There have been and currently are some great beach volleyball
women who know how to set the ball with their hands but more times than
not, choose to bump set when given the opportunity. They know that by
overhand setting they may be able to deliver a more accurate set to
their hitter but that accuracy depends on all the elements that play a
part in the game being absolutely perfect. The pass has to be perfect,
there's virtually little to no wind, the team needs to be on the "good"
side of the court, neither player is excessively tired or exhausted, and
are they in transition or serve receive?
These
are a few examples of things that a beach player considers before
deciding whether it's worth taking the chance to overhand set or to play
it safe and bump set the ball. Having all these things to consider is
the reason why most professional beach volleyball women rely on bump
setting the ball even if they do have "good hands" and are usually good
setters.
Teammates will put in many practice hours of bump setting to their partner because they know the advantages which include:
a) Reduces the amount of mishandled ball calls against them, especially during crucial moments of the game
Beach volleyball women know that the longer a tournament or a game lasts, the more tired they are likely to become and that means the slower they will run.
It's inevitable that at some point in the game they will get within arm's reach of a ball and have to become the leaning Tower of Pisa if they try to overhand set it.
Professional players also know that they can still be one or two steps out of position when this happens and this greatly increases the chances of being whistled for a setting violation. Instead they will choose to bump set which allows them to let the ball fall a little further giving them time to use their platform to make up for those few inches that they need to get underneath the ball in order to lift it back in the air for a great controlled set.
b) They can wait longer before making contact with the ball.
The longer a beach volleyball player can wait to bump set the ball, the farther it will drop and that will decrease the chances of the wind taking the ball and blowing it further away from you.
c) Increases the ability to make last minute tweaks and adjustments to the ball.
When you overhand set you are reaching up and contacting the ball a lot sooner than when you bump set. When performing the latter, the ball has time to fall further before a player makes contact, and this gives them more time to track the ball and key in on it so if the wind does blow it around they are more prone to be in a balanced stable position so that they can follow it.
Teammates will put in many practice hours of bump setting to their partner because they know the advantages which include:
a) Reduces the amount of mishandled ball calls against them, especially during crucial moments of the game
Beach volleyball women know that the longer a tournament or a game lasts, the more tired they are likely to become and that means the slower they will run.
It's inevitable that at some point in the game they will get within arm's reach of a ball and have to become the leaning Tower of Pisa if they try to overhand set it.
Professional players also know that they can still be one or two steps out of position when this happens and this greatly increases the chances of being whistled for a setting violation. Instead they will choose to bump set which allows them to let the ball fall a little further giving them time to use their platform to make up for those few inches that they need to get underneath the ball in order to lift it back in the air for a great controlled set.
b) They can wait longer before making contact with the ball.
The longer a beach volleyball player can wait to bump set the ball, the farther it will drop and that will decrease the chances of the wind taking the ball and blowing it further away from you.
c) Increases the ability to make last minute tweaks and adjustments to the ball.
When you overhand set you are reaching up and contacting the ball a lot sooner than when you bump set. When performing the latter, the ball has time to fall further before a player makes contact, and this gives them more time to track the ball and key in on it so if the wind does blow it around they are more prone to be in a balanced stable position so that they can follow it.
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