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Hi Alois ! Everybody is talking about touch, but I've never heard someone explaining how we can improve it. How is it possible to have a better touch ?
Hi Yoan,
Touch is the ability to control the ball to where you want it to go but usually referenced to for smaller strokes like the push or serving.
One of the best ways to improve touch is to practice your short pushing. You can try place a push on a target of to touch the top of the net as a couple of skills you can try to help to develop touch.
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