Volleyball Training Aid Spike Trainer-Foam Head Only

We got this for volleyball! Good sturdy item! Easy to adjust! Fits easy on a broom handle!

I have a couple of athletes who contact the ball with their attacking arms bent or with the ball behind them. I was hesitant to get this, as I know the biggest issue with attack technique is learning how to time the approach and adjust to a set. BUT, what this tool does is it lets the kids feel what "good" is supposed to feel like. Without needing to worry about timing and adjusting, they can feel attacking the ball at extension and out in front of them.I wasn't convinced it would translate after we put the "spike stick" away, but there were noticable differences in the girls' extension and contact points off a live set after using this tool. I think it will become a regular part of my "early days" training.Also, the stick doesn't come with a handle, but there are detachable broom handles at Dollar Tree for <$2.00 that worked well! (I just couldn't get it off again once I'd put it on there...details.)

Im lazy so it works great.

My granddaughter loves it

GreetingsThis is the second time I purchases this kind of volleyball trainer for my family. I saw it used at a local volleyball club by one of the trainers and was inspired by its use.My intent was to build a set up for the kids to use that was free-standing and did not require someone to hold the broom handle while someone practiced.Version 1 I mounted vertically to a jump box I upcycled from a pallet. It worked for about a dozen good swings before the PVC inside the trainer broke where the handle screws in. I had anticipated torsion strain at that point but wanted to test out the initial design.So, I bought the trainer a second time and built version 2, also out of PVC but included to 1 1/2" rotating "female-female" couplers on the vertical support. These allowed the vertical support to rotate along the horizontal axis. Then when one of the kids mishit the apparatus would rotate and release the force.Now, it works great! My only issue is getting the kids to use it...

Product is nothing but pvc pipe and a pool noodle. Could have made at home for less than $10 I’m very disappointed in this. It wasn’t worth $30.

I just purchase this item and I am not sure if it will not hold up as many of the reviews have stated. I do know that it is not as easy to make as many of the reviews have stated. You must bend the PVC which in itself is troublesome and then you must thread the PVC. I found a very inexpensive handle from Doller General( it's the handle from the Back-Saver Long Handle Pan) for only $6.00. I do quite a bit of one on one volleyball training so I will update this review once I have used it a few times. It does seem like it will be helpful and if the Noodle starts to deteriorate it will be inexpensive and easy to replace the noodle.REVIEW AFTER USE- I used this item today (11/20/2022) with one of my one on one clients. It was a good tool to give the hitter a perfect set and also to show where a hitter needs to contact the ball when the set is lower that what it should be. The player enjoyed using the hitting aid and it seems like it should hold up fine. My inexpensive handle also worked fine. I have increased my rating to a 5 star as this Spike Training Aid looks like it will be a nice addition to my training protocol.

Out of all the gifts he got this is one he uses the most.