Serving Low and Short

Dear PingSkills,

I noticed when I do a forehand serve, it is harder for me to keep the ball low and short compared to a backhand serve. Is it naturally harder to do a low and short forehand serve than backhand serve or is it just a matter of practice?

Regards,

Kenneth

Hi Kenneth,

It is probably just the height you are hitting the ball at when you are doing the forehand serve.  Try hitting the ball a fraction later when the ball is lower.  This will lead to a lower serve.

The other thing to do is to focus on the result which is getting the ball low.  You can set up a strong across the net like we do in this tutorial on Keeping The Ball Low.  It is a simple set up which will help you.