Serving down the line

Serving

viki sharma
viki sharma Asked 13 years ago

Hi,

I usually have a problem serving towards my opponent's forehand side (assuming both of us are right-handed). The natural pendulum serve tends to go towards his backhand side and becomes extremely awkward when I try to direct it towards the forehand. The primary problem is that I'm not able to complete the action and have to abruptly stop so that it doesn't head towards the backhand side. I believe I'm doing it all wrong. So I wanted to know the changes to be made in order to get a smooth action.

Thanks a lot!


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Viki,

First take a small step towards your forehand side to make the serve.  So you will be a little inside the side line.

Then hit the ball flatter to get it down the line.  If you hit ti with sidespin it will tend to curve to the backhand side. 


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