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Meanwhile, the Astros will open the season with a payroll of about $25 million.
"When we get on the baseball field with whomever the opponent is, they are not sitting there saying: 'Well, their players make more money than us, so
therefore you're deemed a winner and we're deemed a loser,'" Astros manager Bo
Porter said. "Games are won and lost on the baseball field, and it doesn't
matter what somebody is paid every two weeks. At the end of the day, that person
has to be better than you today."
?? The net attack is the heavy artillery of tennis. It is supposed to crush all defence. As such it must be regarded as a point-winning stroke at all times,
no matter whether the shot is volley or smash.
Once at the net hit from the point at the first opportunity given to get the racquet squarely on the
ball. All the laws of footwork explained for the drive are theoretically the
same in volleying. In practice you seldom have time to change your feet to a set
position, so you obviate trouble by throwing the weight on the foot nearest to
the ball and pushing it in the shot.
Volleys are of two classes: (1) the low volley, made from below the waist; and (2) the high volley, from the waist
to the head. In contradistinction to the hitting plane classification are the
two styles known as (1) the deep volley and (2) the stop volley.
All low volleys are blocked. High volleys may be either blocked or hit. Volleys should
never be stroked. There is no follow through on a low volley and very little on
a high one.
You will hear much talk of "chop" volleys. A chop stroke is one where the racquet travels from above the line of flight of the
ball saucony shadow original blue , down and through it, and the angle made behind the racquet is greater than 45 degrees, and many approach 90 degrees.
Therefore I say that no volleys should be chopped, for the tendency is to pop
the ball up in the air off any chop. Slice volleys if you want to, or hit them
flat, for both these shots are made at a very small angle to the flight-line of
the ball, the racquet face travelling almost along its plane.
In all volleys, high or low, the wrist should be locked and absolutely stiff. It should
always be below the racquet head, thus bracing the racquet against the impact of
the ball. Allow the force of the incoming shot, plus your own weight, to return
the ball, and do not strive to "wrist" it over. The tilted racquet face will
give any required angle to the return by glancing the ball off the
strings saucony shadow original grey , so no wrist turn is needed.
Low volleys can never be hit hard, and owing to the height of the net should usually
be sharply angled, to allow distance for the rise. Any ball met at a higher
plane than the top of the net may be hit hard. The stroke should be crisp,
snappy, and decisive, but it should stop as it meets the ball. The follow
through should be very small. Most low volleys should be soft and short. Most
high volleys require speed and length.
The "stop" volley is nothing more than a shot blocked short. There is no force used. The racquet simply meets the
oncoming ball and stops it. The ball rebounds and falls of its own weight. There
is little bounce to such a shot, and that may be reduced by allowing the racquet
to slide slightly under the ball at the moment of impact, thus imparting back
spin to the ball.
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 volleyer must always cover the straight passing shot since it is the
shortest shot with which to pass him, and he must volley straight to his opening
and not waste time trying freakish curving 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.
A net player must have ground strokes in order to attain the net position. Do not think that a service and volley will
suffice against first-class tennis.
Strive to kill your volleys at once, but should your shot not win, follow the ball 'cross and again cover the
straight shot. Always force the man striving to pass you to play the hardest
possible shot.
Attack with your volleys. Never defend the ball when at the net. The only defensive 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 volley stroke saucony shadow original black , 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 will suffice for the
overhead. The swing alone is different. The swing should be closely allied to
the slice service, the racquet and arm swinging freely from the shoulder, the
wrist flexible and the racquet imparting a slight twist to the 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 unnecessarily 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.
Most missed overhead shots are due to the eye leaving the ball; but a second class of errors are due to lack of confidence that gives a cramped,
half-hearted swing. Follow thr. ?
