A few weeks ago I opened my big mouth and said my son had a world-class backhand volley. Of course hockeyscout jumps straight down my throat and gives me a barrage of insults. Nothing new there, I have had to put with that for a while now. Every time I post a student, he's the first guy in there telling me I am the worst coach he's ever come across.
But I am no hockeyscout. I deal in facts not fantasy. You may or may not agree with me about my son's backhand volley but at least I am willing to post it and let others judge for themselves.
It's hard to convey the true quality of a shot in video clips. I placed my son deep in the court to play some of these volleys to give an idea how well he hits it even from this position. He can them hard from deep in the court. The third one in the clip is moving quick even in slow motion. I added a couple of backhand smashes in there too. He hits these technically well and hard.
I took these clips yesterday. He hasn't played for 4 months because he is at university these days. He's rusty but still hits his backhand volley cleanly and well. Not at its best but close enough.
He goes back to university tomorrow.
Stotty
But I am no hockeyscout. I deal in facts not fantasy. You may or may not agree with me about my son's backhand volley but at least I am willing to post it and let others judge for themselves.
It's hard to convey the true quality of a shot in video clips. I placed my son deep in the court to play some of these volleys to give an idea how well he hits it even from this position. He can them hard from deep in the court. The third one in the clip is moving quick even in slow motion. I added a couple of backhand smashes in there too. He hits these technically well and hard.
I took these clips yesterday. He hasn't played for 4 months because he is at university these days. He's rusty but still hits his backhand volley cleanly and well. Not at its best but close enough.
He goes back to university tomorrow.
Stotty
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