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The “overhead” should be called the “in front of head.”
In my view the overhead isn’t really an “overhead.” It shouldn’t be called that. That word doesn’t describe the key factor in hitting the shot well.
An overhead is really an “in front of head.” The critical moment is the contact. The contact is not over your head. It needs to be in front of your head.
The key to keeping the contact in front of your head is footwork. It’s learning how to move, how to stay behind the ball, and how to use your feet and legs depending on the type of overhead.
It’s learning what to do when you have to come forward, when you have to move back, and also, when you have to move around the ball so you can hit an overhead from the backhand side.
Mechanics on the swing on the overhead are important. But in this article I am focusing on the footwork. This is the critical factor in creating contact in front of the head.
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