Voleyball smashing?

Question

i dont even know if its called that but still, i can jump incredibly high but im not sure how to smash it down properly, ie open hand? fingers tucked in? confused!!!!! anyway help! =D

oh and what is the best way to block someone that is hitting it over when you are the setter?

Answer 1

I don't know how to answer the 2nd question because it depends on if the setter is front row, back row, etc. 1st question:

Keep your hand open and your fingers spread apart when you hit. The ball should make contact with as much of the palm of your hand as possible. Make sure you snap your wrist and remember to follow through with your swing. This will give the ball its quick, downward motion when you hit. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Im not trying to sound mean i SWEAR but its called spiking, and you definately want an open hand no fists or else your hitting will not be accurate, your arm should be as high as possible so you can hit DOWN on the ball, make sure you snap your wrist kind of like the g*y hand thing you know ... and you will use your other arm to guide your hitting arm, then make sure you can follow through without hitting the net, thats the tough part.  when you block as a setter it's exactly the same as blocking regularly, so long as you are a front row setter, if you are a back row and you want to block the only way you wont be called on a back row attack is if you can jump without going over the net...well i hope i helped!

Answer 3

Both of these guys coved the hitting part pretty well.  So I'm just going to touch on it.  Hand open, snap the wrist.  Keep your arm high on your swing (don't drop your elbow), and follow through.  

On the blocking aspect, one key mistake in your question is stating the fact that you're a setter.  This has nothing to do with blocking.  No matter what position you are, you block the same way.  Press over, turn hands in.   The only issue with blocking that might have something to do with you being a setter is if you are back row, in which case you would need to soft block.  This is when your hands are not above the net (because that would be a back row attack).  Instead your hands are open, palms facing upwards and you stay on the ground, fairly close to the net.  Your hope is that because of the tight set/overpass, your opponent will try to crush the ball straight down (therefor into your hands) and you will be there to pop it up.

Answer 4

I have been taught that you should always smash with a cupped hand as this will give you the most accuracy and power.  And for blocking i would suggest that you jump at the same time as your opponent and attack the ball.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

all you have to do is use and open hand and follow through the more you follow through and push the ball downward will help you with killing (i guess you refered to it as smashing) and the setter only blocks right outside and middle (well at least in my league they do) so normally you will be using a two step or a three step (2 step- right left quick step to the ball 3 step- if on outside going to middle open up with a step with your left foot parallel to the net then do a right left quick step facing the net. if in middle and going outside open up with your right foot then do a left right quick step) hopefully you know that if not then i provided some info. after and blocking approach jump up, hands open wide (mickey mouse shape as some of my old coaches said) and penetrate the net (not really the net over the net but that is just what they say)

k hope i helped some!!!!

Answer 6

okay well i dont know what position you hit. i hit middle. but i'm gonna take a guess that you hit outside or want to learn how to hit outside. the secret to spiking the **** out of the ball is simple. don't worry about a 3 step approach. 4 step approach, that really doesn't make a difference, it just helps your rhythm. you'll get more energy in your jump if you sprint as fast as you can before you jump. make sure you jump on both feet not with one foot forward, otherwise you'll fly into the net. before you jump turn your body to the side and torque up, if you hit outside and you're right handed, then you want to twist your upper half to the right (clockwise). put your left hand beside your head to put more energy into your swing and as you rotate your right arm forward your left arm will pretty much naturally move forward as well. you dont want to just have your right arm up, and then spank the ball right down, because then it won't have any power. you want to take your arm all the way back and swing completely through the ball as hard as you possibly can. your hand should be open like you're about to smack somebody in the face. its important that you snap your wrist and put forward spin on the ball so that it wont go out. also if there's a lot of forward spin on it, it will be harder for the opposing team to dig. as for blocking, you have to judge when to jump by the person that's hitting. some people have a lot of hangtime and some people have very little. if they hang for a long time in the air, then you want to jump late, if they don't then you want to jump at the same time. when you go up to block you want to put your hands and/or arms over the net. you dont want them going straight up, because then the ball can easily bounce off and go out of bounds. when your hands are over the net, the ball goes straight down. any other questions about anything feel free to ask me. i hope this was helpful

Answer 7

Open hand, "open" fingers.

Your palm should be like a cup (not flat, but no space between the ball and your palm) when contacting the ball, and your wrist should snap to put more "down power" through.

Blocking the "over" ball, you just need to shake your blocking hands to put the ball into an "empty spot". Normally players of your opponents would be off the net getting ready to hit, so that when the ball came "over" you just deflect it to a spot that is very close to the net (middle line) so that your opponent would have to dive for the ball and hopefully shoot it back "under" the net. You don't have to swing it as a setter.

For blocking if your opponent is hitting at the net, you would have to jump and put your hands "over" the ball like you are covering your secret (nothing can be leaked :)). While in the air, make your judgment regarding whether the hitter would hit line or angle, and make sure you cover that route tightly.