Two step volley

[pwardlaw]

Excellent article. My comment is to make the volley a three step volley as Sampras demonstrates so clearly in the video. What's most important after the step-out is the third step which allows the player to move through the volley and finish on balance and allow the ball-side hip to also come through. I think of the volley as a step-out (to load with the outside foot) and then a push (rather than a step) in order to land on the inside foot and then another step with the outside foot to move through (flow through) the volley. Think three steps and you'll create flow!

[lukman41985]

Mr. Wardlaw,

I saw your directionals video on Tennis Channel and found it to be one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen--thank you. I'm really excited you're here on the forum. Do you have an article in the works?