Yup, exactly! Most people can't react in time, but if you're pretty flexible it works out.

{ he'll reach out to grab one of the balls that have been set aside for them then. }

But yeah, it makes sense to at least get used to it, right? Generally you can't touch the ball twice either, so if the ball isn't going to win a point right away, one player can set it to the other to make it something that can be spiked. Uh. That's when you really slam the ball down onto the other side.