Tim,
what is laid back about the wrist? I'm looking here at Johnny Mac, and I just don't see it. Maybe I don't understand the term as it is being used.
Looks to me like the stick is just held as I would if I were holding a sign for someone to read. Maybe you guys can help me to understand this very common descriptor on wrist position.
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Forehand Volley Article
John,
I just read your article about volleys and had a couple of comments.
First of all, you are right about laying your wrist back, but I think you
missed the boat dismissing the "firm wrist". You can do both. Lay the wrist
back to set the racket properly, then keep the wrist firm through the volley.
Secondly, I think most players today, even the pros, have poor technique on
their volleys. Kids can't volley because of the lack of doubles, and even the
pros of today don't have what I would call textbook volleys.
Even Federer's volleys look shaky at times to me. The way he turns his wrist under at impact is not something I would teach (other than drop shots). If you are going to show a picture of Agassi volleying, it should have had a caption underneath it saying "this guy has no idea how to volley". Anyway, I enjoyed the article and volleying technique will always be debatable.
I spent some time with Ray Ruffels a few years ago and found him quite knowledgable on the subject. Maybe you can collaborate with him sometime in the future. Thanks for a great website.
Tim Noonan
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