't bent when you swing.) Then, as you make contact, follow through by snapping your upper body forwards and snapping your wrist downwards. This gives your hit more power and top spin.\n \nI hope that all of my tips and recommondations are clear and easy to understand. \n\nGood luck with everything and God Bless!
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overall: after every game, ask your coach bout your mistakes and how you can improve. shooting: you have to do a lot to improve..oh, ask your coach/friends on how to bend your hand too.(different people, different positions so try all of them then use the one that you think is best!)  talking to your coach: write what you want to say somewhere that you can see, then give it to her or read it out.\ni hope it helps!!
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Practice shots that you'd take in a game. Stand still, catch and shoot. Stand still, catch, dribble and shoot. Catch while on the move and shoot. Catch while on the move and fake or just go right into the dribble and then shoot. And, creating off of fakes (while a pivot foot is planted). Make sure you square up to the basket when shooting. Both feet should be pointing at the basket, and your body should square up to it. Make sure your power is coming from your legs, not your arms. Remember to follow-through on your shot. Practice like crazy. And be intense. Don't be lazy, work hard. If you half-heartedly practice getting shots off, they won't be very effective when a tough defender is near you in a real game
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If you use a single handed grip then I guess you just slice it back crosscourt, and make your opponent come over the baseline to get it. (I'm not really the person to ask on that one)\n\nIf however, you are like me and play a double-handed backhand then make sure you are well prepared, and play a topspin shot down the line short, or crosscourt deep. Make sure you roll it over and do not hit the net or put the shot out. It is better to return a horribly short return than to put it out, as at least you have a chance.\n\nNOTE: If your opponent has a particularly good and fast  serve, then make sure you get it deep and crosscourt.\n\nAlso, if they are playing serve and volley, hit is down the line low and hard, making sure you don't pull the shot out.\n\nHope this helps, and hope your not a beginner, or this will seem like jargon.
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I have been playing table tennis for about 5 years now. I have a very powerful backhand and a reliable forehand. I also have quite a good serve. Here are some tips and tricks that I have gathered throughout the years:\n\n\nBackhand:\n\nI hit with a pretty full motion swing. I try to focus on contacting the ball in the center of the paddle (this goes for the forehand as well). So when you are practicing, try to think about hitting the ball with the center. You will not succeed every time, but as you practice this more, you will develop better judgment and will be hitting the ball more cleanly. Also, think about brushing up on the ball. Try to impart quite a bit of topspin, but also do not forget to hit through the ball a bit.\n\n\nForehand:\n\nAlthough I am weaker off this wing, I can still over you some tips. When I hit a forehand, I try to "wrap" the ball with my paddle. In other words, when the ball is coming towards you, get your paddle below the level of the ball and swing up. As your paddle reaches the top of the ball, rotate it so it "wraps" around it. I found that this helps me keep the ball on the table and minimizes the chance that it will sail long.\n\n\nServe:\n\nThe most common mistake I see people make is they try to hit the ball as hard as they can and when they do not get it in, they get upset. In the beginning, your main goal should be to get your serve in, for if you cannot get your serve in, it doesn't matter how good the rest of your game is. The serve is THE most important shot in table tennis! When you are getting your serves in, then begin to apply spin and power accordingly.\n\n\nTHE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS:\n\nKeep your eyes on the ball at all times! This is very important, do not lose track of it. At first, you might lose track of it, but as you practice keeping your eyes on the ball, you will become better at tracking it.\nBend your knees! When you hit, this will allow you to get under the ball better, lower your center of gravity, and provide more power for your shots as you are using the leg muscles as well in your shots.\nAlways keep moving! Footwork is one of the most important aspects of the game. Always keep your feet moving. This will help you get into position and will give you more time to prepare to hit the shot correctly.\n\n\n\nGood luck!
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like they said earlier, bend your knees a heck of a lot. but, you will need to hit the ball in front of your body because if you hit it close, you are going to mis-hit it or flail it long. try setting up two wooden poles along the sides of the net and then set a string about 2-3 feet above the net connected to the poles. get a ball machine or have somebody feed you a lot of balls and just practice hitting it through that "window" that it creates and adjust as necessary. if you are hitting the ball over the string every time, aim lower and don't go low to high on your swing as much. if you are hitting the ball in the net, check the angle of your racket face when you hit and bend your knees more to get below the ball. if you are hitting them long, come over the ball a bit more to get more topspin or just don't hit the ball so hard. all it takes is a hitting of a lot of tennis balls and after you finally find your comfort zone in hitting low, hard balls over the net, you will be one heck of a good tennis player.\n\np.s. hitting the ball low and hard over the net is not advised. it is a very high-risk shot. however it might have a great feel to it and you will have awesome winners, unless you are really good at it, it will probably not win you many matches with tough players that can get it back. but it is always fun to hit and is a great approach shot for coming in and taking volleys.
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i'm not very good at underhand serving so i could offer a little tips on the overhand serve.  r u a male or female? \n \n1) don't use ur fist to overhand serve.  that might seem easier to give the power but that's not good cuz u can't control ur serve.\n\n2) a good friend of mine who plays very well always says to keep ur fingers close when serving.  that gives a good floater (a ball that has no spins causing a floating action that could drift off the direction sometimes) if done correctly.  but for me, i like it w/ my hand wide open.  if u get used to and good at it, u can also serve floaters w/ hand wide opened.  so that i guess it's up to u, whichever u feel more comfortable with.\n\n3) toss the ball in front of u, not rite above ur head or behind.  tossing is very important actually.  no need to toss too high.  grab the ball w/ ur serving hand and extend up, just slightly in front of u, but parallel to ur serving shoulder, that should be that point where u hit the ball.\n\n4) do not bend ur elbow.  at the point where u contact with the ball, ur arm should be straight, reaching for it. (pretty much the highest point of ur swing)  u r not hitting it rite by ur ears.\n\n5) follow thru ur arm swing.  some ppl stop rite after hitting the ball w/o following thru.  that might work, but follow thru will give more power.\n\n6) snap ur wrist.  that doesn't mean to hit the ball down.  ur wrist should be snapping down along w/ ur follow thru, that will give the ball a nice projectile.  some ppl snap it hard enough to give a lot of spin on the ball.  but please, don't break ur wrist!\n\nif u r male, u should hav enough arm strength the serve the ball over, so what u need to concentrate on is how ur palm contact the ball. also depend on ur height.  if u r really tall, u don't wanna hit too bottom of the ball to give a high serve.  (unless u mean to do it.)  if u r shorter, then hit it more bottom.  i'm guess between the horizon line to it's 45 degree down is good.  (bottom doesn't mean right under.)\n\nlook at where u r serving to, imagine the line of how u want ur ball goes.  then look at where ur hand is when making contact to the ball.\n\nthat works for female too, but a lot of female when they start overhand serve, they don't hav enough strength.  one of the things they r missing is, using their body to help.  this is how i started learning overhand serve in junior high (i served sideway and round house b4 that):  1st, say if u serve w/ ur right hand, the ready position will be, ur right leg in the back, left leg front, put the weight on ur right leg.  as u toss and hit the ball, u r also changing ur weight from ur right leg to ur left, so u r like walking forward.  u r actually throwing ur right side body to the front, ur right hand is only use to hit the ball, where the power is actually coming from ur body.\n\nHIT the ball, not pushing it.\n\nlastly, of cuz, a lot of practise!  =P\n\noh yeah, as u r serving, think of it: "SMACK IT LIKE IT JUST SMACKED U!!"\n\nthis is only my 2 cents, and everyone is different.  to be correct is important, but to be good at what u've got is even better.  i'm not very good in explaining in words, but i hope this will help.
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you can improve your ball speed by practicing with a more heavier ball also by doing repetitions with wait on your arms
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Practice more. You'll get better as you do.
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your height has nothing to do with it. I'm 5'1" and believe me things work out. Libero would be a good position because of your height though. As far as drills, to work on your passing see if someone will throw you a few balls every night and just focus on that. Make sure your form is good. As for jumping, if you work your legs then your all set. Try doing 2 small jumps and the next as high as you can for about a minute at a time. It'll work your leg muscles and if you do it every day then it will help. Also  if you do squats and recently i've found if you give people piggy back rides, it improves your calf muscles. For backrow hits, work on jump serves. If you can back row hit you can jump serve. I guess that's the best I can do for ya..good luck
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with digging get low to the ground and get your hands out in front of you,like a W shoulder width apart, so you can reseve a high or low ball.  and with serving just put the ball out in front of your hitting arm and have a good follow through, and if you don't do a jump serve, use your back toe for balance on the follow through.
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In order for you to spike, the volleyball has to be set perfectly to you.  When you make contact with the volleyball, make sure to hit it downward over the net. Make sure the blockers aren't in your way though and make sure it's hit inside the line. On the other hand, if you are short because I'm Asian and that mean I'm short, it's a bit harder to spike it since the net is 7 feet tall. The advice is to jump and hit it before it's too low .
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Omg volley ball is my outlet to peace!!! when ever i am mad i take it out in my serves. I dont know what i would do with out volley ball!!!!!!
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It's definitely tougher to do well, especially with all of the 6-footers around these days.\nLook at the success of Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) and before her, the Spanish player Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Coetzer won with really solid baseline strokes and superb fitness. Vicario won with a steady baseline game.\nI knew an excellent college player who was under 5 feet. She had superb technique on ground strokes and volleys, and played percentage tennis.\nFind out what your strengths are. If you have great endurance and speed, develop a patient, defensive game that will wear down your taller opponents.\nIf you don't have speed, develop topspin and slice to enable you to move your opponents to the side, up, and back. Wear them down, keep them off balance. Or hit the ball hard enough that you can hit winners from the baseline.\nYou MUST develop a spin serve that is dependable and that prevents your opponents from attacking. You cannot expect to hit aces like your taller opponents, so go for placement, spin, and variety.
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In a semi-squating position,  rest your elbows on across your thighs, just above your knees. While in this sitting position, bounce the volleyball downwards using both hands in a setting motion. This will isolate your wrists and allow you to feel the correct setting motion. It also works on getting a "feel" of the ball nestled in your hands.\n\nStand about 3 feet away from a wall and set into the wall. Catch the ball if you need, but eventually work up to setting the ball. This helps to get a lot of repititions setting the ball.\n\nOn a basketball court, practice setting into the basket from different angles and locations on the court. This helps with accuracy.\n\nPractice your overhand serving while standing inside the 3 meter line, facing the net. This well help to get your hitting arm at full extension when making contact. It also helps to get you to swing upward, instead of just whacking the ball.