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The centre net ambush is the strong ammunition of lawn tennis. It is supposed to crush all defense. As such it must be seen as a point-winning stroke at all times, no matter whether the shot is tennis volley or smash.

You will hear some chat of “chop” tennis volleys. A hack stroke is one where the raquet moves from over the line of flight of the tennis ball, down and through it, and the angle made behind the racquet is greater than 45 degrees, and many as much as 90 degrees. Therefore I say that no volleys should be hackped, for the inclination is to pop the tennis ball up in the air off any hack. Slice volleys if you want to, or hit them flat, for both these strokes are made at a very small angle to the flight-line of the ball, the racquet face travelling almost along its plane.

Volleying is a science based on the old geometric axiom that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. I mean that a tennis volleyer must always cover the straight passing stroke since it is the shortest shot with which to pass him, and he must tennis volley straight to his opening and not waste time trying freakish curving tennis volleys that give the base-liner time to recover. It is Johnston’s great straight volley that makes him such a dangerous net man. He is always “punching” his volley straight and hard to the opening in his opponent’s court.

Attack with your volleys. Never defend the tennis ball when at the net. The only defensive tennis volley is one at your feet as you come in. It is a mid-court shot. Volleys should win with placement more than speed, although speed may be used on a high volley.

Closely related to the volley, yet in no way a tennis volley stroke, is the overhead smash. It is the Big Bertha of tennis. It is the long range terror that should always score. The rules of footwork, position, and direction that govern the volley may suffice for the overhead. The swing alone is different. The swing should be closely allied to the slice service, the racquet and arm tennis swinging freely from the shoulder, the wrist flexible and the racquet imparting a slight twist to the tennis ball to hold it in court. The overhead is mainly a point winner through speed, since its bounce is so high that a slow placement often allows time for a recovery.

Do not leap in the air needlessly to hit overhead balls. Keep at least one foot, and when possible both feet, on the ground in smashing, as it aids in regulating the weight, and gives better balance. Hit flat and decisively to the point if desired.

The chop lob, which is a decided under cut, should rise from 20 to 30 feet, or more, high and must go deep. It is better to high shot out and run your opponent back, thus tiring him, than to lob short and give him confidence by an easy kill. The value of a high shot is mainly one of upsetting your opponent, and its effects are very apparent if you suddenly bring off one at the important period of a match.

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