how to add top spin on a ball

Adding Top Spin To The Volleyball


What is a Top spin 

Top spin is when you hit the volleyball at the top most part of it so that it spins more towards the ground allowing the ball to drop faster and with more power. 

when trying to add some top spin you want to hit the ball at the top of it while flicking your wrist to make the ball drop faster. you will also notice when spiking the ball the same mechanics come into play which could make transitioning serves very easily. 


Pros

The pros of a top spin ball is that you can add more force and you can place the ball where you want faster and maybe even score some easy points. 


you have more creativity when you are hitting the ball for example you can curve the ball or you can make it go straight down. 


In the short in the hyperlink you can see that the server is hitting a top spin but he add a curve to his ball. You could do that with a float ball but a float is much easier to predict because you have more time to see the ball. 


With a top spin serve you cut the time is the air which makes the ball harder to read. 


Diffrent serves

This image is to show you where to hit the ball to add some kind of spin or somekind of serve

the upper half of the numbers (9-3 and above) add top spin then the lower half (8-4 and bellow) and down spin which you mostly never want to do. then the clock hands in the middle are for a float serve. when serving try to memorize these number so you know where to hit and what kind of spin you will be getting.


Cons

One con is that if you add to little force and you try to get the ball in the front row that ball will most likely end up in the net. 


Another con is that you have little room for error if you over hit the ball then its going out if you under hit the ball its either hitting the net or it's barely going over. 



Overall 

Adding any kind of spin is up to the person but it's highly recommended that you do add that top spin because it keeps your opponent on their toes.

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