Bill Mountford
United States
Coach
Tennis teaching professional and contributor to TennisPlayer.net instructional content.
Tennis teaching professional.
Video Library (17 videos)
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Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (10 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH block volley from the net, filmed from a side angle. His knees stay flexed with a stable base as his hips remain relatively quiet, letting the legs provide a low, steady platform for the short blocking motion.
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5.6s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (11 of 17)
Bill Mountford's swinging volley from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his racquet continues forward and upward across his body as his weight moves into the court, bringing him quickly back toward a compact ready position.
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5.5s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (12 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH Vol from the net, filmed from CourtLevel. The racket face is slightly open at contact with the ball struck just in front of his leading hip, and the compact forward punch creates a short, controlled swing path through the volley.
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8.6s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (13 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH swinging volley from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His early shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil load the upper body, then uncoil in sync with his forward step to drive the racket through contact.
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4s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (14 of 17)
Bill Mountford's forehand drop volley from the net, filmed from a side court-level angle. He uses a compact split step followed by a short forward adjustment step into a neutral stance, keeping his weight slightly on the front foot as he moves through the volley.
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6.4s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (15 of 17)
Bill Mountford's forehand flick volley from the net, filmed from a side angle. His knees stay flexed with a short, compact leg drive forward, while his hips remain relatively square to the net to support a stable blocking motion.
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5.8s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (16 of 17)
Bill Mountford's forehand volley from the net, filmed from a side angle. After contact he drives his weight forward into the court, finishing with the racquet out in front and quickly resetting his hands for the next shot.
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6.7s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (17 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH Vol from the net, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is evident with a firm but relaxed hand, and you can clearly see the stable wrist position with minimal wrist snap through contact to keep the racquet face steady.
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7.3s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (1 of 17)
Bill Mountford’s forehand and backhand volleys from mid-court, filmed from a side court-level angle. His continental grip stays stable with a firm wrist, with minimal wrist break through contact that keeps the racquet face consistently aligned.
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4.4s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (2 of 17)
Bill Mountford's return from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact, his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip, and the swing path stays compact with the racket head accelerating straight through the line of the incoming serve.
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6.6s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (3 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH Vol from the net, filmed from CourtLevel. His compact split step into a neutral stance and short adjustment steps toward the ball are clearly visible before he moves through the volley.
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7.4s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (4 of 17)
Bill Mountford’s FH OH Vol from the net, filmed from a side angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed wrist, and you can see a slight wrist set maintained through contact without excessive wrist snap.
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6.6s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (5 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH Vol from the net, filmed from CourtLevel. His shoulders stay slightly closed as the trunk rotates forward in sync with the hitting arm, showing a compact upper-body coil and controlled uncoil through contact.
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4.1s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (6 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH Vol from the net position, filmed from a CourtLevel angle. His follow-through finishes in front with the racquet head slightly up while his non-hitting hand extends back, and he quickly recovers to a compact ready position near the center of the service box.
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3.1s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (7 of 17)
Bill Mountford's forehand volley from the net, filmed from a side angle. His compact split-step leads into a short forward adjustment step and a stable neutral stance as he meets the ball in front of his body.
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5.3s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (8 of 17)
Bill Mountford's FH Vol from the net in a doubles point, filmed from a CourtLevel Side angle. His shoulders stay slightly closed through the unit turn while the trunk uncoils late through contact, clearly showing the upper body leading the kinetic chain into the volley.
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6.9s |
Bill Mountford: The Modern Volley (9 of 17)
Bill Mountford's classic forehand volley from the net, filmed from a side court-level angle. His knees stay flexed with a stable, forward-driving step as his hips remain relatively quiet, emphasizing leg-based stability through contact.
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4s |
