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Summary: Bend down instead of dropping tennis racket head to hit a low volley. Learn how to hit a forehand low volley tennis shot in this free tennis lesson from a tennis instructor.
Elizabet Mateos has been playing tennis since she was six years old. She moved to the U.S. from Barcelona, Spain to accept a scholarship to play tennis in college. She has been...read more
"Now we're going to be talking about different variations on your volleys. Of course, not everything is going to be hitting the volley here that would be the perfect scenario. But what's talented in tennis is to be able to hit volleys in different positions. For example, when a ball comes really low and you don't have the ball to hit it here but instead you feel tempted to hit the ball down here. Very important, you need to bend your body, you need to keep this angle with your racquet, I guess you can call it a 45 degree angle. Keep always the head of your racquet up no matter how low the volley might be. Just keep it low, get that ball over. It might seem very awkward and you might feel you can just do this but it has many, many advantages this way. So try learn to always keep your the head of your racquet up instead of bringing your racquet down."
eHow Article: Tennis Shots: Forehand Low Volley