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Ultimate fundamentals forehand volley

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Ultimate Fundamentals:Forehand Volley

John Yandell

Following conventional wisdom you might have the wrong grip, you might think the volley is a punch, you might not be using shoulder rotation in the preparation and the forward swing. Trying to create spin, your swing plane might be way off.

Here is what really happens in high level forehand volleys and the two positions you need to develop a rock solid volley—all based on our new incredible high speed footage of Roger Federer and other skilled volleyers in the pro game.

Figure from Ultimate fundamentals forehand volley

John Yandell is widely acknowledged as one of the leading videographers and students of the modern game of professional tennis. His high speed filming for Advanced Tennis and Tennisplayer have provided new visual resources that have changed the way the game is studied and understood by both players and coaches. He has done personal video analysis for hundreds of high level competitive players, including Justine Henin-Hardenne, Taylor Dent and John McEnroe, among others.

In addition to his role as Editor of Tennisplayer he is the author of the critically acclaimed book Visual Tennis. The John Yandell Tennis School is located in San Francisco, California.

Source: tennisplayer.net archive — Ultimate Fundamentals-Forehand Volley.docx (John Yandell teaching library, 2002-2022). Extracted and rendered as HTML for Tennis Future Lab.