PE.710 | Spring 2007 | Undergraduate

Tennis

Volley

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Step 2, Forehand Volley: The swing. Note that the racket movement here is not so much a swing as a “punch” at the ball. The movement is minimal compared to a forehand swing from the baseline.

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Stepping across with the left foot, the racket swings forward, making contact with the ball before it passes.
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Step 2, Forehand Volley: The swing. Note that the racket movement here is not so much a swing as a “punch” at the ball. The movement is minimal compared to a forehand swing from the baseline.
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Credit: Photo by MIT OpenCourseWare.
Stepping across with the left foot, the racket swings forward, making contact with the ball before it passes.

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