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High or Low Elbow Armswing in Volleyball Swing?🤔🏐

1st Seed Volleyball • 1st Seed Volleyball

Volleyball Mechanics & Performance Analyst

Session Overview

1st Seed Volleyball compares the traditional high-elbow bow-and-arrow draw with the modern low-elbow circular windup used by many elite professional spikers. The breakdown explains how a fluid circular draw reduces shoulder impingement while still reaching a high contact point.

Core Biomechanical & Tactical Principles

Understand the difference between windup elbow path and contact height: a low-elbow circular draw still finishes with a high reach at contact.
Allowing the elbow to sweep naturally below shoulder line during the load phase can reduce rotator cuff stress and increase whip speed.
Regardless of whether you use a high or low draw, rotate the torso open first and contact the ball at full vertical extension.

Verbal Coaching Cues for Practice:

"Smooth circular load""Rotate torso open""High extension at contact"

Why Recommended for Coaches:

Clarifies the popular coaching debate between high-elbow and low-elbow windups and shows that both must finish at a high contact point.

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Key Coaching Cues

"Smooth circular load"

"Rotate torso open"

"High extension at contact"

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