James Hoad Tennis Coaching

Effective Volleying Technique:

1. CONTINENTAL GRIP (forefinger knuckle on bevel 2)

2.SMALL SHOULDER TURN 12 o’clock to 2 o’clock (f/hand for right hander). 12 o’clock to 10 o’clock (b/hand for right hander). Opposite for left handers.

3. STEP FORWARD down the court in the direction of the volley with your left foot for a f/hand volley & right foot for a b/hand volley (right handers- opposite for lefties). Transfer body weight forwards to add POWER to your volleys.

4. CONTACT the ball OUT IN FRONT of you with a slightly open racket face.

Improving the ball toss on your serve 🎾 drill either into a either a basket, ball bucket or a racket head placed in front of the baseline for accuracy. # serve # serve ball toss # serve consistency # height of ball toss on the serve # serve ball toss accuracy

How you grip the tennis 🎾 racket dictates what spin you generate on the ball as you hit/contact it e.g Top-Spin, Slice, Flat

Check out my long-term client Gemma. She works extremely hard in every lesson & has come on leaps and bounds. She has transformed her game 🎾.
See what she has to say about my coaching!

Making the “Kick” 2nd serve easier, some good teaching points here # Watch 🎾

I love how the great Roger Federer trains! Some fantastic ideas to bring to the court with my clients 🎾

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