Help on servingg????

Question

ok so i started volleyball this week. im getting a lot better but im having trouble overhand serving. i have pretty strong arms but when i throw it up and hit it, it usually hits the net. the other girls make it look so easy and look like they're barely hitting it..

im probably doing something wrong..any tips? like do i smack it with my hand or try to hit it with like, the bottom padded part?

thanks you guys.

Answer 1

if youre right handed:

stand w/ left foot diagnally in front of your right

put almost all of your weight on your right foot

toss the ball up:(about a ball higher than you can reach)

w/ur left hand find the ball

make ur hand flat and firm

bring ur right hand back

swing and hit the ball while shifting ur weight from ur right to ur left foot

*bring ur arm all the way thru(behind ur back)---this will give u the most power*

if ur left handed do the opposite

it'll take a while--ive been playing volleyball for about 9 yrs(2 or 3 competitively) and i still mess up

good luck   :)

also---lead with ur elbow...then hit the ball

Answer 2

Make sure your toss is right in front of you. Follow the method, toss, step, hit.  It should be no more than 2 ft in the air. Hit it with the bottom padded part. Do NOT smack! You shoukd hear a slight PLUMP sound when you hit it. SWING FAST! swing fast all the way! Do not bend your back too far also. If you started vball this week, its gonna take awhile to overhand serve. It took me 4 months and I only make it over like 40% of the time! Lol but I can still make it over. You just need practice. Anyways good luck, but don't stress because it's only your first week and the other girls must have practiced more or had more experience. You can't pick it up that quickly. But keep trying because you will! Hope this helps.

Answer 3

make SURE your hitting it super high

that has been my problem FOREVER i can not hit it high im not sure why.

if you don't hit it high enough that is probably why it's hitting the net.

Answer 4

mhure you tose it right infront of you.

and hit it were you hands joins your arm.

and make shure you flick you rists???