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Better Ball Contact + Body Position | Arm Swing Technique (Part 2 of 3)

Coach Donny Hui • Elevate Yourself

Elevate Yourself Founder & Collegiate Coach

Session Overview

In Part 2 of his comprehensive arm-swing series, Coach Donny Hui focuses on optimal mid-air body positioning, keeping the ball in front of the hitting shoulder, and wrapping the hand over the ball for heavy topspin. Includes slow-motion breakdowns and live-hitting examples.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

Keep the ball slightly in front of your hitting shoulder at contact so you can transfer forward body momentum into the spike.
Open your torso to the setter at takeoff and rotate through the ball toward your target zone in the air.
Wrap your open hand over the top half of the ball with a relaxed wrist snap to generate downward topspin and safe follow-through.

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Keep the ball in front""Open chest to the setter""Wrap over the top"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

Solves the #1 issue plaguing youth and intermediate hitters: over-running the set and contacting the ball behind the head.

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Key Coaching Cues

"Keep the ball in front"

"Open chest to the setter"

"Wrap over the top"

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