Half volley in Tennis

Reviewer About as good as 40 seconds gets - racket in front, keep moving through contact, find the face angle, then absorb or push to choose between a drop and a deep one. Clear, correct and credible.

Moderator Patrick Mouratoglou on the tennis half-volley: keep the racket in front, move through the ball and don't stop at contact, set the racket-face angle (too open and it flies, too closed and it hits the net), and use the hand to either absorb the ball for a drop or push it for a deep half-volley. The whole clip is the half-volley.

Reviewer Thorough, clear, and well-sequenced -- a genuinely excellent lesson.

Moderator The most thorough half volley lesson in this batch -- Continental grip, knee bend and low center of gravity, no backswing, racket parallel to the ground, 45-degree body angle, and pushing through with the legs rather than swinging, plus follow-through for directional control.

Reviewer Detailed, technically sound coaching -- covers both versions of the shot properly.

Moderator Covers half volleys thoroughly in both contexts a player actually encounters them -- at net and on the baseline -- directly answering a viewer's question. Never strays from the shot.

Reviewer Thorough and well taught. Covers grip, technique and tactics without rushing any of it.

Moderator Comprehensive: grip options (continental vs. eastern-leaning), forehand and backhand half volley separately, split-step timing, leg-driven contact, and tactical placement (return the direction it came from). This is a full lesson, not a tip video.

Reviewer Clean, complete lesson - hits every key technical point without wasting time.

Moderator A structured lesson entirely on forehand half volley technique - grip, backswing, contact point, finish.

Reviewer Thorough and practical -- technique, common mistake, and how to actually practice it.

Moderator Comprehensive, stays on the half volley throughout -- why to avoid it when possible, how to execute it when forced to, and where it matters most (net play, doubles).

Reviewer Best of this batch. Specific, demonstrated, and every tip is something students actually get wrong.

Moderator Four concrete, half-volley-specific fixes: racket stays in front (the 'wall behind you' cue), strings closed not open, head close to the racket, and carry your body through the shot. Every tip ties directly to common half volley errors.

Reviewer Great — a real progression of drills you can take straight to the court.

Moderator Entirely dedicated to half volley practice drills — exactly the sub-skill.

Moderator Squarely on topic with three specific, concrete tips: elbows-out ready position, a 'protect the tube' visualization to keep the swing short, and moving through the shot with the hands rather than an arm swing.

Reviewer The tube visualization alone makes this worth watching.

Reviewer Nails a mistake almost every club player makes and explains exactly why the grip fix works.

Moderator Entirely focused on the grip choice for half volleys specifically - continental vs eastern - a core technical element of the shot.

Reviewer Detailed technique and a smart drill for building the right feel.

Moderator Squarely on topic and quite detailed -- depth control, why hitting too close to the net causes net mistakes, wrist mechanics, and footwork for reaching the ball from different positions, plus a specific partner drill.

Reviewer Clear, well-organized primer -- covers the what, how, and when.

Moderator A full, structured answer to a viewer's specific half volley question -- what it is, how to hit it, when to use it. Doesn't wander off topic.

Reviewer Everything you need to start the shot, in under half a minute, from someone who obviously knows the stroke.

Moderator Purely about the half volley -- grip, swing length, adjusting to pace, body position. Nothing else competing for airtime.

Reviewer Tight, correct cues - read it early, guide with your free hand, keep the prep small, get the racket down behind the bounce.

Moderator Art Carrington on the half-volley set-up: pick the ball up early, use the non-dominant hand to set it up, keep the preparation small because the ball is on you as soon as it bounces, and drop the racket down behind where the ball will land. The whole clip is about the half-volley.

Moderator Squarely on topic -- addresses the classic over-swinging mistake and gives two concrete practice progressions (self-feed, then partner-feed) with a target to aim for.

Reviewer Clear fix for the most common half volley mistake, with drills to practice it.

Reviewer Clears up a mix-up players genuinely have -- sharp, useful distinction.

Moderator Direct compare-and-contrast between half volley and hitting on the rise -- exactly the kind of distinction a coach gets asked about constantly, and it stays on the half volley the whole way through.

Reviewer Real technical depth here, especially the timing explanation. Worth watching twice.

Moderator Nails it - both baseline pickup half volley and net half volley covered, with the key insight most guys miss: on the pickup you start your FORWARD swing on the bounce instead of the backswing. That's the actual skill. Grip transition to continental for the net version, staying low, minimal swing - all correct and specific to half volley, nothing generic bolted on.

Reviewer Good specific technique with a built-in way to test yourself against real targets.

Moderator Fully about executing a specific half volley application - turning it into a drop shot - staying on the core skill throughout.

Reviewer Good detail on the grip/finish tweak for adding spin, once you already have the base shot.

Moderator Entirely about a specific half volley variant - adding topspin - so it's on topic though narrower than the base shot.

Reviewer Solid basics in a tight package -- good starting point for the shot.

Moderator Squarely about the half volley: what it is, the grip, where it's typically hit, and the follow-up shot. Whole clip stays on topic.

Reviewer Good starter video - takes you from zero to attempting real half volleys step by step.

Moderator Teaches the half volley from first principles with a genuine progression: drop-and-hit alone, then with a partner near the net, then wall drills, then moving back to the baseline. That progression IS the half volley skill, taught step by step.

Reviewer A precise, well-demonstrated fix -- not the whole shot, but a real improvement for players who already hit it.

Moderator Narrow but squarely on-topic -- one specific fix for the forehand half volley (finish with strings facing the target), demonstrated with a real student.

Moderator Club coach's half-volley tip: stay low, stay calm with soft hands, keep moving through the shot, and put the racket down to meet the ball just past the bounce. The whole video is the half-volley, framed as something that settles your net game.

Reviewer Sound checklist - stay low, soft hands, keep moving through, racket down, meet it just past the bounce - but it's a summary; you'd want to see it drilled.

Reviewer One good idea well made: stay down through the knees and use your whole body instead of poking at it with the arm. Short, but it's the fix most players need.

Moderator Art Carrington on the tennis half-volley: you're inside the court, a deep ball comes at your feet, it's a defensive shot - bend the knees deeply (not the back) and use your whole body instead of sticking the racket down with arm action. Squarely on the half-volley.

Reviewer Solid cue — stop stroking the half volley and start moving through it with your feet.

Moderator Squarely about the half volley — specifically how footwork/court positioning drives the shot, not just contact. Right on topic.

Reviewer Fun drill that builds the right feel fast, scales from beginner to advanced.

Moderator A practice game built entirely to train half volley feel - straight arm, light grip - through repetition.

Reviewer Good cues, just delivered in a pretty rambly practice-diary style.

Moderator A practice-session narration entirely about executing half volleys - split step, short backswing, staying down through the shot.

Reviewer Same useful footwork cue as elsewhere in this series, with a course pitch at the end.

Moderator Squarely about half volley footwork — same message as the contact-point video, framed as a dedicated footwork chapter.

Reviewer Good bones, but the sales pitch in the middle drags the value down.

Moderator Solid technical content on racket face angle (why you square up instead of opening the face like a regular low volley) and the 'build a wall' cue, plus backhand half volley and drills. Loses some points because a chunk of the middle is a plug for an app/download rather than half volley content.

Reviewer Smart tactical reasoning even if it's arguing against the shot - useful once you already know the technique.

Moderator This is really a tactical comparison arguing you should volley instead of half volley when possible, so it's about half volleys mostly by contrast rather than as the direct subject.

Reviewer Nice breakdown of your options once you're at the ball — up the line, middle, crosscourt, or drop.

Moderator About backhand half volley shot selection specifically — on topic, though framed as tactics more than stroke mechanics.

Reviewer Simple and correct: get the racket behind contact early instead of chopping down.

Moderator Squarely about forehand half volley racket prep, though the video also detours into second serve promotion and doubles context.

Reviewer Correct cues, but light on explanation.

Moderator On topic -- Continental grip, short backswing, and hand positioning cues for both forehand and backhand half volleys, demonstrated by two players.

Reviewer Elbow and wrist are the right things to look at on a one-handed half volley. At 25 seconds it is a single tip, not a full lesson.

Moderator The one-handed backhand half volley in tennis, with a look at the role of the elbow and wrist. Right shot, right sport.

Reviewer Good demo, but sounds light on how-to explanation.

Moderator Squarely half volley, shown as an approach shot in what sounds like a drill setting ('ball three').

Reviewer Solid reminder of the backboard cue, but you're wading through a lot of setup to get it.

Moderator Half volley technique (racket as a backboard, nudge forward) is covered, but wrapped inside a broader serve-and-volley/second-serve strategy discussion.

Reviewer Good cue on letting the ball absorb into the strings, but you have to wade through a lot of chat to get it.

Moderator Mostly about the backhand half volley — good technique (let the ball absorb, nudge forward) but a chunk of the runtime goes to shot-selection commentary and an ebook pitch.

Moderator Tennis half-volley tip: read the bounce early, get into position before the ball arrives, shorten the split step and recover. Aimed squarely at the half-volley, though it's under ten seconds.

Reviewer Anticipation and a shorter split step are real half-volley priorities; at nine seconds it's one slice of the shot rather than the full picture.

Reviewer Useful tactical reasoning, light on actual technique.

Moderator Half volley is discussed but this is really a serve-and-volley shot-selection breakdown; the half volley itself gets only surface treatment.

Reviewer Correct but bare-bones. Good refresher, not enough to learn from cold.

Moderator Short but every sentence is about the half volley specifically - get low, move through the shot, don't slice it, swing low to high. No padding, no tangents.

Reviewer Vague. Says the right words about touch and balance but doesn't really show you how to do it.

Moderator Stays on half volley throughout - grip, touch, footwork to cover the net. Legit topic focus even if the Federer hook is mostly marketing.

Reviewer Right shot, but 12 seconds leaves barely room for one cue - you won't come away knowing how to hit one.

Moderator Roughly 12-second clip titled around the essentials of the tennis half-volley. Right shot and right sport, but it's too short to be more than a pointer.