Here is a shot of Todd Woodbridge hitting a volley well in front of his body. What is amazing is how often he is able to hit the forehand volley in front. Notice how his wrist is bent fully back. In addition to hitting the forehand volley as far in front of your body as is possible, it is critical that you try to keep your racquet hand s elbow close to the body. Groundstrokes on the forehand side usually necessitate that the elbow be up and away from the body.
Quite opposite is true for the forehand volley.
In the following three pictures, notice how each player has his elbow in close to the body and the racquet hand wrist bent back. Remarkably, each of these players was able to hit the forehand volley well in front of his body. This is not surprising because when hitting topspin, the forehand and backhand groundstrokes benefit from the lower racquet head. Here are some shots of low forehand volleys where the racquet head is either parallel with the wrist or slightly above the wrist. For we older players, this is not always a pleasant task, but one that is necessary.