Are you being served . . . ?

Nope, it’s not the British sitcom we’re talking about here, it's how we start the game. You’ll quickly learn that a good effective serve is one of the most important skills you’ll learn. Good serves can confuse your opponent and add up your point total pretty quickly. Use some of the following strategies to improve your serve.

Keep your drive serves from hitting the side wall. You want to angle your serve to the corners to force your opponent to a deeper position in the back of the court.

Try to keep the service motion the same on all your serves. This will create deception and keep your opponent guessing.

When serving, the ideal first bounce range is approximately 6" in front of the short line to 2' past the short line. This range will help keep your serves from coming off the back wall and being easy set-ups for your opponent.

Vary your serves and speeds to keep your opponent off balance and to force them to stay in center court to receive your serves.

Go ahead. Try it out.