Soft hands when setting?

Question

how can you train to have softer hands when setting?

Answer 1

lotion...  lots and lots of lotion.

Answer 2

I always suggest going back to the beginning.

Use a lot of the information above.  

Get someone to toss the ball to you or you can toss it off the wall to yourself.  Get your hands in the position above your forehead as suggested above.  Catch the ball.  Look at your hand position and your arm position with the ball in your hands.  Throw the ball to your partner or the wall.  Repeat.  You should have the ball in your hands at least 5 seconds.  Do about 10 this way.  Reduce the time the ball is in your hands a LITTLE.  You should still be catching the ball and holding it, but maybe just 4 seconds.  And so on.  If you hear any noise or if you feel yourself hitting the ball, slow back down.  Do this every day.  7 days a week.

Get a partner or a wall.  Stand close.  Set the ball as low as you can.  Do at least 50.  Take a break and then repeat.  You are less likely to hit the ball if you set the ball short to your partner or the wall.  

Good luck.  It will take a lot of work.

Answer 3

You don't want soft hands while setting as this will make you have a tendency for "double hits".

Answer 4

1)  Never set with your fingers closed.  Always have them separated.

2)  Never slap the ball.

3)  Never push the ball with your palm.  Always use the tips of your fingers.

4)  Stretching your hands.  Usually, before you play, you'd be doing stretches right?  Well, a good stretch for setting would be to place your hands together, and kind of spread your fingers apart.  Then you press your hands together, and move your arms upwards, until you feel a pull on the back of your hands, and at the joint area between your fingers and your palm.  [I'm sorry if this is hard to understand.]  This serves as a way to relieve whatever tension is in your hands.

5)  When practice hasn't started yet, move your fingers around--closing, and opening your hands.  During this motion, make sure to slightly spread your fingers outwards.  Try to incorporate some back and forth motion in your wrists too.

6)  In your spare time, try to do a drill called "Quick Fingers."  Basically, you'll be dribbling the volleyball on your fingertips, from hand to hand.  Try to bounce the ball with the smallest distance possible.

7)  Then of course, you should do the setting drill, where you continually set the ball to yourself.

Good luck! :D

Answer 5

You should probably set a little everyday and just focus on doing everything the correct way and just remind your self to have soft hands. try not to be "pokey" as my club director would say. make sure u use the pads of your fingers. just try to be relaxed while u set.

Answer 6

im an all around player, andd soft hands for setting isnt what you really need. its the way your hold your hands andd how you release your the ball from your hands. practice moving your hands in circles, like...gr. its hard to explain, but i hope you get it.....

Answer 7

Best way to train setting hands is to use the setter trainer ball.

These are a bit heavier than regular volleyballs and helps you develop better touching senses and muscles in your setting figers.  Another way is to just do a lot of setting practice by peppering with some one or by yourself setting against a wall.

Whichever way, you use to train for setting, remember to use the proper technique, posture, and full motion at all times.

Below are some setting basics and tips:

Setting Basics:

1. Start in the ready position facing the target.

2. Spread fingers in the shape of the ball above the head.

3. Form a triangle with thumbs and pointerfingers (hands should not be touching)

4. Place hands directly in front of the face close to the forehead. This position is called NEUTRAL and is always the starting position for the set.

5. On contact, set by extending the arms and legs.

Avoid following:

1. Contacting the ball with the palms of the hands.

2. Facing where the ball is coming from.

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Tips:

1. HANDS UP EARLY SHAPED LIKE THE BALL

-Wait for ball with hands 4 to 6 inches above forehead.

-Thumbs and index fingers form a triangle through which you can see ball (triangular window).

-Rest of hands form the shape of a ball.

2. ONE AND FREEZE

-The correct contact point is just above the forehead (hairline).

-When contacting the ball, the hands move in one direction only.

-Freeze with arms fully extended in the direction you want the ball to go. (Hands are the same distance apart upon completion as they were during coantct.)

-Hands follow the ball.

3. FOREHEAD AND HIPS

-The correct body position is with the ball, forehead, and hips in a vertical line.

4. FACE THE TARGET

-With your right foot forward, square off to target with shoulders and feet before you deliver set

-Face your sweet spot (for outside sets - the point on the left sideline that is 3 feet from the center line) for all of your sets

5. LONG DISTANCE SETS

-With your right foot forward and knees bent, place weight on the back foot (left) and at contact, transfer weight to the front foot (right).

Answer 8

use a setters ball!!! you can get it most likely at any sports store...but a setters ball will help

Answer 9

buy a lotion that is called sparkling pear.

Answer 10

all u hav to do is mak them practice getting it soft at home or u could practice setting against walls.

Answer 11

Ask Steve Bernjak, he has the softest hands ever.....

Actually, something you can do is just practicing setting against the wall or with a partner. Try to get as little spin with out carrying it.