How do you do a float serve?

Question

I already know how to do a normal serve with spin but what about a float serve?

people a float serve not a normal serve

Answer 1

The best advice I can give you about learning how to serve a "floater" is to strike the ball where the valve area is with the palm of your hand (no wrist snap or else you'll get topspin). The valve area is the heaviest piece of the ball. As the ball loses velocity after the serve, the valve area will start to shift downward (gravity is great eh Newton?). This will cause the ball to wobble.

In practice how do you do that? Toss the ball without spin, such that the valve will be closest to your serving arc. Strike the ball in the apex of your serve. Like a chip shot in golf, you're just striking the ball with minimal follow thru.

As always, practice makes perfect.

Answer 2

When you hit the ball, do not add spin into it, just hit at the centre and with minimal power, but enough to get over the net. It will then float according to the wind and other stuff. You can also try a jump float serve, principal is the same, but just jump when you serve, more effective, but need very good control and timing, or the ball might not even go pass the net.

Answer 3

Do everything in the serve the same except DO NOT follow through down like you would fot a top spin serve.
Keep your palm wide and relaxed.
Contact the ball at about 12 o'clock, rather than at 11 for a top spin.
Also, sometimes (but not always), a higher toss seems to work.
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Just like a "knuckleball" pitch in baseball, the "float" action comes from no spin.

It's easy to do... when you are serving... strike the ball dead center with a level swing, and follow-through, naturally.

If your swing is moving from low to high, you will put topspin on the ball.

If your swing is moving from high to low, you will put undersping on the ball.

Both of these types of spin are desirable, but neither will "float" the ball.

So take care to strike the ball at its center, using a level arm swing. Feel free to follow-through. The follow-through doesn't effect the spin.

Answer 5

a float serve is almost the same. It's hard to explain through text, but you need to stop your hand when it's like vertical to your body. You need to put more force through your body than just depending on your hand. Serve like normal, the stop right at the top.

Answer 6

Keep the toss in front of you to keep from putting spin on the ball and try to make contact with the palm of your hand. Sometimes you can get good movement by cupping your swinging hand.

Answer 7

Its called pop-n-stop. Once you contact the ball stop your swing. That should put your hand above your head and facing directly to the spot you entended on serving to. Another way is to cup your hand, fingers closed and apply the pop-n-stop strategy. That one is harder because it takes away most of your hand on the ball. Practice, practice, practice!

Answer 8

1. Put your hand ontop of the ball and hold the ball up to your eyeleve.

2. draw back your hand
3. toss the ball to your arms length
4. HIT IT and step with your left foot (if your righty) !!!

it takes some practice but i'm sure you'll get it.

Answer 9

Basically like a regular overhand but you stop in midair and dont follow through

Answer 10

put helium in the ball