The Volleying Game (Part-3)
If you want to come up on your own return make your return deep but higher, so that it will be slow and give you time. If you hit the ball hard it will be returned before you get up to the net. Getting good height as well as depth on the ball gives you plenty of time to be in proper position to volley.
Always go up when you have your adversary under difficulties, that is, chasing after hard returns.
Many points are lost by attempting volleys from the wrong part of the court. The positions for volleys are about four feet inside the service line.
To volley a ball that is returned from the center of the court your position is the center of the court. On cross court returns the volley position changes to the side of the court. To return a cross court from your opponent's forehand one should be at the left of the court. The reverse holds for a return from your opponent's backhand. This enables you to protect the full angle of your court.
Briefly, if the opponent is to your right your volley position is also to the right (of the center). If he is to the left you also work to the left.
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