Make overhand volleyball serve more consistent? ♥?
try taking up another sport that makes your arms stonger.. for example i played softball during the spring. when your serving make sure you dont throw the ball up to far throw it up just enough so when u hit it you palm/fist hits the ball it will make it go stronger. & make sure you arent at an angle to the net =)
Why do the players bounce the ball so much before service in tennis?
Many reasons. Some of them which i encountered while playing are1. Basically to think about/ visualize the point how they want it to be. To stick onto a particular tactic which they feel at that moment will give them edge over the opponent. Tactic they choose on that point can depend on so many factors like how they play that day, how opponent plays that day, type of balls used (diff balls behave differently), altitudes where they play on that day (sometimes decides the speed of play), type of court/wind conditions and so on..2. Once they decide on a tactic, quickly to think of plan B if first few shorts of plan A doesn't go as intended. 3. Apart from tactics, some players bounce the ball to get into service rhythm. Its a complicated action and rhythm is very important to have consistent ball toss and timing with placement. 4. Some players just have a belief on the no of bounces. For eg serena bounces the ball a particular no of times between her first and second serve. Just a belief in some way that if they bounce so many times, they would win the point.5. Some players bounce a little extra no of times immediately after playing a tiring point just to buy some time. Proper rest inbetween the points is very crucial to make correct decisions during the point.
Why do volleyball players have a serving routine?
It’s all about mental preparation for the task at hand.Many coaches will tell you that after you get past the fundamentals of a sport, or your position in that sport, the game becomes much more mental than physical.All successful people in all walks of life are creatures of habit. They tend to do the same things over and over and over again. Sure, there will be areas of their lives where they might be a little more spontaneous. There is a comfort and a rhythm to those habits. THAT is why so many athletes in general, not just volleyballers, will have routines around pretty much everything they do. What they eat on game day. The color of their socks and even underwear. It’s all about comfort.When you see someone on the serving line bounce the ball 3 times, then spin it in the hand, then take a deep breath, that all serves to clear their mind in preparation for what is about to happen.
Is serving a volleyball over the net all about strenght or position?
in order to serve a volleyball overhand well you have to have the right body movement. it is neither about strength or position. strength thou, is a good addition and is semi important position only helps you place the ball where you want it, or if you serves arent accurate, your position will help you keep the ball IN the court when serving overhand, it is very important that you have WEIGHT TRANSFER. that is the most important thing to help you serve overhand. when serving, transfer your body weight from your back foot to your front foot as you hit the ball and use the momentum to move into the court. but remember, you can not be in the court before contacting the ball. when you weight transfer, the momentum will push the ball further even if you are not a strong hitter. like me, i do not have arm strength, but because i weight transfer and using the momentum to PUSH the ball further. also, remember to contact the ball with the meaty part of your palms not the finger. because with the fingers, you have less power, the meaty part of ur arm will give more power due to more surface area and no space like it would be with the fingers. its like trying to hit a ball with ur fingers.. it wont work and would probably flop, while if you hit a ball with ur palm, you can get it to go further so always keep in mind: 1. HIT WITH THE MEATY PART OF YOUR PALM 2. WEIGHT TRANSFER! (i do not know how much more to stress this to you. but it is VERY/EXTREMELY important. use the momentum to push the ball further.)
High looping kick serve vs lower bouncing aggressive kick serve?
Well, you have to realise that tennis is what you call an 'open' skill. Basically, that just means that there environmental factors to take into place. I mean, do you always tee off your forehand, no matter what ball comes your way? Probably not. Depending on the wind, your opponent, court position etc you would vary the spin, height and speed of your forehand. Same goes with your serve. Depending on the situation you need to vary the second serve. Are you up 40-15? Then sure go for the aggressive serve, put a bit of pressure on. It's great to have a weapon like that. What about 30-30? Yeah you could take that risk or you could if you're a bit nervous take up your Plan B and high kick it to the backhand. I mean whose gonna tee off on a ball above the shoulder on the backhand? Yeah sure, a couple of lucky ones but you will catch them in the long run. Both serves are greet to have in the pocket, the question you should be asking is WHEN you want to use them. This is all strictly tactical not taking into play your son's technical aspect.
Why does a ball bounce upon falling?
Hii,It can be explained by Newton's Third Law of Motion. According to this, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". In this case, when the ball hits the earth it pushes the earth with some force. In return, the earth pushes the ball back with the same amount of force. In this way, the ball bounces upon fallingThanks for asking to me.HOPE THIS HELP!
What are some tips to get a great high bouncing kick serve in tennis?
Like most shots in tennis, the key to a great kick serve is racquet head speed. Because many club players hit second serves that are really just half speed versions of their first serves, many recreational players don't realize that advanced players actually swing at least as hard at their second serves as they do at their first serves. Swinging fast and getting really impressive racquet head speed require a loose arm, and the willingness to go for it, rather than being conservative. While the result of a second serve needs to be safe, the swing shouldn't be. The safety comes from net clearance, not from taking something off the ball. Just like hitting a heavy topspin ground stroke, a high kick serve is the result of brushing up the back of the ball as fast and aggressively as you can. The way to get this racquet head speed is through "pronation". This is the snap-like motion that ends with your arm rotating so that your thumb is actually facing outward. The more you tighten your grip and try to muscle the ball, the more it will actually slow your racquet down. Just think about relaxing your arm, and snapping up and out with your hand/thumb, and you'll get the idea. The rest is practice. Other elements, such as toss placement, incorporating your legs more, arching your back, and various additional subtleties are also important to the "kinetic chain" and can add to the serve's effectiveness, but high racquet head speed through pronation is the most important core element. Without seeing your serve and its mechanics, it's impossible to assess what specifically needs improvement in your case. But a good teaching pro can help you correct errors and add RPMs. So try taking a lesson that focuses just on the kick serve, and you'll probably see major improvements.
How much height does a tennis ball lose each time it bounces?
The best I have seen is called a Super Ball. You can buy one in a novelty shop. Tennis balls bounce about 53% of their dropped height, Super Balls about 85 or 90 % of their dropped height. I've never tried golf balls; why don't you try one and let us know. The differences in bounce height depend on the style of construction as well as the material the balls are made of.The height to which a ball will bounce depends on the height from which it is dropped, what the ball is made out of (and if it is inflated, what the pressure is), and what the surface it bounces from is made out of. The radius of the ball doesn't really matter, if you are measuring the height of the ball from the bottom of the ball to the ground.A ball's gravitational potential energy is proportional to its height. At the bottom, just before the bounce, this energy is now all in the form of kinetic energy. After the bounce, the ball and the ground or floor have absorbed some of that energy and have become warmer and have made a noise. This energy lost in the bounce is a more or less constant fraction of the energy of the ball before the bounce. As the ball goes back up, kinetic energy (now a bit less) gets traded back for gravitational potential energy, and it will rise back to a height that is the original height times (1-fraction of energy lost). We'll call this number f. For a superball, f may be around 90% (0.9) or perhaps even bigger. For a steel ball on a thick steel plate, f is >0.95. For a properly inflated basketball, f is about 0.75. For a squash ball, f might be less than 0.5 or 0.25 - squash balls are not very bouncy. The steel ball on an unvarnished pine wood floor may not bounce at all, but rather make a dent, and so what the floor is made out of makes quite a lot of difference.For multiple bounces, it's just like dropping the ball again from a reduced height. If the first height is h, the second will be f*h, the third f*f*h, the fourth f*f*f*h, and so on. So if f is 0.9, the first bounce will be 0.9 times as high, the second 0.81 times as high, the third 0.729 times as high (as the original height), and so on.Try it yourself! Does f depend on the height? (it shouldn't much, but it might..) Try it for different balls!Q & A: Height of ball bounce
Why do tennis players play with balls before they serve?
2 possible explanations-1) Its a ritual of getting into 'the zone'. Just like a sniper makes adjustments before his shot, similarly tennis players do it just as a part of their focusing ritual. It becomes a part of their practice & it really feels weird if they don't do it. According to 'The Guardian', when Andy Murray was asked this question, he quoted,When he was asked this question during sport relief 2010, Andy Murray said "I just do it because everyone else does it, not that there is any difference between the balls.2) There are two types of tennis balls viz. "Hard tennis" & "Soft tennis". And Lawn tennis is played with 'soft tennis' balls. If you play with soft tennis balls, you'll observe that they tend to become softer after playing with them for a while.Professional tennis players hit them with insane amounts of force (noticed the grunting while hitting smashes?), which makes the balls go softer. So when players get the balls before serve, they "feel" the ball for its softness. Generally, they return the comparatively softer ball (which they feel, to the ballboy) & take the comparatively harder ball for serves; which travels with greater velocity & helps in winning the point (everybody tries to hit "aces", win points in less time & energy).Pick whichever explanation satisfies you. Hope you got the feel of the answer.Source- What are tennis players looking for when they examine tennis balls and throw some away and keep others before serving?