Serving Short
Serving
Kelly Kehrer Asked 8 years ago
I am working on serving short and one of the challenges I am having is figuring out if I need to get a finer brushing stroke or simply take a little speed off the stroke. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks,
Kelly
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Kelly,
Try to keep the same speed but get a finer contact. This will ensure you are still getting a good amount of spin. If you slow the stroke down you will potentially get less spin.
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D K Posted 8 years ago
That could be easily used as variation though,right,Alois? :)
Yes it can.
D K Posted 8 years ago
Though,although I use this,I havent found a way how to force long return off short serve
Nigel C Posted 8 years ago
Alois, any thoughts on where the bounce on the servers side should be? Usually it is taught that you should have the bounce close to the net, but I have read one book that suggested that moving the first bounce a little towards the server changes the angle the ball bounces up the other side of the net and so is harder to return short as it will have just a little more forward momentum when the receiver hits it.
Hi Nigel,
Get the first bounce closer to you if you want any speed on the shorter serve. If you get the ball to bounce close to the net on your side then the ball has to be slow to bounce up and over the net and then land short on the other side.