Doc's Tip of the Evening -- Volley

When you hit your volleys in general the ball should have backspin coming off your racquet. This is important as it imparts more control when you are placing your volley. The ball should drop faster once it loses speed.
Remember volleys are often used to set up an easier volley or to force your opponent into making a weak reply or just to simply force an error.
So, make sure you have a proper grip and that the racquet face is angled open and you also have a firm wrist and you should see that nappy backspin automatically. goy

Doc's Tip of the Day -- Movement/Balance

If you are having trouble sliding on a Clay court, one tip to remember is to point the toe of your shoe in the direction of your slide. So, for example if you are sliding out to hit an open stance forehand and you are right handed then you would try to point your right foot toe in the direction of your slide. kd

Doc's Tip of the Evening -- Volley

One of the first and most important aspects of learning to volley is how to hold the racquet in your hand. You must let the grip of the racquet lay in the palm of your hand. Your grip should be close to a continental. It does not need to be a strict continental grip, but make sure it is not closer to an eastern grip. So when you hold the racquet with the proper grip it is laying in the palm of your hand. And when you do squeeze the grip to volley, you do not want to have a 'death grip' where you squeeze too hard.
You want to be able to feel the top or tip of the racquet when you grip it. kd