A Fundamental Volley Secret that you have Never heard of

[@alvarotovar3367]

You explain tennis more thoroughly than anyone I've ever met or seen in the internet. I'm a big fan of your videos, and they really work.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Alvaro Tovar thanks so much 👍

[@alvarotovar3367]

@@FundamentalTennis would you mind making a video with tips to improve the overhead?

[@FundamentalTennis]

Alvaro Tovar yes, I’m sure I will do that in a future video

[@alvarotovar3367]

@@FundamentalTennis Thanks!! I'll look forward to it

[@Stiffjab71]

Very valuable infos, Coach. IMHO your off arm on the backhand volley does part of the magic too. Ciao!

[@Zenon-fg4dw]

Thanks for the great tips. This was certainly new information.

[@balispiritual]

Your tutorial has been helping me alot coachJeremy. Thank you very much. God blesses us all. Rahayu rahayu rahayu.🌞🌛🙏

[@jennym6188]

Your instructions are excellent! I enjoy you enthusiasm and fresh insight. When are you posting again?

[@PatriciaDecker-z7z]

Thank you so much! Best video ever

[@konstantinosdiplas8579]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU YOU ARE REALLY "THE FUNDAMENTAL TENNIS".... KEEP DOING THE PERFECT WORK

[@ChrisLewit]

Good job Jeremy. Demonstrated well and good presentation

[@olafsrensen9578]

the clearst explanation I have recived so far(and belive me I have studied many coaches on KZbin). Your videos are sensational.Olaf Copenhagen Denmark

[@FundamentalTennis]

Olaf sørensen Happy to hear!

[@harveysadowick1184]

Hi Jeremy, really enjoyed your volley demo. lots of great pointers. also, not too wordy; you got to the point rather quickly. I will try to emulate your technique; your video of you hitting the ball is excellent. I guess that's why you're the pro. thank you for your volley lesson.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Harvey Sadowick thanks Harvey. Good luck!

[@richardadam68]

So, so, good your videos are... I learn SO much... again Thanks

[@belindabarone4599]

Thank you, your presentation is so clear, even a tennis dummy like me can understand these illustrations. Enjoyed the humor thrown in as well.

[@PatriciaDecker-z7z]

Ty so much! Best video ever

[@francisremedios2530]

Excellent!

[@anhvu3780]

Yes, I've never heard this before. Flex forearm but soft grip? It sounds hard. I don't have a practice partner, so I have to use the wall and can't hit too hard or the ball would come back too fast. This practice improves my reflex but my volley technique become erroneous (hit under the ball, no power, no "catch and carry", just pretty much a "push" on the ball, etc...). I need to practice this. For those who are still in doubt, check out his other videos and you'll see they all fit together. Thanks.

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

Nice catch! @ 8:01

[@RH-ml6bv]

Your volleys look great. I will try this at my next practice session.

[@FundamentalTennis]

R H good luck!

[@DanSSilver]

Very nice video. Would like to have clarity on what you do to flex if you are holding the racket loosely. I was taught in squash to hold by the palm and 4th and 5th fingers gripping firmly and the rest loosely. What about your recommended volley ?

[@josesanabre7226]

Bravo...fantástic👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@FundamentalTennis]

Jose Sanabre thank you Jose

[@colinbyer3018]

Yoooooo this is good!! It even helps keep the arm in the U shape wowwww awesome

[@solomonpossible]

Lovely video and it was very useful for me coz I was trying to learn volleys recently

[@FundamentalTennis]

ratnakumar solomon Happy to help!

[@brucehawkinson8901]

I've heard it before but presented in another way, Bob Hansen from Nike tennis camps and national champ coach at UCSC use to say, give the racket handle a squeeze just as you are about to volley. this would be your "flex" . and point your strings at the target....

[@paddlepower888]

Love this one. I've been using my free hand to help firm up my racquet-arm unit for backhand volleys. Any advice to keep me out of trouble? BTW, your "watching the ball/contact" video was the star of my workout today!

[@mharlen03]

What are those shoes? Super cool looking

[@josenoelteh69]

Another great tip!

[@FairwayJack]

good stuff

[@transformingthepracticecou9967]

Well done Jeremy - flex the Big Guns! :) Good tip about an active forearm flex.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Transforming The Practice Court thanks! And thanks for watching.

[@richieortiz5]

Great video!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Richard Ortiz thanks!

[@frankjspencejr]

Others have mentioned this, but it’s worth repeating: by “flex” you mean “tense” the muscles. Flexion technically refers to bending as opposed to extension. But great video, as always.

[@MrJadwin]

Don’t flex on me.

[@dorothys7891]

Hi,The word flex in anatomy means bending a joint.But I guess you use the word flex to mean contracting the forearm muscles white hitting a volley.Am I right? Bakthan

[@FundamentalTennis]

Dorothy S yes, you got it!

[@bzockster]

Thanks for your comment. As a person trained in anatomy I was confused by how Jeremy used the term “flex”.

[@bzockster]

Also, if you watch the clip carefully, he seems to extend his wrist more during the “flexed” movement. During his swing the arm does not seem to be flexed in a major way at the elbow. Perhaps the movement he is proposing is a combination of wrist extension and abduction, which has been shown to occur in advanced players during the volley. See this article for details: Chow JW, Carlton LG, Lim YT, Shim JH, Chae WS, Kuenster AF. Muscle activation during the tennis volley. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 Jun;31(6):846-54.

[@alanchng1978]

Hi Jeremy. Thanks for the great video. Don't quite agree with one part at 6.52 minutes. The right foot went backward instead of the left foot stepping forward.

[@FundamentalTennis]

The right foot went backwards in order to create lateral space. This is commonly done by the pros on the forehand volley when the ball comes a bit at them.

[@jamessmith2795]

Do you use a pure continental grip for both backhand and forehand volleys or do you shade more toward eastern backhand for the backhand volleys and more toward eastern forehand for the forehand ones? I always feel shaky at contact unless I change grips at least a little between forehand and backhand.

[@FundamentalTennis]

James Smith here is a video I did on exactly that subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6q0aYt_atOIY5I

[@jamessmith2795]

@@FundamentalTennis Thanks! Video was more about the forehand but question about backhand volley was answered in the comments (heel pad goes to bevel 2). I'll have to practice this.

[@the1tfactor]

Hi Jeremy, I am clear on the notion of what you are saying, but I don't think it is common for your average bear to separately flex the forearm without also tightening the hand. The first thing almost anyone (who is not a bodybuilder)does when you say show your guns is ball up the fist. So perhaps you can drill down just a bit on how to do the one thing without doing the other! Thanks for your videos!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Tanya Robinson thanks Tanya. Put your hand on your arm and flex your forearm while not squeezing your arm. It’s easy for me to do anyway.

[@the1tfactor]

Jeremy Malfait I find it easy to flex my biceps without engaging my hand, but not as easy to flex my forearm without involving my hand. Practice, practice!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Tanya Robinson good luck!

[@the1tfactor]

Jeremy Malfait Thanks J-Man, I’ll be practicing in class tonight!

[@TimmieTennis]

Great video... I'll give you a little tip from the 70's volley era... don't take the volley back beyond the plane of your body. Your's is coming back a little too far... instead, you should rotate your shoulders a little more, stop the racquet at the body midplane, then punch with your arm and shoulder rotation through the ball. Main thing is to not pull the racquet back with your arm, but let the rotation of your shoulders bring it back to the midplane of your body.

[@thomassansonetti399]

Your idea of a "weak Continental" with the use of a 2.5 grip works wonders on the forehand volley. The wrist behind the handle really firms up the shot at the point of contact. Please make a video on the backhand volley. I am having problem on the BH volley with the 2.5 grip because the face of the racquet is opening up too much and a floaty slice results. The palm is not behind the handle any longer. Do you really have to rotate your wrist forwards to obtain a flush racquet face? Or do you just keep an open racquet face and just knife down into the ball with a karate chop motion?

[@FundamentalTennis]

Thomas Sansonetti hi Thomas. I would suggest to move the heel pad of your hand towards true continental as stated in the video. U could also put the knuckle on bevel 2

[@leisurefarm]

Why would there be people who dislike this video?

[@FundamentalTennis]

leisurefarm i think some ppl dislike what they don’t know 😳

[@omarsultanov362]

Why do they breathe the same air as you do? That's unfair 🤣

[@smashthestateX]

all 3 volleys look like something i do. i have played for 15yrs. fuck my life

[@fabianopolak9795]

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[@madan9394]

Good video but you keep repeating stuff. Keeping videos short and to the point will make them great

[@FundamentalTennis]

MK hi MK, I like to reiterate the important points. I will try to make videos a bit shorter. Thanks for comment 👍

[@jessalvo6375]

I told him the same thing on his first video I saw. He doesn't seem to listen to his audience. He will lose many before he gets what he wants. It's just too bad if he doesn't learn how to teach on video because he is really on track. Today's attention span of the viewer is even shorter than when I was producing TV news, docs and special events. He should also research the words that he use, Flexing is misleading.....contracting the muscles is what he really means. Jeremy, I'll say it again, I'm also a USPTR Pro rated in '79 so you'd be better off if you read the comments and consider your appreciative audience so you'll go a long way with your quest to impart your discoveries.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Jes Salvo Jes- I listen to every comment. Have you seen my videos of the last couple weeks? Not near as many extra words..

[@jessalvo6375]

Jeremy, I’m following you. Do some editing. The secret to writing is in editing. You are doing your videos off the cuff. That’s fine but to make it sound and look professional, edit!

[@pontusschroder8361]

Jes Salvo I think many people, including me likes when he explain the same thing in different ways, so that you really grasp the comcepts. That makes the videos a little longer. Would you say the same to a coach you hire on the tennis court? that you want the lesson to be short?