The topspin volley is a very useful shot to have in your arsenal. The technique is very similar to a shoulder level topspin shot. The only difference is that you are catching the ball in the air. The time to use this shot is after you hit a powerful groundstroke that forces the opponent to hit a high defensive shot. Since you are on the baseline you will probably not have time to move forward fast enough to hit an overhead. However, you can still catch the ball about sho

In my lesson today I worked with a 16 year old girl that I frequently teach. She likes to play doubles and was getting ready for a mixed doubles tournament. My job was to get her used to the different shots that she could expect to see from his male opponent. After a short warm up in the service boxes she moved back and we worked on rhythm from the baseline by rallying crosscourt and down-the-line - me at the net and she back. Then, I moved to the baseline and hit her some