| A kick serve is a great change up when you want | | | | The ball toss should be thrown slightly behind you and |
| some variety on your first serve, but it's mainly used | | | | to the left. This might not be possible if you have a bad |
| as a second serve because it can be controlled much | | | | back, but the more leverage you can get out of your |
| easier than a flat first serve. To be able to hit a kick | | | | body the better. The consistency of your kick serve |
| serve effectively, it must jump up high from the | | | | depends on the consistency of your serve motion. |
| bounce and beat your opponent through height and | | | | Keep in mind that you want to be aiming to clear the |
| placement, rather than speed. | | | | net by about a meter, since the spin from the serve |
| To hit a kick serve you must swing your racquet so | | | | will naturally bring the ball down shorter than a ball |
| the strings brush from low to high over the ball. This will | | | | without spin. |
| be hard to get right at first, but creating very fast | | | | Once you've mastered getting this serve in with lots of |
| racquet head speed is key to make this work. | | | | kick on it, start practicing your accuracy. Variety on |
| Swinging your racquet very quickly up the back of the | | | | serve is incredibly important and keeping your |
| ball brushing the strings will create a lot of spin and kick | | | | opponent guessing about what second serve is |
| when it hits the ground. | | | | coming next with serve you very well in your matches. |