The volleyball season is over, but i was wandering how can I improve my overhand serve?

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Answer 1

I was havin trouble wit my overhand serves to all I did to prove it was try 2 throw the ball the same in front of you ever time and hit it hard wit yo fist not yo palm.  HOPE THIS HELPS FOR U TRY HIS SOMETIMES.

Answer 2

WELL you can always do volleyball summer camps they will teach alot and then you always have clubs to join (volleyball) that helps alot.

Answer 3

than pratice as you can

Answer 4

hey i had the same problem this season. my coach just told me to practice my toss so that everytime it would be right in front of me and high enough so that my hand would meet it as i swing.

you could also try getting stronger if that doesnt work lol

Answer 5

Well practice, that's pretty much all you can do is practice.

Answer 6

i answered a similar question on another post, i'll just copy and paste here.. =P

1) don't use ur fist to overhand serve. that might seem easier to give the power but that's not good cuz u can't control ur serve.

2) a good friend of mine who plays very well always says to keep ur fingers close when serving. that gives a good floater if done correctly. but for me, i like it w/ my hand wide open. if u get used to and good at it, u can also serve floaters w/ hand wide opened. so that i guess it's up to u, whichever u feel more comfortable with.

3) toss the ball in front of u, not rite above ur head or behind. tossing is very important actually. no need to toss too high. grab the ball w/ ur serving hand and extend up, just slightly in front of u, but parallel to ur serving shoulder, that should be that point where u hit the ball.

4) do not bend ur elbow. at the point where u contact with the ball, ur arm should be straight, reaching for it. (pretty much the highest point of ur swing) u r not hitting it rite by ur ears.

5) follow thru ur arm swing. some ppl stop rite after hitting the ball w/o following thru. that might work, but follow thru will give more power.

6) snap ur wrist. that doesn't mean to hit the ball down. ur wrist should be snapping down along w/ ur follow thru, that will give the ball a nice projectile. some ppl snap it hard enough to give a lot of spin on the ball. but please, don't break ur wrist!

if u r male, u should hav enough arm strength the serve the ball over, so what u need to concentrate on is how ur palm contact the ball. also depend on ur height. if u r really tall, u don't wanna hit too bottom of the ball to give a high serve. (unless u mean to do it.) if u r shorter, then hit it more bottom. i'm guess between the horizon line to it's 45 degree down is good. (bottom doesn't mean right under.)

look at where u r serving to, imagine the line of how u want ur ball goes. then look at where ur hand is when making contact to the ball.

that works for female too, but a lot of female when they start overhand serve, they don't hav enough strength. one of the things they r missing is, using their body to help. this is how i started learning overhand serve in junior high (i served sideway and round house b4 that): 1st, say if u serve w/ ur right hand, the ready position will be, ur right leg in the back, left leg front, put the weight on ur right leg. as u toss and hit the ball, u r also changing ur weight from ur right leg to ur left, so u r like walking forward. u r actually throwing ur right side body to the front, ur right hand is only use to hit the ball, where the power is actually coming from ur body.

HIT the ball, not pushing it.

lastly, of cuz, a lot of practise! =P

oh yeah, as u r serving, think of it: "SMACK IT LIKE IT JUST SMACKED U!!"

that was what work for me, even thou it might not be "correct".  if u can't change certain habits u hav, instead of forcing urself to change, be good with what u've got then.

u said vball season is over, do u mean beach vball, or skool season?  cuz indoor vball just started its spring season.  =)

happy vballing  ^ ^=

Answer 7

Practice with some friends.

             That is all we can say !!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

I used to play volleyball, and what I have found helpful is throwing the ball up in the air and then hitting it against a wall. It really works.