Any tips for good serves ?

Question

I need help over handing! I go to volleyball practise at school but i dont really get to practise my over hand serves. My under hands are pretty good, but i really want to be able to do a over hand! Any tips on over hand serving, like from how to toss the ball to aim and power? When i attempt an over hand serve, i usually put my left hand under the ball and my right hand on top and toss the ball with my left hand and hit with my right. But most of the time it hits the net, or even worse! It goes out of control ><

Answer 1

well when i do it I have  of power in my arm that i can stand back to the wall and serve it. but i just depends on how much strength u have in ur arm. my coach said that i was the best server on the team so idk what i do i just take my time. well what i do i take a few steps back and i throw the ball up then i take a step and then i hit the ball, and it goes over most of the time, but idk  it just takes alot of power to serve over hand

Answer 2

When you do a over hand serve you want to hold the ball diagnal down in front of your body. Then you want to, guess u can say hold your hand behind your ear. Then  throw the ball up so your hand would be diagnol up fromur body. Then with all ur power extend your arm. I know this is hard to understand how i put it but u need to try ur best.

Answer 3

Your hand position is right but when you go to throw the ball make sure ur throwing it directly over your head, and hit it with an open palm, as soon as your hand makes contact with the ball hit it up kind of and push it forward as hard as you can, but make sure you&#039;re watching your foot placement !! You dont want to accidentally step in the court while serving! =)

Answer 4

&quot;Practice makes perfect.&quot; Find the time and the place (if you can&#039;t do it during your volleyball practice) to hit the ball on a wall. Hold the ball with your left hand (your right-handed right?). Your right hand should be held up like taking an oath or something. Toss the ball up and hit it. Make sure you toss the ball high enough and that your right hand is firm. It&#039;s better for the ball to go out rather than it hitting the net. You&#039;d be able to adjust that way. Well I hope you understood what I just said. lol üü just practice okay? I&#039;m having a hard time getting the jump serve. Goodluck to both of us then. Have fun =)

Answer 5

i had the same problem! but my coach said its the same move ment as throwing a base ball so practice that movement cuz i got mine now because of that...also do lots of pushups and weight lifts!

Answer 6

Basically, you should learn how to transfer the kinetic engergy or momentum from your body to the ball. It&#039;s all about learning good technique. See if you can make use of the article below:

Learning Proper Arm Swing when Serving

From Steve Stout

Even if you follow my simplified serve technique, which the whole body moving forward into the serve, some players still have a difficult time getting the ball over the net. In fact, I was watching a Division I college player recently who consistently drove her serves into the net.

A diagnosis of her serving form indicated her arm swing was counterproductive - and easily correctable.

Avoid &quot;Up, Stop &amp; Forward&quot; - This incorrect arm swing is a common problem which plagues even experienced players who failed to learn proper serving techniques. &quot;Up, stop and forward,” is what the arm does. This swing is terribly counterproductive to a good serve, because the arm is moves up and back (away from the net), then it must stop, and start forward. Consequently, contact with the ball is weak, and it often flutters like a wounded duck and falls helplessly short of the net.

The reason why &quot;up, stop, &amp; forward&quot; is wrong for serving is easily demonstrated:

Hold your hitting arm straight out, with palm down.

Raise your arm straight up and back.

Not much beyond 90 degrees, the arm stops. It simply will not go any further unless the shoulder is rotated: God designed it that way.

The Right Way to Swing

Hold your hitting arm straight out with palm down.

Swing your arm downward, and around, like a windmill.

The arm very naturally makes a nice big arch. The elbow can be pulled up and back, and the swing accelerates as the open palm makes solid contact with the ball. Practice this and you will be pleasantly amazed watching the ball travel over the net, as long as you make good contact with the ball.

Like any habit, this method will take repetition to become second nature, especially if you have taught yourself to struggle with an “up, stop, and forward” motion.

To help, try these phrases when you set up to serve, “swing down,” or “under and over.” I’ve seen the change improve the serve of several of my players this season, who’ve gone from less than 40% efficiency to more than 80%, with little more than changing the arm swing.- and with rally scoring giving a point for every missed serve, your team must have high serving effectiveness!

Answer 7

throw up nicely, then umm hit the ball with ur right hand swing ur right hand downward, eye on the ball and ur target, also PRACTICE [not sure how to explain sorry]

Answer 8

Go and watch someone that is playing tennis and even ask them to teach you how to serve the tennis ball.  To me this equates to the same motion that you need to serve a volleyball.  Good luck!

Answer 9

YES THEY CALL ME DRIBBLE WHEN YOU DRIBBLE IT GIVES THE SERVE MORE FORCE SO ITS HARDER TO HIT...TRY A FLOAT SERVE ...THATS WHEN YOU STOP UR HAND W/O A FOLLOW THROUGH... IT MAKES THE BALL SWEVE SO WHEN THEY TRY TO HITT IT THEY MISS IT... I SHOULD KNOW I SEVED 28 IN A ROW...

GOOD LUCK...

Answer 10

it&#039;s the speed that counts. speed of your arm = power.

don&#039;t bring your arm too forward, otherwise it&#039;ll do the things you dread!

Answer 11

i would just try to study some college games.

there are several different serves.

so just try different ones and find the best for you.

if you are serving a floater, make sure you hit the back of the ball, you don&#039;t snap your wrist but kind of push through.. if you get it down it is a good serve and it kind of spins so it is tricky.

if you can&#039;t get that down... try to hit the ball more to the top so it spins downward.  you have to make sure your elbow is up and stay behind he ball.

hope this helps!

:D

Answer 12

hi wats up im a geat ova arm/ under arm server. 4 a good ova arm serve lay the ball in the hand u do usally dont write wit bend ur kneesand move the hand wit nothin in it back like hold ur hand straight up n then bend it back. then un bend ur knees and while ur doin that throw the ball up and then hit the ball on the palm of ur hand cuz the palm of ur hand is hard 4 the hard volleyball. it may not work the 1st time but it will soon or later.

Answer 13

just throw the ball up as straight as you can. you want to make sure that you dont have to turn your body at all to hit the ball. when serving you are allowed one dropped ball. the way you are holding the ball pre-serve is correct, make sure you bring your hitting hand off the ball straight and hit the abll with an open hand. power serves come with experience. hitting the net just means you are pointing your hand down. you want to hit the ball while it is still over your head. it works for me

Answer 14

Purchase a cheap practice volleyball, they are very cheap (or ask your parents to) - this can be used outside on any hard surface.  Look for a nearby carpark area, that has a high wall which you practice against.

With a serve - you do not need to throw the ball up to spike it, as in a spike serve. You can just hold it up high and just hit it.  You use a bent elbow and straighten it for your serve. You make contact with your open palm, and when you make contact with the ball, you add the extra movement with your wrist.  You can over-emphasize the wrist movement, (Your wrist curls over) this adds spin to the ball, so that it will go over the net (aim for the top of the net) and also land in court. The spin will help in both cases.

Regular practice will get you hitting the ball harder and harder - with more power.  You can even practice normal spiking by throwing the ball up and going into a spike - you use exactly the same technique.

To develop a killer serve - try using the &#039;windmill&#039; serve.  This takes a while to get use to doing, but is worthwhile.

A lot of practice makes a world of difference - and regular practice will improve your volleyball techniques ten fold.

Answer 15

Be sure to throw the ball up as straight as you can. you want to make sure that you dont have to turn your body at all to hit the ball. when serving you are allowed one dropped ball. the way you are holding the ball pre-serve is correct, make sure you bring your hitting hand off the ball straight and hit the abll with an open hand. power serves come with experience. hitting the net just means you are pointing your hand down. you want to hit the ball while it is still over your head. good luck.

Answer 16

Consistancy.

Make sure you are doing the same thing every time, so you can build muscle memory.

Make sure you start with your strong foot foreward, snap your arm back like a springboard (keeping it straight) and follow through past your hip while taking a step.

If your toss is too high then it&#039;s going to go out of the court.  If the toss is too short, your gonna bend your arm and it&#039;s going to go into the net.

Answer 17

okay i can ttly help u on this! i have been playing for years! okay

u need to throw the ball up in the air and the length of your arm.... and then u hit the ball with the palm of your hand.... when u hit in you arm  must go all the way through or it will not go that long.. i hope this helped!