https://fivesvault.com/shot-vault https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/01-slap-attack/poster.jpg Slap Attack: Fives shot technique Slap the ball firmly from back court, low into the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/01-slap-attack/master.m3u8 33 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/02-slap-attack-to-left-bricks/poster.jpg Slap Attack to Left Bricks: Fives shot technique Power the ball to the back left corner from back court. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/02-slap-attack-to-left-bricks/master.m3u8 31 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/03-dossi-special/poster.jpg Dossi Special: Fives shot technique Play a shot around the right corner just like a cut. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/03-dossi-special/master.m3u8 38 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/04-right-hand-sharp-shooting/poster.jpg Right Hand Sharp Shooting: Fives shot technique Attacking right-hand volley hit into the buttress so it rolls. This is the easiest way to win a rally. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/04-right-hand-sharp-shooting/master.m3u8 29 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/05-slam-volley-to-left-bricks/poster.jpg Slam Volley to Left Bricks: Fives shot technique Slam volley from mid/front court, towards the left bricks. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/05-slam-volley-to-left-bricks/master.m3u8 25 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/06-corner-volley/poster.jpg Corner Volley: Fives shot technique Volley around the corner angle. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/06-corner-volley/master.m3u8 23 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/07-3-wall-volley/poster.jpg 3-Wall Volley: Fives shot technique Volley with the left or right hand around the top left corner of the court to bring the ball behind the buttress, or kill it on the point where the right wall meets the floor. Especially useful when the back-court opponent has been worked off court. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/07-3-wall-volley/master.m3u8 19 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/08-left-hand-sharp-shooting/poster.jpg Left Hand Sharp Shooting: Fives shot technique Left-hand volley attack into the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/08-left-hand-sharp-shooting/master.m3u8 27 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/09-back-right-volley-attack/poster.jpg Back Right Volley Attack: Fives shot technique Slam volley with the left hand to the back right corner. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/09-back-right-volley-attack/master.m3u8 27 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/10-left-hand-block-volley/poster.jpg Left Hand Block Volley: Fives shot technique Block your opponent's attacking shot flat back into the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/10-left-hand-block-volley/master.m3u8 34 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/11-pressure-cooker/poster.jpg Pressure Cooker: Fives shot technique Left- or right-hand volley over the buttress onto the front wall, back into the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/11-pressure-cooker/master.m3u8 36 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/12-mid-court-slap-volley/poster.jpg Mid-Court Slap Volley: Fives shot technique Volley slapped into the buttress (A) from anywhere in mid court. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/12-mid-court-slap-volley/master.m3u8 25 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/13-left-wall-get-out-of-jail/poster.jpg Left Wall Get Out of Jail: Fives shot technique The best way to get out of trouble if stuck in a defensive position. Used if the ball has struck the buttress first and then the left side wall. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/13-left-wall-get-out-of-jail/master.m3u8 31 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/14-right-corner-attack/poster.jpg Right Corner Attack: Fives shot technique Hit hard into the right corner with the left hand to land in the back left corner. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/14-right-corner-attack/master.m3u8 32 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/15-left-corner-attack/poster.jpg Left Corner Attack: Fives shot technique Hit hard into the left corner to land in the back right corner. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/15-left-corner-attack/master.m3u8 28 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/16-the-granny/poster.jpg The Granny: Fives shot technique Underarm shot looped slowly over the top-step opponent to the back corner, usually right to left. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/16-the-granny/master.m3u8 29 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/17-side-wall-drive-to-right-bricks/poster.jpg Side Wall Drive to Right Bricks: Fives shot technique From mid/back court, drive the ball hard to the back right corner. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/17-side-wall-drive-to-right-bricks/master.m3u8 34 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/18-corner-to-corner/poster.jpg Corner to Corner: Fives shot technique Back left corner to back right corner, by playing at the centre of the front wall. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/18-corner-to-corner/master.m3u8 32 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/19-left-hand-bludgeon-shot/poster.jpg Left Hand Bludgeon Shot: Fives shot technique Power shot from back left, tight into the front right corner, to the back left again. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/19-left-hand-bludgeon-shot/master.m3u8 38 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/20-mis-hit-bludgeon/poster.jpg Mis-Hit Bludgeon: Fives shot technique Power shot from back left, to the side, front and into the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/20-mis-hit-bludgeon/master.m3u8 33 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/21-pythagoras-pass/poster.jpg Pythagoras Pass: Fives shot technique Hit hard, directly over the top of the buttress to travel around the court, and finish behind the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/21-pythagoras-pass/master.m3u8 39 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/22-left-hand-buttress-attack/poster.jpg Left Hand Buttress Attack: Fives shot technique Overarm left-hand slap shot to the base of the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/22-left-hand-buttress-attack/master.m3u8 32 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/23-the-jpr/poster.jpg The JPR: Fives shot technique Underarm shot 'floated' into the buttress off the back foot (defensive), using the attacking pace of an opponent's shot going to the back left. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/23-the-jpr/master.m3u8 30 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/24-float/poster.jpg Float: Fives shot technique Right-hand shot played when being driven onto the back foot at, or off, the back of the court. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/24-float/master.m3u8 33 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/25-spin-attack/poster.jpg Spin Attack: Fives shot technique Low-ish ball, played with backspin and sliced into the base of the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/25-spin-attack/master.m3u8 32 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/26-sidewinder/poster.jpg Sidewinder: Fives shot technique Wrap the right hand around the ball to make it spin off the front wall into the buttress and wrong-foot your opponent. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/26-sidewinder/master.m3u8 22 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/27-dunbar-dig/poster.jpg Dunbar Dig: Fives shot technique Turn defence into attack. Play a low ball with side and backspin into the left of the front wall to then pull into the base of the buttress. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/27-dunbar-dig/master.m3u8 26 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/28-right-wall-get-out-of-jail/poster.jpg Right Wall Get Out of Jail: Fives shot technique The best way to get out of trouble if stuck in a defensive position. Used if the ball has struck the left side wall. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/28-right-wall-get-out-of-jail/master.m3u8 33 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/29-side-spin-to-right-bricks/poster.jpg Side Spin to Right Bricks: Fives shot technique A right-hand shot with a big amount of side and a touch of top spin. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/29-side-spin-to-right-bricks/master.m3u8 30 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/30-spin-in/poster.jpg Spin & In: Fives shot technique A shot played with spin when the ball is stuck right up against the front wall, by playing it up off the left or right side wall. Can be played using the left or right hand depending on which side wall the ball is closest to. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/30-spin-in/master.m3u8 38 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/31-bricks-retrieval/poster.jpg Bricks Retrieval: Fives shot technique As the top-step player, travel back court to retrieve a ball that has come off the back bricks. https://fivesvault.com/assets/shots/31-bricks-retrieval/master.m3u8 25 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/quick-start https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v02-quick-start/poster.jpg Quick Start: how to play Fives A walk round a real court with someone who plays on it - what every line and lump is for, and why the game is doubles. https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v02-quick-start/master.m3u8 157 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v03-simple-doubles/poster.jpg A simple doubles game: a full Fast Fives match Two pairs, one ball, first to twelve. A real club game played end to end, with the throw-in serve, a let, the change-over and a ball going out all called on court by the players themselves. https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v03-simple-doubles/master.m3u8 133 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v04-serving/poster.jpg Set-piece play: the serve How the full-rules serve works: an overarm throw from the edge of the top step, high around the coping, off the front wall then the side wall, landing just off the top step for the receiver to cut. Where to stand, why it must be overarm, and where to move once it is away. https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v04-serving/master.m3u8 125 2026-09-05T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v05-cutting/poster.jpg Set-piece play: the cut How the full-rules cut works: the receiver's return of serve, an overarm Slap Attack played from roughly midway along the left side wall, around the angle off the right side wall and onto the front wall, aimed into the buttress. Plus the two laws that make it a free shot: the first cut must go right of the service line, and the cut is not live until it goes up. https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v05-cutting/master.m3u8 72 2026-09-07T00:00:00Z yes https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v06-cut-return/poster.jpg Set-piece play: the cut-return How to return the cut, the third and hardest of the three set-pieces. Watch the ball from the moment you serve it, get tight into the corner between the buttress and the left side wall, bend at the knees and keep one hand low and out in front to block the ball back into play. The cut picks up extra spin off the angle, so it drops towards your toes. https://fivesvault.com/assets/tutorials/v06-cut-return/master.m3u8 85 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z yes