re: Buying a Tennis Racquet for a noob

You shouldnt be worried too much about centering anything around volleying right now. Volleying is important but your primary concern right now is ground strokes and your serve(maybe). Getting good enough to keep a decent rally going is a primary concern, with your stroke and form being correct.

Once again, volleying is important, but as a beginner, it wont be used that much. Points wont really last that long and you arent good enough to be rushing the net after an approach shot or rushing the net serve and volley. Its a big part of the game as you advance but pick comfort in your ground strokes right now.

Dont even worry about power right now. Not to sound like a debbie downer, but your power game is going to be basically non existent right now starting off. Worry about getting your ground strokes over the net and deep in the court with maybe some topspin.

I played every day about 2.5 hours a day for years and power was never really a focal point. Its a control and finesse game until you are so good that power can just be applied without messing anything up.