Do you always have to do the approach to hit a ball or can you just jump?

Question

If you can simply plant your feet and jump high, can you hit a ball like that instead or should you always take an approach? Advantages and disadvantages of each?

Answer 1

you do an approach so your body has more momentum so when you hit the ball, there's more velocity. you can just jump and hit it but it wont be as sucessful as doing the approach

Answer 2

Always make an approach for a front row attack. I don't see why you wouldn't.. your hit is so much better when you make an approach. If you're hitting a back row attack, they reccommend a two-step approach, but this is not nearly as necessary as when doing a front-row. So for back row, I'd say it's optional. But 100&% of the time do an approach for front-row.

Answer 3

i am a setter in volleyball, but for approaching or i am thinking you ment spiking, you are really supposed to do if you right handed, left right left with your feet and then hitting it, or left handed, right left right with your feet. I just would say to take an approach to the ball. Anyways, it looks bettter than just planting your feet.

Answer 4

The approach will help you resolve the mechanics needed for a good swing, but you don't always get the option of making an approach. If you are on the receiving end of a set, you will want to make use of the approach the fits the play. A multi - step approach when hitting outside strong side (the ball comes to your dominant hitting hand without crossing your body - left front if you are right handed!) or outside opposite ( the ball crosses in front of you to hit - right side if you are right handed). If you are hitting middle, a quick 1 or a two ( more details available if you want them - just email me :), then your approach has to be faster / shorter to the net. However, if you are on defense or blocking at the net, and a ball is coming over, you might have to jump up from where you are and make an attempt to hit it. You will see some experienced players compress or bend down at the knees and launch straight back up to hit it.

As you play more, you will see that the best hitters will adjust their approach to make the attack work no matter what the ball or setter does...

Answer 5

i play volleyball. And i am a setter. But i know my hitters always make the best hit when they do a full approach. The feet depend on if ur right handed of left.  But if your right handed you go left right left. The 1st left step is fast then the second to are quick. And use ur arms to lift you up.

Answer 6

I actually did a study and a paper on this topic to get my CAP level II certification.

I studied all of the different effects on spike velocity.  I did the study with 0, 3,4, and 5 steps in the approach.  I also studied the effect of jump versus no jump.  The third variable studied was the volleyball pressure to see if that had any effect.  I studied 3, 5 and 7 psi.  

Volleyball pressure had very little real effect.  Spikes with the 7psi were slighly higher than 5 psi which was slightly higher than the 3 psi.  And I do mean slightly higher.  Less than 1% which was less than the experimental error.

Jumping had a 12% increase over not jumping.  

The 3,4 and 5 step approaches were virtually the same spike velocity.  All 3 of those approaches were just about 20% higher than the 0 step approach.

Answer 7

Not always, but a solid approarch does wonders for your timing when attacking the ball!

Answer 8

you'd get more air with the approach AND POWER

Answer 9

it always better to make the approach. i can hit with more power, you can jump higher which will lead u to spike the ball will less angle ( hitting the floor closer/ faster)

Answer 10

welll they tell you to always make an approach.

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best of luck.my wishes to ya.!!