For several years now I have heard from these so called volleyball arm-swing experts that the old ways of spiking a volleyball is not correct and that all players should change their arm-swing so that they can avoid shoulder injuries and spike the ball harder. I have always been very skeptical pointing out that shoulder injuries can be avoided by making some minor tweaks verses changing the entire arm-swing plus the fact that the Old School Fast, High Elbow Arm-Swing gives players better shot selection and results in a faster arm-swing speed which is critical given the changes in the speed of the set and game. Additionally many of these new arm-swing suggestions are based upon mechanics used for baseball and tennis which involve completely different needs than volleyball. See full article.
 
So this week I wanted to demo a video of KING KONG – Liberman Agamez 2013-14 Season Best highlight in Korea. What I love about this video:
– It shows the range of spikes / shots a player has with a fast, high elbow arm-swing. Hitting from the outside / opposite position you just do not have this range of sharp angles if you hit with a low elbow arm-swing.
– It shows how much power you can generate with a fast high elbow arm-swing. Can you say: “KING KONG!”
– And finally it is just a freakin awesome video that is motivating as hell! 🙂
 
 

 
Here is a video I did comparing the two arm-swings:

 
Click Here – To see the Full Article where I get detailed about different volleyball arm-swings and why I feel one arm-sing is better than the other.
 
Now I am not the only one talking about using this FAST, HIGH ELBOW ARM-SWING. Here are links to Logan Tom (Most Successful Player in USA Indoor History), Brian Gimmillaro (Misty May’s Coach) and Steve Anderson (Gold Medal Coach, Head Coach Beach Volleyball Canada) teaching similar techniques of a fast high elbow!
 
Here is my (Andor Gyulai) video on the subject:

Also if you have questions on Volleyball Shoulder Injuries, here is a video I did with an expert in the area.