Drive serve 909-graduate level-One thing all of my players possess is a drive serve. Why? Well to me the drive serve represents domination. When an opponent fears your serve you start that serve with an “edge”.
Without spilling the secret sauce–here are some general rules for a good drive serve.
Are you a power player or control? Or both? Some players, no matter how much you work with them, will never be a power dominator with nasty 150 mph drive serves. That does not mean they cannot have an effective drive serve. In fact, your goal should be 5-7 aces per game with a drive serve.
What the heck does that mean?
Develop a serve just over the line. I mean just that–just over the line means 6″ or less. How can you tell? If you are getting robbed of aces because the ref cannot tell you have a good drive serve. If you are getting rewarded with short serves called aces by a ref you have a good serve. If the guys and gals in the club are calling screens on you every other serve you have a great serve.
Want a great drive serve? Practice a great drive serve. Lose some practice games but work on that drive serve!