The most common hitting motion mistake - Tip of the Week #34

This super basic tip about the hitting motion will most likely change your life!! Every professional player does it, yet we don't teach it to our young players. It makes no sense.

This tip will make your players hit harder AND it will save their shoulder by preventing injuries.

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[kingjiimmy]

Our team watched your videos and won our tournament!

[onlyhannah]

I play on the UK Division 1 team while my family and i are deployed overseas and this totally changed everything for me! I used to hit pretty hard but far away and now I can spike it down to the 10 meter line!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[mayamottinger]

When I hit, I always seem to hit the ball with the wrong part of my hand, like my fingertips or sometimes my wrist . How can I fix this?

[biggestkkfan]

I have experienced that a very common mistake is that the hitter does not have his/her left foot in front and the right foot behind to be able to turn their hip from back to front to strengthen their hit...good videos btw, maybe more slow motion would be helpful in some scenes too.

[jonathandaze]

good stuff! pitching is exactly like an aggressive attack mechanic...the body, core, and torque are the engines; the arm and wrist are simply the steering wheel. love the angles to elevate highest contact point rather than just remaining square and flat with shoulders. cheers!

[JP-gcnk]

I wish my coach taught this to me. He always said "hit at the highest point of your reach", but never explained how that is done. Now I have chronic shoulder pain because I swung down vertically for years and years.

[nawwww]

My goodness, , THANK YOU I feel so hyped for getting my overhand serve finally right, and I never really used my shoulders and upper body the right way. This video really helped, again, thank you SO much!

[skes]

I have experienced that shoulder injury because I did what this video shows the common mistake.
This video helps me a lot ! Hope I can see more videos about common mistake hitting motion!

[xzwjbxo]

I asked a collegiate coach a few years ago about swinging like this & he said it was wrong. He said the shoulders should be equal height & the non hitting shoulder should not dip lower than the hitting should. But clearly swinging this way allows for an even higher contact point, as well as involving the pectoral muscles to create additional power. As a volleyball coach myself, I teach your method all the time & the players continue to have amazing results.

[Siyth]

sitting here with a sore shoulder after hitting the way you said not to. will definitely try this next time!

[beretta]

This is seven years old....about how long I have been arguing with coaches to follow-thru "across the chest"... At our daughters H.S. I did an unscientific non-professional side by side hitting study, using the Boys baseball Speed gun... what ensued; When the girls followed thru across the chest...the ball was faster, and they said it felt like they were hitting the ball harder. One of the Girls (our daughter /DS /OH | 5'6" (yes; 5'6" OH (her vert. is amazing) follows through across the chest.. this also helps with quik line hits and doesn't hinder her ability to "go" short, to the 3M line. I implore you to break your young hitters habit of pulling the arm down her side. She is losing power and will have Scapula strain and shoulder issues...
it is argued the Tennis server is the nearest to the VB attack swing... I think its a toss up from throwing a ball and Tennis. both, tennis and Base(soft)Ball finish across the chest...

[graciephillips]

Could you do a video on how to block or how to jump higher ?

[sxsfkuq]

3:27 I had to look twice, I thought that was my coach for a second😭

[DwainPablacio]

Thank you for your wonderful Volleyball tip videos especially for a beginner like me in Volleyball. Keep up making more videos like this, it really helps us.

[xabi]

Life changing tip for me😍 i was struggling with my constant shoulder injuries. It was wrong technique

[DreamRice]

Wow that was SO HELPFUL! Last week my bust suddenly hurt after i hit the ball - now i know why!!!! Gonna focus on this tonight in my practice <3

[FacePaintForum]

Would love to see a drill or way to transition players to this motion. It is hard to break old habits.

[letsrolltennis]

Well done. Exactly the same with the tennis serve. In Tennis we call it Shoulder over Shoulder!

[nono]

Thanks. I noticed my body was straight whenever I got a hit and it definitely hurt my shoulder.

[tallpaul]

I’ve been teaching my 11/12yo girls this from the start. The hard part is to get the other coaches to understand! ✌🏼🇺🇸