VII.—Volleying: The Game of the Future: Seerets of the Shot:
Standing Up to the Net: Getting Down to the Ball:
The "Stop," "Draw" and "Lob" Volley I said in a: previous article that the next generation of lawn tennis Flayers would be. volleyers. It is nly fitting, therefore, that I should devote a little space to this interesting, exciting and telling stroke.
Some years ago you very rarely saw a girl go up to the net; years further back still it was the exception even for a man to go in and volley or smash. If you can believe it, 1t used to be considered, in the yolite: tawn tennis of that day, to be bad form!
There is till an impression about that a girl ought not to go to the net, In my opinion it is entirely wrong. How much more interesting, for instance, is a mixed double when a girl goes uptlevel with her partner to the attack, I always do ft, and all the more so when I have a strong volleyer as a partner. The old rule was that the lady should stay back and let the man do the volleying, but I do not think it is the best rule for lawn tennis as it is played to-da
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