This one sounds so simple but it is true! Develop a killer serve and your game goes up at least one level. The Wintertonian glossary of terms defines a killer serve as:
A serve that just gets over the short line, with about an inch to spare on either side of the court with great deception. The receiver will be unsure which side the serve is going to and thus, you will have a killer serve. The Killer serve does not have to be hit hard, and in fact a softer killer serve makes the receiver of serve have to move forward to retrieve it! Of course if you are blessed with power, let the killer serve go–unleash that beast! Turn it loose!
Killer serves means opponents are scared of your serve.
Killer serves are also great “deodorants”! (figuratively speaking-please do not throw away your cans of right guard and dispensers of Arid!) If your game stinks during rallies, it may not matter if your opponent cannot return your serve!
How to develop a killer serve: Go on the court with a notebook and pen. Hit ten drive serves. Mark down the perfect ones that are just over the short line by 6-10 inches. Those are the perfect serves and you have your percentages. When you can hit 6-8 perfect serves you have a killer serve. Be sure to write in that notebook what you are doing to make that serve perfect and what you are not doing to make your efficient. Work in sets of 10.
Killer serves make for players nobody likes playing. Oh and when you develop your killer serve, get ready for the club opponents to yell screen every other serve! That is when you know you have a great killer serve!