Short serves
Serving
B N Asked 13 years ago
I find serving short very tough and even when I get it right my opponent smashes,flicks.i can never get them to do a defensive push against the serve. All my serves now are long so can you tell me how to do a short serve . thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Benedict,
To get the ball shorter you can try brushing the ball finer. The finer the contact the shorter the ball will go.
This can take a while to get right because it is such a fine skill. It requires a lot of serving practice before you will feel comfortable to do it in an important match situation.
Keep working towards this because it is an important part of improving your game.
Our course on Serving Secrets has plenty more information on this area of your game.
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B N Posted 13 years ago
Thanks Alois
B N Posted 13 years ago
Your tip worked really well. Thanks to it i managed to get to the semi finals against players older than me. Thanks Alois