How to do an effective spike?

Question

i have not taken any coaching for volleyball, we, group of friends play volley ball in community place . its since 2 years i have been playing but i have not mastered spiking.

i want to how exactly it is done,

does height of jump matters

how to spike the ball forcibly

Answer 1

the hight to which u jump obviously matters.m a volley state level player and according to me as much u practice that much u learn.u dont get spiking very soon learnt.u practice normal smashing shots b4 u go for spiking

Answer 2

I depends on your height and position.  Practice makes perfect.  It's all about timing, jumping and swinging.  You will know when you do it right because it feels awesome.

Answer 3

get some air, baby, rear back, and strike it down - not out - and be sure to taunt the poor girl on the other side of the net with the broken nose!

Juuuust kidding kinda. Be sweet :)

Answer 4

start from the corner... then take two steps towards the net... count 1, 2 (before taking the 2 steps keep your hands twisted so that the lighter part of ur hand is facing towards the back) As you take the two steps, swing your hands so there will be more force... The second step will be the point when u jump up to spike the ball... Spiking the ball --> Once your hands reach a point that is parallel to your shoulders, (as for me) I keep the tip of my fingers straight as if poking someone but using all your fingers and just spike the ball by hitting it down, hard and by flicking your wrist.

Answer 5

im a kind of good player of that even im  boy and im not a g*y ok, the thing that you need is a good jump, timing and power to spike the ball oh yeah i forgot and you need to make the ball into your palm very nice and very strong as you can but be careful not to touch the net sis i make it clear.

Answer 6

The way I learned was first, practice hitting against the wall. This will help you get the arm swing down, and let you get used to snapping your wrist down as you contact the ball.

Here's how you do it. Stand a couple of feet away from the wall (a gym, with a wall that doesn't have anything on it would be best). You toss the ball in front of your hitting hand (it will take a little getting used to to find the best place to toss it). Your arm is going to swing back, like you're scratching behind your ear, and is kind of "******" - when you swing, you swing from your elbow to start with (as you're warming up), and then you start to swing your whole arm, as well as swinging from your elbow.

When you contact the ball, you want your arm to be extended, probably a little bit above your shoulder level, and you want to hit the ball forward and down (down at an angle away from you) towards the floor, in between you and the wall.

As you get better doing this - you'll want to working on "snapping" your wrist - which is what really drives the ball down.

Anyways, if you aim at a spot between your feet and the wall, the ball should hit the floor, bounce up, hit the wall, and then come up so that you can spike it again. Obviously, this will take some practice, figuring out where to aim the ball, how hard to hit it, etc. It might be easier, for the first while, to just catch the ball, and check if it was in a position that you could hit it.

One of the other reasons to do this, is to hit it in a controlled way. There's not a whole lot of sense in smashing the ball, and then lunging to the left or the right, trying to hit it again. The point is to hit the ball in a controlled way so that you can hit it again, and again, and again. The repition is what's going to help you with your spike.

As you are able to hit it harder and harder, the ball will come farther off the wall, meaning you'll have to back up - again, don't smash the ball so hard that it goes over your head. As you gain control, you can start hitting it a little bit harder, back up a step or two, do it a couple more times, then hit it even harder, back up a couple of steps, etc.

Doing this should help you with the mechanics of your swing.

Next you need to work on your approach to the net. It looks like there are several different ideas on what your approach should be. Whatever approach you use, it should be one that feels natural to you, and that you can consistantly do.

The one I learned was a four step approach. Stand back about the ten foot line, take a step forward with your left foot, then another with your right. You then plant your left foot, and then your right after it, bending your knees and getting ready to spring up and hit the ball.

Where you are in relation to the net is going to depend upon your approach and where you are comfortable in hitting the ball. Obviously you don't want to get too close to the net, for fear of hitting the net - nor too far away, because then you'll swing at the ball, and probably miss it. Also, if you're too far from the net, and use your regular approach and swing, you might end up hitting it into the net - rather than over it. It also helps if you have a good consistent setter, who can set the ball the same over and over again.

The first couple of times you do the approach, do it with out a set, just practice approaching the net, check your position, etc.

then you can try it a couple of times with the setter setting the ball to you. You don't have to hit it, just do your approach, check your position, and catch the ball as it's in the air (that should give you somewhat of an idea as to where you'd contact the ball).

Some people have mentioned that you need to get a lot of air - or have a really big jump in order to spike - it's not true. You just have to be able to have your spiking hand over the net - high enough to hit the ball. True - if you're a foot over the net - it's a lot easier to pound the ball straight down - but you don't have to get big air to be a successful spiker.

However, how high you can jump will affect your approach. If you don't get a lot of air, you're going to have to time your approach so that you are in a position to contact that ball when you're at the peak of your jump (even if it's just barely over the net). Again, that will take some practice.

Just remember, spiking the ball, isn't running up to the net with your arm extended and your hand out, and your touch the ball with your fingers, or flick your wrist to hit the ball. A spike has an approach, a jump, a backswing (when you swing your arm back), a swing, contact with the ball, the snap of your wrist to drive the ball down - and not hitting the net with your hand or body!

I put a link on the bottom to a place called "Storks Volleyball" where they have some clips as examples of different things. You can also search on YouTube, or GoogleVideo and look for something like volleyball and spike and see what comes up.

Good luck to you!

Answer 7

A lot of it is just practice and getting your timing down.  Most people swing at the ball like they are throwing a baseball, which is fine, but you need to do a little more to have a good spike.  The main thing you need to work on is snapping your wrist when you are hitting the ball.  That is what will give you the down spin and help keep your spikes in the court.

Answer 8

Well, it all starts with a good set.  But your approach (if your right handed) should be left foot (large step), right foot (short step), and left again (short).  So it's left, right, left.  If you're a lefty, it's right, left, right.  You want to swing you arms to gain mometum.  This is the approach for a outside hit.  There is also middle hits too, those are for taller people who can get the ball straight down.  The approach for that is a little different.