This article will explain in detail the key points to consider when hitting a slice serve.
table of contents
1. What will change if I learn to hit a slice serve?
2. Curving and sliding slice serve: Two points
2-1. How to hit the ball
2-2. Body opening
3. Where should you toss the ball when serving a slice serve?
3-1. Which way should I put the ball?
3-2. The amount of rotation is the key
4. Slice serve tactics
4-1. Deuce Side
4-2. Ad side
5. Summary
People who are not good at slicing serves or who cannot curve the serve well tend to put too much spin on the ball, putting more spin than necessary. This results in the ball not getting the power it needs, and so even though the ball is spinning, it often doesn’t fly.
At first, when you hit the ball you tend to focus on the amount of spin, but once you start thinking about hitting the ball firmly and solidly, it will start to curve and slide more easily, allowing you to corner your opponent.
■Coach Introduction■
[Tamura Kazuya]
He was a former player in the Japanese league and in international competitions. His serves reach speeds of 200km/h from his tall frame. As a coach, he is also well-known for his advice on what players can use in matches.
Main achievements
・Asia University Futures Best 16 (International Tournament)
・All Japan Championships Doubles Best 16
・JTT Ehime Open Doubles Best 4
・Shiomi Open Singles/Doubles Runner-up
・Itf World Tennis Masters Tour Senko Cup 2022 2023 consecutive victories
1. What will change if I learn to hit a slice serve?
Pushing your opponent off the court helps to throw them off balance, so if you can learn to slice serves in this way, you can have an advantage in your service games.
2. Curving and sliding slice serve: Two points
There are two things you need to do to hit a slice serve. The first is how you hit the ball. It’s important to know where you hit the ball with the racket. The other is how you open and turn your body. The degree to which you open your body is very important. If you pay attention to these two things, you should be able to use the slice serve effectively.
2-1. How to hit the ball
The key to a slice serve is where you hit the ball. You want to touch the ball as close to the side as possible. Rather than touching it directly to the side, touch it slightly diagonally above, and see how far you can move the racket forward. What you shouldn’t do is twist your wrist to try to catch the ball. If you do that, the ball won’t fly with force, so it’s important to see how far you can move the racket forward here. If you’re right-handed, you want to touch the ball on the right side.
2-2. Body opening
The opening of the body is also important. In order to move the racket head forward, if you leave your body in too much, it will stop halfway. At first, it’s okay to open your body a little, so you can turn around forcefully.
3. Where should you toss the ball when serving a slice serve?
3-1. Which way should I put the ball?
Another thing to be careful of with a slice serve is the position of the toss. For right-handed players, it is important to toss the ball to the right at first.
3-2. The amount of rotation is the key
And if you touch the right side, the amount of rotation will increase. You can also change the position of the toss to a flat one.
4. Slice serve tactics
Tactically, when it comes to slice serves, if you serve wide on the deuce side, even if it’s slow, you can push your opponent out of the court if you serve with a good amount of spin. On the ad side, it’s hard to get an ace in one shot, but it’s good to have a way of getting it to bite into the body. Taking into account the amount of curvature, it’s tactically effective to aim for the wide side or a little inside the wide side and get it to bite into the body of the opponent’s backhand.
4-1. Deuce Side
Even if it’s wide and slow, hit it with plenty of spin.
4-2. Ad side
Aim for the body on the wide side and hit.
5. Summary
There are two key points to a curved, sliding slice serve. The first is the angle at which you touch the ball. To the side of the ball, or diagonally up and to the right for right-handed people. It’s important to touch the ball at about 2 o’clock on a clock and then move the racket forward firmly. The other is how open your body is to do this smoothly and well. If you hold back too much, the racket won’t come out properly, so if you’re not used to it, it’s no problem to open your body enough that it spins along with the serve when you hit it. Try it while being conscious of not interfering with the movement of the racket.
>>[Reference video]A must-see for women too! The secret to a curved, sliding slice serve[Tennis]<<
2024-08-29 07:05:04