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Airborne Spiking Technique ON THE GROUND



Here’s a quick tip for athletes working on their technique on the ground!

Keep in mind this is more for athletes that need work developing the pattern of the spiking sequence. If you’re an athlete that has the sequence mastered in the AIR then this may not be an issue for you.

Too often I see athletes using these steps to hit harder instead of working on their technique that would help them in the air. Yes, it can help get the feeling of using putting your body behind the ball, but in the air, we don’t get to use the ground. If the athlete is struggling with the technique, they’d probably be better off taking less steps and focus on the movement that they’d do in the air (spiking sequence) to better help them 1. Learn the pattern and 2. Learn how to generate force using the pattern instead of relying on the ground.

I like a parallel or slightly staggered stance, focusing on the movement as opposed to power. Other options are seated, kneeling, standing on a stable box hitting over a net etc. The point is to learn to use the hip shift, rotation from the torso (pull back=winding, forward rotation=unwinding), to then transfer energy to the arm for it to take over. This is the Spiking Sequence that I have a lot of info on in my feed. When these movements are mastered, they can take your power further than without.

As they make the sequence more automatic, I’m generally less concerned about this. But for an athlete developing, I think it can help bridge the gap between what they’re doing on the ground vs in the air. From there they can use the actions explosively to get more power.

Go get it.

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33 Comments

  1. I just wanna say, thanks! It help me a lot in my Spike technique.. I just working man with volleyball hobby. And I learn it by playing and watching this YouTube tutorial🎉

  2. All my life stepping with the right leg and no coach took note of it, and now I have shoulder issues. Relearning at 55. Definitely I was born to find out by myself that it was wrong biomechanic

  3. Mmm it s not a natural move. U have to put left feet a little bit forward to create the right angle of back_ shoulder, or at 40 u ll got pain in ur back.

  4. Add power by twisting your torso opposite your legs and also arching your back just before hitting it (using the inertial change when you extend your legs).

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