[kvb]

Well I'm finding this a very interesting thread. Although I jog and do squats I'm noticably jumping impaired and slower in the sand vs. grass 2's etc., so any and all advice here is really appreciated. It hadn't really occurred to me the jumping from a platform idea (2 foot, stable, etc.) on hits point that bhdp makes and the concentrate on lateral vs. vertical movements on approach and final jump on hits that nvsbstream and stud make, but I am going to try these out in the sand this week...Blocking, well, it's deep dry sand and a men's height net, and some of the guys have good hops or 6'5" or both, so I think I'm just going up for distraction's sake rather than ever really hard blocking anything, just tips, or if I'm lucky soft blocks, it's frustrating sometimes in 3's and in 2's I am tempted to not bother blocking and just try reading the hitter and digging...