Squash Serving Drills: Backhand Serve Mechanics

Video Transcript

"So we've already done the backhand serve and we're going to give you a little different angle so you can see the mechanics of the shot a little more. So you can see I've got a good grip, racquet head up, I've got the ball in my hand and I'm just going to drop it, throw it up and hit it so you can see it is a very effortless, efficient move and I've practiced this a lot, it doesn't just happen overnight. So you see how the racquet face is open and if my racquet face isn't open and I hit it like this the serve is real low so if I open the face I can effortlessly get the ball high and I'll impart a natural under spin to it so I open the face, I open the face and hit the serve so that is the way we are seeking to do a good squash shot and out of all the shots we are going to be covering in this video series, is opening the face so you want to get an under spin on the ball and you see how I use the left side with the right side so I'm pulling and pushing at the same time, I get hips and shoulders into it and it is a very effortless shot so when I hit it I am ready for the next step in the game which is to move to the tee after you hit your serve so with this backhand serve I'm able to see my opponent, if I hit a good shot that is why you want to practice this a lot or you can hit various spots on the wall and use the front wall to direct your serve and you will find that this is a very very valuable serve."