Hi guys!(: Today I'm going to tell you about hits and how your vertical can affect the power and speed of your hits. The higher your vertical is, the better angle you have to be able to hit the ball to the ground, making it harder to receive by the opponent's defense. If your vertical isn't high, you will have to hit the ball up more, which is easier to receive. The standard women's net height is 7.35 ft. You must be able to get your elbow above that to make a straight down hit. Since most people are incapable of doing that, you will have to hit the ball slightly up. Also, if you have a high vertical, you are more likely to get your hit over the other team's block. To put more kinetic energy on the ball, or in other words to put more speed on the ball, you should follow through with your hand after you hit. When you jump, you turn kinetic energy into potential energy. If you stop before you jump, your vertical will not be as high. I hope you learned a lot from today's post! Thanks for reading!
Here is a video of a famous volleyball player, Leonel Marshall. He has the highest volleyball vertical in the world. As you can see, having a good vertical pays off!
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan
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