Beginner Tennis Training - What's A Half Volley & When Is It Used?

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Beginner Tennis Training - What's A Half Volley & When Is It Used?

Answer 1

It is a pick-up. The ball meets the ground and racquet face at nearly the same moment, the ball bouncing off the ground, on the strings. This shot is a stiff-wrist, short swing, like a volley with no follow through.

The half volley is essentially a defensive stroke, since it should only be made as a last resort, when caught out of position by your opponent's shot.