Serving into the Body on Both Sides
Posted on Dec 17, 2007 under Drills |A variety of serves is crucial to success. Often these two serves are overlooked. This drill reminds players of the need to use them in their serving mix.
#1 serves to #2 and tries to hit the serve into the body. Most of the time, servers think this means the backhand side as diagramed above (assuming players are right-handed). This serve is very effective and should keep #2 from taking a full swing at the return. This serve also forces #2 to move her feet and body to get into position to return the serve.
The serve into the body on the forehand side is often the most under-utilized and overlooked, yet most effective serve. #1 serves as diagramed above into the body of #2, but on the forehand side. Often #2 oversteps to return the forehand and tries to over-hit it, both of which will result in losing the point.