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That's where I used to shine. I had a great vertical leap. But weight, age, knees, ankles and feet have taken a beating over the years. I don't block as often, since it hurts to land.. I loved blocking. My hitting suffered after my shoulder was rebuilt.. For years I could not follow through.. I think it was mental as much as physical. I still have a great serve, but there are times where I lose it... I never had that problem before, I always had great placement, and I could drive it, or float it (screw ball like).. these days for some reason if I get into a funk, it takes me a while to get it back... Very frustrating since it's the least demanding compared to hitting and blocking. You have total control..Back in the dark ages when I was in high school I started to love volleyball. We had several intramural teams so I thought I'd try out for one. I knew I wasn't that good, and I knew I was never destined to be a starter when the coach commented, "Great effort, I liked the part when you jumped, your feet almost left the ground." My volleyball career went downhill from there, but I do still enjoy watching the game.
I had a friend like you, he said I really got up there one time, I said you didn't leave the ground... He really didn't. He really took it hard.