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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6196910" data-attributes="member: 19675">There is a certain truth to that, as illustrated in my anecdote.&nbsp; Thing is, having witnessed it, I didn't actually INTERNALIZE that lesson until some years later.I learned to play volleyball in a church singles group that happened to have in it a couple of guys who were vying for the Olympic team.&nbsp; So I learned how to do do certain things very well, especially serve: not only could I put the ball anywhere I wanted on the back half of the court with movement, accuracy and speed, I could also do this with a serve that moved the wrong way*.&nbsp; It even fooled the would-be Olympians.Add to this the fact that, despite being 5'7&quot;, my vertical was enough to juuuust touch (not dunk on) the metal rim of a standard basketball goal, and I was a ridiculous force in most casual VB leagues.&nbsp; Essentially, I could block quite well and serve for ace after ace until I made a mistake.And I did so, just like the guy dominated in the coed intrarmural BB league... until someone took me aside and talked to me about it.&nbsp; I still did my serves like I did before, but only enough times over the course of an evening to keep my skills sharp.* That is to say, when a right handed server serves with movement, the serve will usually break straight down or from right to left, just like a curveball in baseball.&nbsp; Not only could I do that, but I could make my serve break from left to right as if being served by a lefty...without serving with my left hand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6196910, member: 19675"] There is a certain truth to that, as illustrated in my anecdote. Thing is, having witnessed it, I didn't actually INTERNALIZE that lesson until some years later. I learned to play volleyball in a church singles group that happened to have in it a couple of guys who were vying for the Olympic team. So I learned how to do do certain things very well, especially serve: not only could I put the ball anywhere I wanted on the back half of the court with movement, accuracy and speed, I could also do this with a serve that [I]moved the wrong way[/I]*. It even fooled the would-be Olympians. Add to this the fact that, despite being 5'7", my vertical was enough to [I]juuuust[/I] touch (not dunk on) the metal rim of a standard basketball goal, and I was a ridiculous force in most casual VB leagues. Essentially, I could block quite well and serve for ace after ace until I made a mistake. And I did so, just like the guy dominated in the coed intrarmural BB league... until someone took me aside and talked to me about it. I still did my serves like I did before, but only enough times over the course of an evening to keep my skills sharp. * That is to say, when a right handed server serves with movement, the serve will usually break straight down or from right to left, just like a curveball in baseball. Not only could I do that, but I could make my serve break from left to right as if being served by a lefty...[I]without serving with my left hand.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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