is the right side hitter considered a weak hitter?

Question

just curious?

Answer 1

No, the right side hitter is not considered a weak hitter... the right side is just considered your weak side, left side refered to as the strong side.



It's referred to as the weak side because it's often harder for right handed players to hit from the right side, also, thats your setters position...right side. Typically most people (not all but MOST) have a harder time hitting from teh right side of the ccourt....(Less then 15% for the population is left handed.) Since lefties are "rare" so to speak, and when you hit a volleyball you tend to swing across your body, left side is easier and more effective. The right side hitter is also called opposite, because they are opposite to the setter.



If you have an awesome hitter that hits on the right side and is right handed, and you moved her to the left side she will likely hit harder and stronger on the left... (unless she's trained on the right side for a while)



In all actuality the right side is just called the weak side because the world is predominently right handed...but by no means does that mean you have a weak hitter on the right.



Just like if you had a team of nothing but left handers...your left side would be considered your weak side...

Answer 2

It is called the weak side because the ball passes across the body. It used to be called power and weak sides. The power side was called that because the ball is set but it never crosses the body of the hitter if the hitter is right handed. The weak side hitter has the ball cross their body to get to their right hand. There are many right handed hitters are much weaker from the right side or weak side than the power side because that hit is harder to learn how to time the spike.

Answer 3

Some people consider it the weak side.

Obviously it depends on the team, the players, and the situation.

Some would consider the right side hitter a secret weapon.

It also depends on how often the setter sets a right.

So many factors to deal with, it all just really depends.

But, most people I know who are deeply involved in volleyball would consider this true.

But that hitter can probably do other things------

Answer 4

No not really. I was a right side hitter on my club team. My coach told me that i was a very good hitter and one of the best setters on the team. She told me this in the middle of the season and she already had two setters and instead of changing their positions she made me a right side hitter. The right side hitter is supposed to be the substitute setter. If the setter can't get to the ball in time the right side hitter is supposed to go for it. But if the setter does get to the ball they also have a chance to hit. They just don't get set up very often because the setter has to back set (if they are standing in the correct direction) to get the ball to the right side hitter and some setters find it hard or they just dont trust themselves to get it to them accurately.

Answer 5

by definition, right side hitters are called weak hitters but I really don't think that just because you hit on the weak side that your weak. Its just a term. Just like there are some people who DO hit weak and they are in the left side (usually called strong)

Answer 6

The right side hitter is usually considered a weak hitter if they are right-handed. But in some cases, like mine, I'm strong hitting right side (I'm right-handed). I play left side too. It depends on how you can adjust to the ball. And having a good right side player is like having a secret weapon (in some cases). Almost every time my setter sets me right side, I get a kill, or at least a good/ decent hit. That's because nobody ever expects it. Especially if you hit a line shot...

Answer 7

My coach calls it the weak side hitter... but most of the right side hitters i have seen usually hit just as hard as the outside hitters. so i dont consider them weak lol.

Answer 8

another name for the right side hitter is weak side hitter, but that doesn't mean they hit any less hard than an outside or middle hitter does.

Answer 9

no, not at all, it would be a weak side if you were a right handed middle or outside hitter, this is your power side..

Answer 10

No way! the right hitter has an advantage. it is the most natural hitting position because the volleyball has to come across your body and that gives you more time to prepare. hope that helps :)

Answer 11

Right hand hitters typically hit on the left side, across the opposite court (down "power alley"). It is easier for most right handers to hit on the left side. It is easier for lefties to hit on the right side, but since most people are right handed and most right handers have difficulty on the right side of the court, its called "Weak side hitting".



-Hope this helps!

Answer 12

It is considered a 'weak side' but that doesnt mean you cant hit.

Our right side is amazing and we are second in Pennsylvania.

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