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As in the backcourt, good movement at the net begins with the Initial Move on both the forehand and backhand volley. The Initial Move at the net is similar to the ground strokes. Let’s look at the forehand first.
Initial Move: Forehand
On the forehand, the Initial Move starts with the feet: a push with the Inside Foot and a step with the Outside Foot to the ball.
As we saw with the groundstrokes, the Outside Foot is the left foot, closer to the ball (for a right hander).
The Inside Foot away from the ball is the left. The only real difference compared with the forehand groundstroke is that the shoulder turn is slightly shorter.
The forehand volley starts with a push with the Inside Foot, a step with the Outside Foot, and the shoulder turn to the ball.
Stances
Now the player is ready to hit. He can step into the line of the shot with my front foot. He can also hit from this balanced, initial turn position.
Watch the top pros and see that they frequently hit their volleys with this open stance positioning.
From the Initial Move, the player is balanced and ready to hit…