What is the difference between baseliners and serve-volleyers?
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BASELINERS MOSTLY LOVE TO PLACE THE BALL IN RIGHT AREAS.\nTILL THAT THEY RETURNING THE BALLS FROM THE BASELINE.\nIT NEEDS MUCH PATIENCE,STAMINA AND ACCURACY.\n\nSERVE& VOLLETERS RACE TO NET AFTER A BIG SERVE.\nTHEY TRY TO SMASH THE WEAK RETURNS.\nTHEY NEED FLEXIBLE BODY TO TURN EIGHTHER SIDE AS COULD AS POSSIBLE.THEY SHOULD POSSES BIG SERVES.\nTHEY SHOULD EQUIP THEMSELVES TO RETURN FAST TO BASELINE TO ATTEND A "LOB'
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To be a 'good' return of serve, the ball does not have to cross the short line.\n\nIt can be returned anywhere in court, so long as it does not go 'out' (Touch or go outside of a boundary red line), the ball does have to touch the front wall before touching the floor though, as with all legitimate shots.\n\nServe on the other hand has to be hit above the service line (2nd line up front wall) and has to land inside (Unless it is vollied) the receivers box.\n\nHope this helps.
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Its either an angled drop volley off a hard hit ball, or a blistering backhand passing shot where your opponent starts to move but the ball is already by him.
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It is very difficult to draw any conclusion without seeing the entire games of both players.  Having said that, there is no substitute for experience.  Court positioning and learning to move in tandem with your partner is the keys to good doubles play.  Return of serve and good volley skills are a very important element to put pressure on your opponents.  Also a serve which can be placed well can make for easier poaching opportunities.  If I was looking for a doubles partner as you are, I would consider 3 things.  1. Which player is more likely to make fewer errors and give a stronger effort to win on court.  2. Which player has the most potential to improve on his skills by having a stronger work ethic.  and 3. Is any of them close to graduating/or is a better communicator and willing to accept suggestion.  Sometimes its better to look beyond the player and focus on the intangibles to make a stronger team.  Hope this helps and you are able to make the right choice.
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The old rule of thumb was to grab the middle of a racket handle and warp your fingers around and there should be a one finger width gap between your fingers and the palm of your hand.  Some players that prefer a western forehand will even get a slightly smaller grip so it is easier to whip the racket head through the stroke for extreme topspin.  Some serve and volley players like their handles a little bigger so the racket doesn't twist in their hands on off-center volleys.  This is just a general rule, becuase I have also seen extreme topspin players that like larger grips and serve and volleyers with smaller grips.  The one finger rule is a good place to start and then see if you want more spin or better feel on the volley and adjust accordingly.  I prefer my own grip slightly smaller than the norm because I find it easier to get more bite/spin on my 2nd Kick serve.
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Well, hard court is the in-between and it's the standard that most tennis players are usually judged on. Grass is the fastest, especially at Wimbledon with how finely packed the grass is. Clay is the softest/slowest and is better for defensive players that lack power. That's why Roddick sucks on clay but is formiddable on grass and hard court because of his excellent serve. Nadal is the king of clay because no matter how hard a ball is hit, he can catch up to it and return it well while mastering the baseline.
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The first and second serves are fundamentally different.  A first serve is an aggressive serve you hit to try either for an ouright winner or at least a weak return.  The second serve should be a defensive serve you know will go in that minimizes the chance your opponent will hit a return winner.  Most pro's hit a hard first serve, either flat or a slice, then for a second serve they hit either a kick or a twist because the top spin makes sure it goes in and the high bounce makes it tough to hit an aggressive return on.  You definitely don't want to double fault and give away free points.\n\nThe trick to getting your second serve solid is to 1. pick which serve you're going to use and 2. hit nothing but second serves everytime you play, until you can hit the second serve with 100% guarantee it's going to go in.  Once you have it down, go back to your usual 1st serve/ 2nd serve strategy.  You'll no longer feel shaky on your second serve because you'll know for sure you can put it in the service box.  This will also free you up on your first serve to really go for it, since you don't have to worry about double faults.
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They r both the same...they r called diffefently in different games..\n\n\ncmsdivya,\nIn both cricket and tennis they r called umpires. get ur knowledge right before answering the question..
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It certainly would help, although serving is just one aspect to volleyball.  If it's 2 on 2 than It's more important, but if its 6 on 6 or more, then you can get away with a less than perfect serve.
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Personally, I use a variety of positions on my serve return.  My first priority is not to let the server beat me down the middle.  If the server moves farther away from the center line, I can focus more on cutting the angle off on an out wide serve.  Most of the time against players with huge serves I try to play the ball deep down the middle or slighty to the backhand side so as not to give my opponent an angle to work with, basically so I can cover the next shot and try to regain a neutral rally.  I will sometimes cheat in during a servers toss on a chip and charge return to place pressure on the server.  If a player has a strong out wide serve, I could play in or back, but the main focus is to allow myself time to regain court position, or play a low slice return making a difficult first ball for the server to attack.  The basic gameplan is not to let the server become comfortable by hitting driving first ball shots off my returns.
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It is illegal to serve from behind the doubles alley in a singles game because that is not a part of the court. You can serve from anywhere behind the baseline (on the correct side of the middle line) in a doubles match.
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Depends what you like to do.  First of all, do not stand right on the baseline.  If you are a defensive player, stand a couple feet back from the baseline.  If you are aggresive and can take the ball off the rise, stand closer to the baseline.   There are times that you do take a step inside the baseline after you hit a shot, but you have to know when.  Watch the pro's.  They know where to stand.  Even if you are aggresive, you have to step back sometimes.  Even Federer is caught 8 feet behind the baseline sometimes.  Only extremely stubborn players never back up.  Stubborn players are not smart players and will lose a lot of matches to people they shouldn't have.
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you need specifics. you could be talking about backhands, forehands, volleys, overhead smashes, or all around playing. i think they are both extremely talented players, and to say one is better, that would be putting the other down.
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there are basically two main kinds of rackets. \n\n1: heavy, normal sized "players" racquets. these are control-oriented racquets made for skilled players who have the strength and skill to provide their own power. in fact, pros weigh down their racquets even more than most heavy (12 oz or so) racquets. these racquets are good, and accurate, but many poeple believe they are too heavy and unforgiving for a less experienced player. \n\n2. player improvement racquets. these have oversize heads and light stiff frames that supposedly allow players to put more speed on the ball. also the larger heads are supposed to be more forgiving with a larger sweet spot. \n\na tweener racquet is a compromise between the two. not as wildly oversized as a player improvement racquet, and not as heavy as a players racquet.\n\n(my personal opinion is that everyone should buy heavy players racquets as most people will have the most problems keeping the ball in, and dont need a powerful racquet.)
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Look it up on the AVP website. Or like Region USA Volleyabll. That should tell you of any sand stuff available in your area. Hope that helps =)
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When  I played baseline it was The Black Dahlia Murder. Since I've started playing a serve & volley game I've changed to  OK Go. Kinda calms me down which is what I need for net, smooth and solid.