Excellent sir! I love how you explain, calmly, the mental & physical approach to the volleys. The closer you get to the net, the less racquet movement is required…. It seems that way. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Great Job... Some of the BEST VOLLEY ADVICE online. I've served and volleyed basically every match since 1977. Taught professionally for 37 years. People should listen to your simple, solid advice. Keep your net play simple, quick, and effective.
@@ironwilltennis Indeed, I'll try and remember it when I play tomorrow. You've covered a lot of really good points in this video that I haven't heard before.
@@ironwilltennis I did the little hand squeeze and wow! I always knew there was some little element that I was missing to get that pop on volleys without swinging. Thanks!
Like many have noted we appreciate the simple clear way you explain things and actually demonstrating it really drives the point(pun intended) home..well done
I used to teach martial arts and we would often talk about the focus point of the impact of a strike as being when the tensions came. I tried your method for volley with that in mind and the results were immediate. Excellent video. I have watched several of yours and you break things down very well indeed. You are a true teacher. Kia ora from Aotearoa-New Zealand
Exactly, how you said it. That what happened when me and others play. Doing crazy stuff’s over aggressive not understanding what at the net . Trying hit super shots. Just winning at net . No one care how to win the point just win as easy efficient as possible. I use just let the ball hit the face the racket. I just guide it direction where to go. Mostly aim it at doubles alley. Great coaching real deal Willy.
Yes , a great presentation of the volley to show how effectively you can volley without flourish . It is a very good lesson to contact the ball cleanly with little movement .
Coach, nice video. My problem with volleying has to do with low dead balls and sometimes dead balls in general which my pusher friend loves to give me. If I do what you say, the ball doesn't make it over the net. I do try to move forward with my legs and the success is better but not close to 100%. My only solution is to swing or punch at these balls. What is your suggestion here? Thanks.
Excellent information ！Will is always one of my favorite coaches. Cool with no fancy talks and right into the points. BTW, how do we hit the forehand high volley aggressively when the ball is floating ？I mean real aggressively ! Does all the power come from the legs too ?
in the case of the floaters, it depends on 2 things. 1 is the height, and 2 is the actual target. the main driver is still the legs but there's a little trick to hitting the ball aggressively. I'll cover it in the next video just for you.
@@ironwilltennis I noticed that you are not only a great tennis player but also an awesome athlete. Any workout tips to improve tennis game are greatly appreciate it.
@jamesyoh1373 not the first time i was asked so I plan on doing a short series specifically for that next month. Does that work? Or is there something you need specifically
I plead guilty to swinging at volleys. *Ugh!, it is such a very tough habit to break!* ☹ To be clear, I understand the idea. Keep it very compact (little to no backswing) and volley with the legs. I totally get it. Part of the problem, for me, is that there is often no time to step in and primarily use the legs for power. Some of that could be due to my reflexes and footwork being too slow, but that is another issue. But there are definitely often situations when there is simply no time to step in with legs, and "Volley with your legs". So what tends to happen when I properly keep the hands out in front, and I cant really employ the legs, is that the volley has no zip on it (no legs for power) -- so unless it is placed perfectly, opponent has no trouble my relatively weak volley. Sort of similar to the volley at 05:30 but much weaker than that. I want more zip, like the volley at 04:59. Wow! To my eye, the key to that crushing 4:59 power volley is that the racquet strings can be allowed to be laid back quite a bit while taking care that the *HAND* remains essentially out in front. The key is not to take the hand back... That approach sounds attractive. Will experiment with that. As far as "volleying with the legs" I am making a bit of progress and find that it works especially well very well on slow floaters. I keep the swing very compact and I *step* into it. I load my back leg and try to make contact while my legs are in the air and the weight is being transferred to the front leg. I find that it is key to be in the air at contact. Along with having a very loose grip on the floaters.
I like your point about intention. I know S&V is rare in singles and becoming less common in the Doubles, but I have a hard time knowing if I hit the correct shot. Say I hit my first volley into the open court and close, if he hits a lob winner, it could have been a) he was too good b) I hit a poor volley c) I hit the wrong target d) my positioning/reactions were too bad. If you have a chance to look over some matches or points from your students or youtube matches, it'd be great to hear your thoughts on their decision making.
@@ironwilltennis that would be awesome. Like I said sometimes we mess up b/c lack of skill, but a lot of times, I think we should be hitting a different shot.
Some kids got bullied from players better than them at that time and got hit purposely while working on their volley, need time to be not fear so they can stop swinging at the net.
I am struggling with my low volleys, I simply just the racquet out and let the ball bounce on my racquet as I am afraid any swing will mess up the balls, but they always end up popping too high and long that they will go out of courts. What can I do?
maybe I'm showing my age, but I found the background music distracting and made it harder to hear your voice properly over the music and the general background noise. But great content though!
I tried to keep the music fairly quiet, I was using it to actually try to cancel out a lot of the background noise when editing the video. thanks for the feedback though. I'll see if there's a better way
This guy is gold, giving free very important informative pointers! Well done coach we can’t thank you enough 😊
Thank you for the big compliment 🙏 happy to have been able to help 😁
Man, I just love your clearly articulated videos; you are a master instructor ….
Thanks again 😁👍
So good! "Catch and squeeze","volley with your legs". Wish I was a member of your club!
You're welcome to stop by😁 i plan on having subscribers visit or travel a bit
I would travel for the lppprtunity to be taught by you. How do i find you and where do i need to go? Ron
Excellent sir! I love how you explain, calmly, the mental & physical approach to the volleys. The closer you get to the net, the less racquet movement is required…. It seems that way. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
I'm happy to help you people out whenever i can. Glad you are getting something out of the content
Good stuff, especially re minimal racquet movement. I notice first that in a missed volley the racquet is usually moving. Keep it coming.
Iron, your advice is golden advice. So, you are able to turn iron into gold !
That's a big compliment, thank you😁👍
Great Job... Some of the BEST VOLLEY ADVICE online. I've served and volleyed basically every match since 1977. Taught professionally for 37 years. People should listen to your simple, solid advice. Keep your net play simple, quick, and effective.
Thank you 🙏 let me know if there's something you'd like to see
wowowow This is creme of the crop!!!
Wow greatly appreciated 🙏 hope it helps 😁
I like the catcher's mitt analogy.
I prefer that concept instead of "punching vollies" I believe people click with the "Catch" concept way faster
@@ironwilltennis Indeed, I'll try and remember it when I play tomorrow. You've covered a lot of really good points in this video that I haven't heard before.
Great video. Damn he makes it look so easy!
Thank you 😁 I hope it helps
@@ironwilltennis I did the little hand squeeze and wow! I always knew there was some little element that I was missing to get that pop on volleys without swinging. Thanks!
Love this. I don’t think I could catch that ball like u did tho 😂
Millions of outtakes 😂
Like many have noted we appreciate the simple clear way you explain things and actually demonstrating it really drives the point(pun intended) home..well done
I used to teach martial arts and we would often talk about the focus point of the impact of a strike as being when the tensions came. I tried your method for volley with that in mind and the results were immediate. Excellent video. I have watched several of yours and you break things down very well indeed. You are a true teacher. Kia ora from Aotearoa-New Zealand
That's fantastic advice regarding when to get involved in the play.
Thank you, I hope it helps you out on the court
I love how intuitive you are in your teaching! It's the easier and the most fun way to learn for me, so thank you very much.
You're very welcome 😁 hope to be able to help you in the future as well
Nice explanation - cutting to the chase, good demos. Helpful vid
Man I love these videos you're posting. Super helpful and my volleys are still sub-par but you gave me a lot more good things to think about.
Glad to help! let me know how it works
Thanks! I always felt more comfortable being prepared with a slight backhand volley. Now it makes perfect sense
It's one of the little things many people don't know, glad you figured it out on your own 👍
Exactly, how you said it. That what happened when me and others play. Doing crazy stuff’s over aggressive not understanding what at the net . Trying hit super shots. Just winning at net . No one care how to win the point just win as easy efficient as possible. I use just let the ball hit the face the racket. I just guide it direction where to go. Mostly aim it at doubles alley. Great coaching real deal Willy.
Im happy that you're happy as always😁👍
We need a love button for these lessons. IWT
Very happy you're enjoying these, let me know if there's something you'd like to see?
That was a great lesson that explained a lot. I know I will have so much more confidence moving forward now and hitting a volley! Thank you Will!
You are very welcome 🙏 this is what I hope happens 😁
Enjoy your videos and tips. This is delivered in kindness. It is effective
Thank you for letting me help 😁🙏
Great video...really helps explain volleying to me
Happy to help 😁
Best tutorial i've watched, I'll definitely learn a lot from this, thank you coach!
You are welcome 😁 and thank you for the compliment, I hope it helps
Love this video is more about the mental aspect and thought process!
Happy you enjoyed it 😁 hope it helps a little
Phenomenal video with great tips and advice!!
Glad to hear it 😁 hope it helps
Yes , a great presentation of the volley to show how effectively you can volley without flourish . It is a very good lesson to contact the ball cleanly with little movement .
If there's anything I can cover to help you out just leave a message here or in the community tab
The best quality of explanations!!! Bravo!!!
Thank you for the huge compliment 😁 I hope it helped
Clear, detailed, logical and practical explanation. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure happy to help. Let me know if you need anything
super good advices with detailed and simple explanations
Appreciate the compliment, I hope you got something from it
Great content! I can use this to teach my hs players who struggle w the volley.👏👏👏subscribed!
Happy to help👍 welcome to the team 😁
Great analysis and explanation! Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome hope it's helpful 😁👍
Exceptionally well observed tutoring Will, thank you.
Very welcome
Very good tips!
Hope it was helpful 😁👍
Coach, nice video. My problem with volleying has to do with low dead balls and sometimes dead balls in general which my pusher friend loves to give me. If I do what you say, the ball doesn't make it over the net. I do try to move forward with my legs and the success is better but not close to 100%. My only solution is to swing or punch at these balls. What is your suggestion here? Thanks.
Excellent information ！Will is always one of my favorite coaches. Cool with no fancy talks and right into the points. BTW, how do we hit the forehand high volley aggressively when the ball is floating ？I mean real aggressively ! Does all the power come from the legs too ?
in the case of the floaters, it depends on 2 things. 1 is the height, and 2 is the actual target. the main driver is still the legs but there's a little trick to hitting the ball aggressively. I'll cover it in the next video just for you.
@@ironwilltennis Thanks Will ! Look forward to that !
Good video! One feedback, With the background music on, it was hard to focus on your narration.
Yes I've heard that. I have since that time only put the music into the closing Remarks segment of the video
Think "Simple" and the volley becomes "effective"!
You are an excellent coach!
Greatly appreciated 🙏 let me know if there's anything you'd like to see
@@ironwilltennis I noticed that you are not only a great tennis player but also an awesome athlete. Any workout tips to improve tennis game are greatly appreciate it.
@jamesyoh1373 not the first time i was asked so I plan on doing a short series specifically for that next month. Does that work? Or is there something you need specifically
@@ironwilltennis It sounds great and I am looking forward to them!
good stuff
thank you
Great Video, just a typo correction: it should be Effective and Not Affective
Roger that and thank you😁👍
I plead guilty to swinging at volleys. *Ugh!, it is such a very tough habit to break!* ☹
To be clear, I understand the idea. Keep it very compact (little to no backswing) and volley with the legs. I totally get it. Part of the problem, for me, is that there is often no time to step in and primarily use the legs for power. Some of that could be due to my reflexes and footwork being too slow, but that is another issue.
But there are definitely often situations when there is simply no time to step in with legs, and "Volley with your legs". So what tends to happen when I properly keep the hands out in front, and I cant really employ the legs, is that the volley has no zip on it (no legs for power) -- so unless it is placed perfectly, opponent has no trouble my relatively weak volley. Sort of similar to the volley at 05:30 but much weaker than that. I want more zip, like the volley at 04:59. Wow!
To my eye, the key to that crushing 4:59 power volley is that the racquet strings can be allowed to be laid back quite a bit while taking care that the *HAND* remains essentially out in front. The key is not to take the hand back... That approach sounds attractive. Will experiment with that.
As far as "volleying with the legs" I am making a bit of progress and find that it works especially well very well on slow floaters. I keep the swing very compact and I *step* into it. I load my back leg and try to make contact while my legs are in the air and the weight is being transferred to the front leg. I find that it is key to be in the air at contact. Along with having a very loose grip on the floaters.
I like your point about intention. I know S&V is rare in singles and becoming less common in the Doubles, but I have a hard time knowing if I hit the correct shot. Say I hit my first volley into the open court and close, if he hits a lob winner, it could have been a) he was too good b) I hit a poor volley c) I hit the wrong target d) my positioning/reactions were too bad. If you have a chance to look over some matches or points from your students or youtube matches, it'd be great to hear your thoughts on their decision making.
I'm thinking of adding video review to the upcoming podcasts what do you think?
@@ironwilltennis that would be awesome. Like I said sometimes we mess up b/c lack of skill, but a lot of times, I think we should be hitting a different shot.
Some kids got bullied from players better than them at that time and got hit purposely while working on their volley, need time to be not fear so they can stop swinging at the net.
I have heard some stories like that😁 that's where these simple tips can assist a bit
Back hand net volley in motion when it’s going cross court
could you do one on volleys from around the service line where you need to use more arm in the motion?
Sounds like fun 🫡
@@ironwilltennis thanks! And thanks for all the great videos! I'm going through them one by one haha
I am struggling with my low volleys, I simply just the racquet out and let the ball bounce on my racquet as I am afraid any swing will mess up the balls, but they always end up popping too high and long that they will go out of courts. What can I do?
maybe I'm showing my age, but I found the background music distracting and made it harder to hear your voice properly over the music and the general background noise. But great content though!
I tried to keep the music fairly quiet, I was using it to actually try to cancel out a lot of the background noise when editing the video. thanks for the feedback though. I'll see if there's a better way
I miss because I don’t know what the hell im doing !! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Indecision is a dangerous thing on the court. Sometimes more than bad technique 😁
Me too 😂😂😂
Monfills
I have gotten that before😁