Why You Struggle With The Continental Grip And How To Fix It - Volley Tennis Lesson
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This grip adjustment and hand placement fix on the volley will give you more support behind your racket and keep you from swinging too much.
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Y'all have clearly been watching my match videos, because this was directed squarely at me and my poor volleys. Seriously though I needed this, thanks guys!
Lol, We may have spotted you playing ;) This is a problem that troubles a lot of players, so we really hope it helps. Thanks for dropping us a line and for watching the channel!
I have used your recommendation for decades as an all court player. I always use my off hand on the throat of the racquet by instinct/ muscle memory from hitting thousands of volleys. However the Continental grip is always my default ready grip and I use it when I run drills and have extra tennis balls in my off hand. I like the benefits that you mentioned and feel of the 2.5 position. I also use a modified grip like this on the backhand so that I am slightly towards the backhand. Coach Ryan from Tow Minute Tennis does the same thing. The key to success is to be comfortable, confident and hit lots of volleys like you practice ground strokes. Hit lots of volleys in the match don’t wait until set point to go in to hit your first volley of the match. I like to get into a volley groove right away especially in doubles. If you want to win you got to go in.
This is awesome!!! I was never taught this in school!!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! We hope it helps!
The only problem which I saw in a video of takao Suzuki is that when you switch grips on your forehand and backhand volley you take away time because when you volley the ball is coming faster towards you than when you’re at the baseline which allows you to change grips with more ease. When you take away time from volleying you end loosing control volley meaning you don’t have time to really place your volleys but if you stick to one grip this solves it.
That racquet’s looking sick on court
Great tip guys, I already knew about this, and that volleys grip it's called the "Australian grip" between bevels 2 and 3. Thanks a lot.
Hey Claudio, glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate the feedback and the additional info.
I use an eastern grip because of a lack of coaching as a kid . Trying to switch to continental this is a good tip thanks .
Glad it was helpful!
I went out and tried this new grip idea yesterday and it made a world of difference. Thanks
Love to hear that Glen!
Great detail
Thank ya sir, much appreciated!
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Thanks,its very usefull
You are very welcome!
Thanks for the vid. If you shift to 2.5 for forehand volley, what do you use on backhand? 2.0? Because 2.5 on backhand would feel funny.
Wally, you're right, my thought exactly. 2.5 would make the backhand vollyey unstable. I noticed they were volleying from close to the service line which I guess allows time to switch to 2.0 for BH volleys. I don't know about this 2.5 thing.
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What are both of your racquet grip sizes? I noticed quite a gap between the fingers and heel pad of the hand on both of your grips. Are 4 1/2? 4 5/8? What is your grip size and what do you recommend? How does racquet proper grip size correctness affect play on groundstrokes, volleys and serves? How does it affect play if your racquet grip size is wrong? As always, thanks for all you do. Always very useful, informative, and done with good humor. :-)
Hey James, I play with a 4 3/8 and Scott with a 4 1/2. We both use one overgrip as well. I find the smaller the grip the easier to produce spin. The thicker grips help with stability and absorbing vibration though. One's choice is strictly personal preference!
Yes, the grip rotation to 2.5 that you suggest does offer more support, but only on the forehand volley. On the backhand volley the 2.5 grip moves the wrist in front of the racket thereby actually lessening support for the volley. Are you suggesting changing back to a Continental grip for the backhand volley?
I dont think so, I think they mean to keep it there for both. Your rightr tho, the back hand is weaker you have to maker contact closer to the body with the backhand
Thinks for using numbers on the grip, is this true for both backhand and forward volley’s.
Some players will change their grips on the backhand in order to get more support. We suggest the continetal grip (bevel 2) for both the forehand and backhand though. Hope this helps!
I noticed Nadal also holds the grip higher up for volleys
Keen eye Jonathan!
Es-specially.
haha..yeah yeah 😉
The guy from 2 minute tennis teaches to change your grip on your volleys as it's coming to you. I don't think you have enough time to do that. What is your opinion. Thanks for the great tip
The grip should change the moment you recognize what side of the body the ball is traveling to. Same for the groundies as well. Hope this helps!
Isn’t the grip the same as an eastern forehand?
Nope. A typical eastern grip has the index knuckle and heel pad on bevel 3. In this video, they mention the index knuckle on bevel 2.5, which is what most people would call the "Australian grip" or semi-continental grip. The Australian grip while choking up on the tennis racquet is great for high and low pace shots on the forehand side since it can help generate better pace and give you great control/placement to finish the point. Hope that helps man!
@@backseattennis3690 2.5 Australian feels much better on forehand volleys but it feels terrible on backhand volleys. Weak! But they are hitting backhand volleys on the video with 2.5. How are they doing it??
@@Better_Call_Raul Great question! Your racquet face is more open on your backhand side when using the 2.5 Australian grip than a typical continental grip, so that's why it may feel terrible (different angle on contact point). You can either adjust knowing that by aiming lower over the net or adjust the heel pad. On the forehand side, the heel pad is more so around the 2.5 bevel mark. For the backhand volley, a micro adjustment to the heel pad between the 1-2 bevel mark, typically a 1.5 bevel mark, would probably feel better (It'll feel more natural to go through the volley). This will help change the racquet face and make it more closed so those higher backhand volleys won't be as difficult to generate pace and placement.
Also make sure you are still creating a slingshot action on your backhand volleys if you need to generate pace on someone else's low pace shots. That slingshot, regardless of racquet face angle, will help you generate pace and depth in your volleys.
@@backseattennis3690 Thanks for the response. I am playing at 3.5 level and switching to Eastern forehand and Eastern backhand grip for forehand and backhand volleys respectively. It is sort of workable at this level but as the video mentions as go up against high 3.5 and low 4.0 doubled players the higher pace does not allow for grip change. Those higher level players are using a single grip -- Continental or Bryan Brothers modified 2.5 Continental grip.
My observation with the Continental grip is that one must make about a 45 degree shoulder turn on the forehand to go down the line. It is quite awkward. I think we would agree that **IF** one has time, and is playing at 3.5 level pace, the most comfortable grip for a forehand volley is the Eastern forehand grip on bevel three. Although Jeremy from Fundamental Tennis says that even if we have time, the Continental is superior to forehand grip on volleys. He says fh grip is not good for low volleys. Not sure I agree. IF we are playing at slow pace, the forehand grip is best for forehand volleys. I don't have much problem at all with low volleys on forehand side using Eastern fh grip!
Here is the Jeremy link: th-cam.com/video/ZRpzz_oHqhA/w-d-xo.html
I tried the 2.5 grip a little today and it still feels awful on the backhand. "Aiming low" cue did not work. Feels weak and awkward. Might have to practice 2.5 for months but not convinced that 2.5 will ever feel nearly as comfortable on backhand as an Eastern backhand or weak Eastern 1.5 grip.
Now with regard to your "micro adjustment" cue of heel pad on backhand volleys. Will have to practice that. Yes, it is a "micro" adjustment as you say but I don't know if this grip change is all that much quicker than my current grip change. But will have to try it out.
@@Better_Call_Raul I have used it for years. Also learned to play back in the day when serve and volley or all court was popular. Actually got to watch Laver and Rosewall play. Two legends in Australian tennis.
Continental, Australian, eastern forehand, chopper grip etc… you wanna know why people are playing pickle ball more than tennis? You’re using old confusing language in teaching newcomers tennis. Use the bevel to describe your grips for all you tennis instructors out there, get away from the regional grip names. It’s confusing and hard to remember which grip you should use for the position that you’re in.
The names of grips and bevels can be confusing that's for sure. Identifying the bevels on the grip and coorelating them with their recognized name is important however so players can properly distinguish between them. The Australian grip is simply a slight variation from the Continental grip. The bevels however remain relatively the same its just the hands orientation east and west. We hope the explanantion was helpful dispite all the confusing terminology. Thanks for watching!