Volleys

[[ASSE]Hinchy]

OK, just having a bit of debate with my mate about volleys and half volleys.

We both agree that a half volley is when you strike the ball just as its hit the ground. However, here is where we differ.

For a volley, he is of the opinion that it is only a volley if the ball is struck before the ball has hit the ground. So player A crosses it, player B hits it before the ball has touched the ground.

I always thought that player A could cross it, it could bounce once, even twice, and if player B struck it whilst it was in the air, it was a volley.

Who is right?

I put the argument to him that if player A crosses it and it bounces a few times and is struck on the half volley by player B, that it is still a half volley. He agreed

I'm prepared to admit that I'm wrong obviously, but only if more people disagree with my point of view, rather than just two of us arguing

 

[[ASSE]Hinchy]

Half volley is when you hit it just as its hit the ground. As far as I know, which doesn't appear to be very much

If its bounced and its gone up about an inch, thats a half volley. If its gone up about a foot off the ground, I always considered it just a volley rather than a half...