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title: "What is the proper form of forearm bump in volleyball?"  
description: "What is the proper form of forearm bump in volleyball?"  
author: "Marco Wilson"  
published: 2018-01-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33313/what-is-the-proper-form-of-forearm-bump-in-volleyball  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["volleyball"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the proper form of forearm bump in volleyball?

What is the proper [form](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12549/show-gridview-record-from-one-form-to-another-form) of forearm bump in volleyball?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**The simplest way to bump a volleyball is to face together with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees bent.** Lean forward and place one hand on prime of the opposite, together with your palms up and your thumbs touching. Stretch your arms out and **raise them upward to bump the ball.**

![What is the proper form of forearm bump in volleyball?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b2e308ec-e109-4c43-8162-7205e2565d69/images/01654986-0425-4955-b193-43e78c1324b0.png)**\****\** **Follow these steps to hit a perfect volleyball bump:**

- Get into position Create a platform with your arms
- Use your legs
- Hit the ball with both arms
- Move to the ball so that it will come down squarely in front of you
- Pass the ball
- Aim the ball
- Keep your eye on the ball after you bump it

**Watch this:**

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IxC8JZxoK8


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