| Now when learning how to hit a slice serve in tennis | | | | This is a very tricky serve great to interweave with |
| you'll find most instructors giving detailed instructions as | | | | fast balls to keep your opponent nervous and on his |
| they perhaps should. | | | | toes. The best way to perfect this serve is to go to a |
| I, however, like teaching things without getting too | | | | tennis court with a big bucket full of tennis balls and a |
| technical with you. I want you to figure out the details | | | | buddy to help you out. |
| of this serve, and I'll point you in the direction to go so | | | | Start randomly trying to swipe the ball where you |
| you don't feel confused. | | | | want it to go with side spin. Try it fifty times applying |
| If your learning how to hit a slice serve you probably | | | | as much side spin as possible and watch how much it |
| already have a decent flat serve and know how to | | | | spins. Take fifty more serves and try to apply little side |
| apply topspin. Hitting a slice serve is just applying | | | | serve but to hit the ball accurately where you'd like it to |
| mostly side spin to the ball. This is done by glancing the | | | | land. |
| ball with your racket, wrist angled, and spinning it at high | | | | You'll then mix these two skills together to form your |
| speeds. | | | | slice serve, as I said work out the details as your most |
| The spin causes it to tilt in the air, hit the opponents | | | | comfortable with like where to stand. That is what I'd |
| side of the court, and then bounce even more off to | | | | tell any of my students if they asked how to hit a slice |
| one direction. Players can land a spin serve ten feet | | | | serve in tennis for the first time. |
| off of the court when the opponent needs to return it. | | | | |