Volleyball float serve?

Question

i can get it over the net and if i concentrete enough i can control it. they say i bring my hand to far back and i dont think it matters... does it? HELP!

Answer 1

I disagree with the other responses telling you not to follow through.  If you watch any high-level volleyball (especially women's), the most effective float serves are done from far behind the end line (10 ft or more) with a full follow through (would be tough to get a serve over from this far away without a follow-through.  They most important thing is DON'T SNAP YOUR WRIST.  Any spin you impart on the ball will cause it to follow a very predictable path and be very easy to pass.  Start practicing it from the end line with a goal of simply not imparting any spin (not hitting it hard).  Once you've got that down, flatten out the trajectory and start hitting it harder (hitting it harder without spin can generate more movement), as you get more advanced start moving back from the end line.  The most difficult serve I have ever had to pass in my life was when the server moved as far back in the gym as they could (20+ ft off the court) and float served from there.  Some serves would drop inside the ten foot line, some would float all the way to the back line and it was impossible to know what it was going to do until it was pretty much in front of you.

Answer 2

I agree with most of the other information above.  

I will take the middle road on the follow through.  With topspin and jump topspin serves, you have to follow through and follow through a lot.  With the floater, you do not want to follow through.  But you do not want to stop it either.  Just let your arm stop.  Do not force a follow through or force stopping the follow through either.  Just let it happen naturally.

Answer 3

OK so i play volleyball too...and i have one of the strongest serves and so my coach (Bil caillier) told me to bring my serve down so floating it over so what i did was when i went to serve i would throw it up and stuff but when you hit it you don't do the full spin...meaning when you hit it keep your hand up not down...so while doing that your hand is pushing the ball up just a little but not powering it over....i hope that works for you cause i know it did for me....it mite sound a little weird but it is hard to explain!!!

Answer 4

I don't think bringing your hand back far is a big deal as long as you aren't bringing it back SUPER far.  To get a serve to be a floater all you need to do is instead of following through with your arm immediately, stop temporarily when you first contact the ball and then follow through.

Answer 5

okay well hi! its mariah! so hi!

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Answer 6

haha okay float serving is a very tough thing to do, and it took me FOREVER to finally be able to do it, so i definatly know where your comming from....here are some tips that i actually found extremely important and useful while learning how to get it over and just plain float serve.............

NEVER stand straight facing the court, angle yourself 45 degrees to the right

NEVER put extra steps into your serve, just step and drag, thats it

ALWAYS keep you hips, shoulder, arm, and hand OPEN!!!

NEVER try to just hit it as hard as you can, take time on checking your form, opening up and swinging through the ball

ALWAYS try to think about what your doing and where you want the ball to  go

ALWAYS be positive and tell yourself "i can do it"

ALWAYS ask yourself "what went wrong" if you miss a serve or it does not go where you want it to go

***hope i helped and good luck with the floater!!!

Answer 7

How far you bring your hand will probably be mostly a personal issue. You just want to make sure you are able to control your swing. Try to toss the ball up flat with the air hole facing you, when you swing, don't follow through all the way. Try to "pop" or stop your swing halfway through the ball. Hope this helps, best thing is to listen to everybody but practice it so you can see what works for you.