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torchy005 asked in SportsVolleyball · 1 decade ago

How do I put spin on my overhand serve?

I can serve it pretty hard straight, but I want to know how to put spin on the ball and move the ball from right to left or left to right. I normally serve it with very little spin in any direction.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The more spin on the toss, the better. Wrist snap and follow through (full swing) is vital. If you get all of those down, top spin will come naturally.

    Serving it with little spin, as you said, isn't bad. There's one serve that actually calls for no spin. It's called a floater. For floaters or wiggley serves, look for the hole in whch the ball pump goes into, and face anywhere but towards yourself (preferably away from yourself). Then get a nice non-spinning toss, and when you serve, don't snap your wrist and don't follow through all the way. If you get it right (practice makes perfect), the ball will wiggle from side to side or back and forth on it's way over the net. This happens because the side with the pump hole is heavier. So, that side will adjust itself and in the process wiggle like mad. This fools the passers and is a lot harder to pass than, believe it or not, a super top-spun jump serve.

    I hope my advice was helpful. keep up the volleyball and I hope all goes well with you! God bless!

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Well, overhand serving can be a challenge, but it's good that you don't want to learn it with a fist, because that is the wrong way. Here's some tips: 1. Make sure your toss is right over your hitting arm so that your hitting arm can come perfectly through. 2. Before you start your overhand serve, make sure to have your body tilted so that your tossing arm is in front and your hitting arm is almost behind you. 3. Do not tilt your hand back when you try to hit the ball, always have your hand straight up and down and stiff. Or, if you want topspin on the ball when you serve it, tilt your hand forward as you hit the ball, which makes it harder for the other team to receive it as well. 4. When you hit the ball, make sure your arm is extended all the way above your head, because that is the best and ideal place to hit the ball. 5. Go straight through the ball, because a solid hit is ideal. 6. When you hit the ball, you dont have to hit it hard, because sometimes, people get spastic when they try to hit it with all their strength. Getting a solid hit will make the ball go hard. 7. All of the power in your serve doesn't come from your arm. It mostly comes from your body. Use your body strength to slam through the ball. Hope this helped! Any other questions on that, email me.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you are looking to move the ball to right and left, you would be better off serving a floater (goes just like a knukle ball pitch in baseball). If you are looking to spin it, the best you can do is top spin to get the ball to drop faster. The best way to do is from snapping your wrist, just like a spike. It takes a little to master, but is a very effective serve when you get it down.

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  • 1 decade ago

    When you throw the ball up in the air make it spin away from you. When you do that it will get a good top spin on it, make it more powerful, and make the ball drop faster.

  • 1 decade ago

    some woman told me this the other day...u kno the little whole where you blow it up (sorry, can't think of what it's called) but whichever way it is turned, it makes it curve and gives you a nasty serve that is hard to control! it's crazy...it takes a little while to figure out, but it works! hope that helps! :]]

  • 1 decade ago

    the way that you cup your hand will determine how the ball go will go, and a way that i would do it would be to throw the ball up in the air, and as your hand is cupped spin it in either direction.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    ridoutgirl do you play volleyball?

    Zone 2,3,4 are closest to the net and 1,5,6 are farther from the net.

    Zone 1 is the server's spot.

  • 1 decade ago

    Snap your wrist a little bit, or hit it with part of your hand!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Seriously. Does anyone who answered this question even play volleyball? I hope not! lol. I think you're asking about how to get the ball to go in zones 1,2,3,4,5, and 6. Am I right? Well, zones 1,2, and 3 are the ones closest to the net. To get the ball to be short, hit it softer, still hard enough to go over, but it's almost as if you're holding back. To get the angle correct, it all depends on where you hit the ball. Hit it in the middle, it goes straight. Hit it slightly to the right, it goes left. Hit it slightly to the right, it goes left. Make sure your arm still stays straight and that your hand is the one that is turning slightly. When you go for 4, 5, and 6, it's the same thing, but with all your power. Just make sure to not hit the ball out. Hope that helped! Keep playing Vball, it's the best eva!

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