Short hitters??

Question

In your opinion how tall do you have to be to be a succesfull hitter? or in other words how short can u be and still be a great pwerhouse hitter.

Answer 1

depends on how high you can jump. I am 5'2'' and can not jump unbelievably high. I was however somewhat successful throughout the season. I could not block at all though. If you have a specific spot from where you hit, mine was off the net, you could still get a lot of amazing hits.

Answer 2

Height doesn't matter. VERTICLE matters. If you can jump, you can hit. Even tall people won't be good if they can't make it off the ground. I'm 5"6 and I play middle, which is not tall for a regular middle and I have a higher verticle then my whole team.

Answer 3

it all depends on your vertical. im only 5'2'', not the best hitter on my team but i still have a consistent and powerful attack!

generally hitters are successful with aheight of more than 5'8"

hope this helps!

Answer 4

oh it all depend in my oppinion on  your jump...my brother is only like 5'5 and 12 years old, and he can jump higher then the net and pound the ball . hes an excellent hitter,,,but very short...but i think most heights would be around 5'10ish to be able to hit the ball good

Answer 5

im like 5'7" or 5'8" and i can hit pretty good just depending if i use my steps to hit with right.

Answer 6

It depends on yur jump/vertical jump. I'm just 5 feet and 2 inches and I have the highest jump in our team. I'm also left-handed. I do a lot of jump rope for higher jumps. Good luck and God bless!!!

Answer 7

We had a german exchange student that was like 4 foot 8-9 or 5 foot and she was set off the net so she could hit, and her hits were PERFECT and hard. She was really great.

I am about 5'3" and I have a pretty good hit too, and I am left handed.

Your vertical jump really helps also.

Answer 8

uhm, im 5'2" andd when i hit, people yell "WATCH OUT" soo, i guess there is not height. i get people tellin me im the shortest middle in the world, but w.e

gooood luckk :D

Answer 9

work on your verticle on a team we play  their outside hitter is 5'6" with a 28 in verticle and she pounds the ball

Answer 10

Depends how high your vertical jump is.

Answer 11

Oh well I'm a hitter and I'm only 5'4 almost 5'5. So I'm not exactly a giant, and hitting is my best position. So I think that if your not tall you need to have a high jump and alot of power but thats not to say that if your tall you dont need those things...because you do. But to answer your questions, yes you can be short and still be a great powerhouse hitter. Hope that helps! :)