Things You'll Need:
- A racket
- Lots of balls to practice with
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Step 1
Hold the racket using the correct grip.If you don't use the right grip, it will be almost impossible to hit a proper topspin serve. The best way to hold the racket is to start out by holding it with a flat grip. Then slide your hand towards your body so that the area in between your thumb and pointer finger is directly lined up with the diagonal of the racket handle.If the handle was a clock, and the flat grip had that space between your thumb and pointer on 6 o'clock, you would want to move it to 7:30 for a righty or 4:30 for a lefty.
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Step 2
Toss the ball behind you.Adding spin to your serve starts with how you toss the ball. You can spin any toss you want, but if you can position the ball in a certain place, you can significantly increase the amount of spin you are capable of adding to your serve.For the topspin serve, you want to try to toss the ball a little bit behind you, but not too much. If you were standing still and tossing the ball from your hand outstretched in front of your body, you would want the toss to land on your head.When you are making contact with the ball, it should be right above your head, or maybe even a touch behind your body. But never out in front.
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Step 3
Spin the ball with your racket.When you strike that ball, you want to aim to hit near the top of the ball. If the bottom of the ball (facing the ground while being tossed) is at 6 o'clock and the top (facing the ceiling) is at 12 o'clock, you want to strike the ball at about 10 to 11 o'clock. This positioning will give the ball its topspin as well as still allow you to project the ball forwards into the service box.You want your racket to graze over the top of the ball when you hit it, giving it that spin as you move past it. This will give the ball some serious topspin action.
