The tennis forehand volley can be one of the most challenging strokes in tennis.  Very few throughout the  tennis history mastered the stroke to the point of installing fear on their opponents, from what I remember John Newcombe (Australia) was one of the few. His high forehand volley was so good, that everyone had the jitters when they hit the ball slightly high above the net.

Of course through tennis history there are many other players who had very good volleys, to name a few; Stefan Edberg, Pat cash, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Tim Henman and so on.

One of the advantages of having a good/excellent volley is that you pressure your opponents to keep the ball low above the net and the result is often  a missed passing shot into the net!

There are many other reasons why your forehand volley should be seamless and I am going to show a video to help you with the learning process.

So what is the best strategy to develop a great volley?

In this tennis video lesson these are the things you should learn:

- To bounce on your toes at all times for rhythm and reaction speed.

- To use the same grip (continental hammer or chopper grip) for both shots.

- To keep your racket out in front and elbows away from your "tummy".

- To stroke the volley always in front of you.

- To keep your back and forward swings short and compact.

- To step out with the right leg towards the ball (if you are righty - lefties left leg).

- To step forward (diagonally) into the ball instead of swinging.

- To use your hands and arms for balance and control.

- To keep your upper body upright at all times and to use your legs/knees to bend and get under the ball when necessary.

- To firm-up your wrist at contact.

- To punch through the ball.

- To recover with your racket head up and centered for balance and reaction speed.

As a matter of fact I prefer letting young players develop their own volley grips, I do not teach them, but I rather let them find out.

In this case I will show you the grips the girl in the video found for herself.

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Here are other tennis video lessons:

How to Master Your Tennis Backhand Volley!

Rafael Nadal Tennis Forehand Volley

Maria Kirilenko - Low Forehand Volley

Tennis Instruction: Novak Djokovic - Forehand Drop Volley

Tennis Instruction: David Ferrer - Jammed Forehand Volley

Tennis Instruction: Roger Federer - Swing Forehand Volley

Tennis Instruction: The Basics of How to Hit a Volley

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