Im 5'5 1/2 can somebody help me keep my spikes in side the court but with out taking any power off the ball?

Question

and my approach is wrong .

but when i hit the ball it always hit the back wall and it only hit the ground lets say 2 out of 10 shots thats bad i need help

Answer 1

With the correct approach, you should be able to jump a few inches higher.  When you do, you should have more control on hitting down.  On your finish, snap the wrist and follow through like you are throwing a baseball.  That should also help bring it down a bit without any loss of power.  Find that footwork (right, left, right, together) and good luck.

Answer 2

hit the ball like u r hittin (somebody u hate) someones head

better if u have ur own volleyball draw a face and hair like Wilson from "cast away" and practice

Answer 3

put spin on the ball

in certain directions of the spin it will cause the ball to drop down instead of flying over the court. takes a whole lot of practice to get it down.

Answer 4

All you have to is make sure you do your approach and really concetrate on your timing. Make sure when you contact the ball your snapping your wrist and following through that will make the ball go down.

p.s. maybe sure you dont drop your elbow reach high!

Good luck : )

Answer 5

have a good approach, jump high and straight, snap your wrist and follow through with your arm.

you're approach should be left, right, left  bringing both feet together, then jumping straight up with both hands in the hair, pulling back you're hitting hand and then hitting the ball (if you're right handed)

you're wrist snapping has to be good in order for you to keep the ball in bounds, making it go straight down at an angle at the ten foot line instead of smacking it out.

make sure you follow all the way through with your arm too, good hits wont come if you dont follow through

Answer 6

1)Ask your setter set the ball not too near to the net.

2) With the correct approach, jump high and straight, snap your wrist and  follow through with your arm.

3) Footwork should be right, left, right, together.

Happy playing...

Answer 7

I have players which have this same problem.  You really have explained a lot of different problems that just take minor tweaks to fix.

1) With a straight swing the ball will basically go in the direction of your body.  So the simplest way to keep the ball in the court will be to approach the ball and to keep your body pointed towards the center of the court.  When you get that down you can then begin to rotate around the ball and work on swinging across your body.

The other thing you can do to fix this problem is adjust (slightly) your contact position on the ball.  Assuming you are hitting dead center now can you try to contact the ball a little more towards the line you are trying to hit away from.  Anyway just small adjustments in the contact point can make big differences in the direction the ball travels.

2) Slightly related to that is when the ball is hitting the wall.  This is almost always due to lack of follow through.  When you make contact with the ball you should continue to hit through the ball and at the very end of the hit snap your wrist.  This action is the primary action that allows the ball to sink quick enough to hit the floor

3) If you are using a 4-step approach you should start off on your right foot (if you are right-handed).  You then will step left, step right, step-close with your arms swinging backwards, and then spring to the ball.  Make sure when you jump that keep a tight core.  The power from your shot actually doesn't have a lot to do with your arm strength.  The power mainly comes from the torque produced by the twisting of your torso.   In fact, the motion of spiking a volleyball is basically the same motion as throwing a ball.

4) Just a little commentary... Remember also that power isn't everything.  It doesn't matter how hard you hit, if there's a well placed block you will lose.  Especially as a smaller hitter don't forget the importance of tips and rollshots.  These shots work especially well if the opposing defense is throwing a double block and doesn't have anyone to watch for the tip.  Players often overlook the slower shots (a lot of the time because coaches overlook them too) but just like any other sport you don't want to become one-dimensional.  If you hit as hard as you possibly can your ball will probably do the same thing everytime you hit it and a good defense will react to that and start cheating to where your shot is going making digs easier.  If you vary your shots, the defense won't know where you are going to hit, making you a more effective hitter.