If you get a chance soon, record your drive serve from different angles and send it my way. Try some of the fixes I mentioned first though and you'll see a huge difference.
As a lefty, you should really make your drive serve a strength of yours. It's a big advantage to lefties. Just ask Cliff Swain. lol
Oh, and watch Cliff serve as much as you can. His videos are everywhere. Best drive serve ever.
Yeah, with yours, as I mentioned it's a bit pendulum. Your torso actually come UP as you're hitting, which leads to high serves that come way off the back (at least in the video I saw of you).
Start low, swing low, finish low. You'll hear me say that all the time, and when I'm talking about swing mechanics as well. The drive serve is no different. For you, make sure you drop the ball further away from your body too, so you're at full extension. Keep your racquet finish low.
For you personally, your serve return position is really good, your feet are apart nicely (ready to pounce either way), but your head and torso are too high. You don't have a good view of the ball leaving your opponent's racquet as a result.
Watch Sudsy Monchik return drive serves if you can find his videos on You Tube or elsewhere, and watch Jason Mannino as well. Those are 2 of the best drive serve returners ever.
See the serve come off the racquet and you'll hit better returns.
Absolutely. As I mentioned in my response to your game play video, you "guess" on drive serve returns, and don't "react". The ball doesn't lie (where it's going), but your opponent CAN lie (with deception).
The trick is to get as low as you can so that you can see the ball coming off your opponent's racquet. Keep your feet planted until you know where it's going, THEN move. If you get to it in time, rip a pass if you're set up. If you're off balance or reaching for it, hit a ceiling.
If you get a chance soon, record your drive serve from different angles and send it my way. Try some of the fixes I mentioned first though and you'll see a huge difference.
As a lefty, you should really make your drive serve a strength of yours. It's a big advantage to lefties. Just ask Cliff Swain. lol
Oh, and watch Cliff serve as much as you can. His videos are everywhere. Best drive serve ever.
racquetballtim 2 years ago
Yeah, with yours, as I mentioned it's a bit pendulum. Your torso actually come UP as you're hitting, which leads to high serves that come way off the back (at least in the video I saw of you).
Start low, swing low, finish low. You'll hear me say that all the time, and when I'm talking about swing mechanics as well. The drive serve is no different. For you, make sure you drop the ball further away from your body too, so you're at full extension. Keep your racquet finish low.
racquetballtim 2 years ago
also can i get some advice on MY drive serve, it seems like its not as good as thought it was
armatold 2 years ago
For you personally, your serve return position is really good, your feet are apart nicely (ready to pounce either way), but your head and torso are too high. You don't have a good view of the ball leaving your opponent's racquet as a result.
Watch Sudsy Monchik return drive serves if you can find his videos on You Tube or elsewhere, and watch Jason Mannino as well. Those are 2 of the best drive serve returners ever.
See the serve come off the racquet and you'll hit better returns.
racquetballtim 2 years ago
Absolutely. As I mentioned in my response to your game play video, you "guess" on drive serve returns, and don't "react". The ball doesn't lie (where it's going), but your opponent CAN lie (with deception).
The trick is to get as low as you can so that you can see the ball coming off your opponent's racquet. Keep your feet planted until you know where it's going, THEN move. If you get to it in time, rip a pass if you're set up. If you're off balance or reaching for it, hit a ceiling.
racquetballtim 2 years ago
can you give me some advice on serve return, especially drives, i usually dont know how to react to them and get jammed on the side wall?
armatold 2 years ago