Beach Volleyball | Float Serve Secrets: Zero to Hero

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[@Diedela]

Last week I successfully did a float serve but it was so successful it floated out

[@ianpark6037]

is that possible?!

[@lordego414]

Mission failed succesfully

[@CarltonSmithAXAThunder]

@@ianpark6037 all the time lol

[@sophiesadler9368]

I’ve got volleyball at school in two weeks I wanna learn this

[@veronicastoreyphoto]

HAHA

[@pitrusparker3573]

One tip from a famous volleyball player in my country is that you hit the part of the ball where you insert the pin. Hit it flat and it floats. When I tried it, it really does float. I've been using that technique ever since, and the opposing team would always have the difficulty in receiving my serves. Well, of course, it took me sometime mastering it but it was worth it. 😁

[@Ghostface756]

Pitrus Pitrus so just a question when u toss it up how are u supposed to hit the pin if it’s spinning

[@pitrusparker3573]

@@Ghostface756 as much as possible you don't let the ball spin

[@1nf3ct3dTT]

thats a myth and maybe only was true for old balls

[@pitrusparker3573]

@@1nf3ct3dTT really? I still do that though and it's still effective

[@1nf3ct3dTT]

@@pitrusparker3573 It literally cannot have any effect. The valves on modern balls are so small and unnoticable in the bigger scheeme that it will not make any difference. It floats because you hit it without any spin thats all there is to it.

[@kinaanda8358]

Yamaguchi brought me here

[@valyarybin6727]

BRO SAME

[@kaiwenphang4887]

Same

[@kageyamasmiling]

saame!!

[@plantabear6037]

Yamaguchi is also the reason for my presence

[@meljudbenecio5411]

HELLYEAH HAAHHAHAHAHA

[@lindsayCswain]

Hey guys - I have been struggling with consistency in my serve for ages; tried tossing higher, lower, two handed, tried wall traps, various steps or stances to find a way that would work.. it remained the weakness in my game. I watched this on the bus before an afternoon 2v2 session and I probably missed, 3/100 serves - I am SO happy! This is super simple, straight forward, well explained and easy. Thank you for this channel, also I love that you guys add personality to your videos, you made it really fun and entertaining to watch while delivering great value. You have a new subscriber and a big thumbs up :)

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[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

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[@Mobeku]

most highly skilled vball dudes so chill, these dudes are cool

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

preciate ya Devin!

[@ghanishnarayan9580]

I just realized that iam doing float serve since i start volleyball.... 😂🤣

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

then you're all set!

[@doooveee]

Same lol

[@aboodbirawi3841]

@No homo ᎥᏝoveϋෆ* YASSS SAMEEE when i started i was like DAMN THESE GUYS SUCK then turns out I was doing a float serve lmaooo

[@Mr.Dobalina113]

The jumbo serve is good to use against a team that uses a lot of second ball attacks. Puts the most distance between the passer and the net. Love your content Mark! Cheers

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

could not agree with that statement more!

[@goodfromohio]

What do you guys think about the importance of height on a float serve. In my experience the best float servers contact the ball very high and it adds different movements on the ball then most float serves that as a receiver I haven't seen before.

[@niosniahn8696]

Not sure about beach volley, but in indoor you always serve float with a jump, so the ball starts its fly high as high above the floor as possible. Two different ways to use that hight: - you serve jumping into the playing area, and you hit the ball so that it flyes downwards from the very beginning. - or you serve standing a few steps from the line, and that gives the ball time to swerve left and right, and if the serve is done perfectly, the ball would fall down just as it crosses the net. This type of serve is common in women's volleyball, and it really is hard.

[@SkreltNL]

3:28 - "use the heel of your palm" I have been chastised over and over in my volleyball church for using the heel of my palm in a serve at all. Cheers for this! Really felt better altho i had no clue what i was doing. Gonna follow your tips now

[@Losangelesharvey]

Yep- I was taught to hit with that part of your palm where you have callouses

[@berrydeukie3869]

I wasn't planning to watch a float serve tutorial because I've been watching Risa Sato a Japanese member of Creamline team in the Philippines she has a hard and float serve but here I am to make sure that I'm getting it right ;

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Watching how the pros do it is an amazing way to learn and get better! But adding in some coaching of your own is even better - if you're interested, check out our Serving Master Class: www.betteratbeach.com/howtoserveinbeachvolleyball. We take you through the basic mechanics of serving and then work all the way up to advanced tactics and how to beat certain types of hitters and teams. We'll even personally review your film with you :)

[@tomangamers1248]

I saw this in haikyuu!! It was served by tadashi Yamaguchi I wanted to learn it Thank u very much

[@maltes666]

As a Beginner you should first learn the basics

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Truth!!!! And get great coaching like our program offers on betteratbeach.com

[@mikolajwojnicki2169]

Bruh, beginners score like 95% of points while serving

[@laggard7173]

fr, I once got like 9-10 points off my serve in a row

[@FG011]

More like lose 95% of points on serving. Be it because they couldn't receive it, or because the server hit the net/hit a home run. Whenever you get to play against a team with a beginner on it you can feel it in ther eyes they won't receive a single serve. (I don't recommend targeting that person unless it's a competition, failure gets in people's head and they might never want to play again)

[@magicalnewsmaneditsbumpers4374]

It’s true

[@aeolusxv]

As a beginner before, 90% of my scores are from my serves. I once ended a game from serving. I got 5-7 points 😂😂😂

[@laggard7173]

@@yanjunsun6240 "in a row"

[@coryw8849]

I was always taught to float serve with a slight indention in the palm of my hand, so I can create a pocket of air behind the ball... As opposed to hitting it with the heel of my hand. Thoughts?

[@LearnBeachVolleyballFast]

Interesting! Gotta try that out! :)

[@spgtenor]

Just experiment and find out what works best. I have seen people teach the palm of the hand, but I personally find that when I strike it with the heel I get the best float serves with the most aces.

[@v8ch132]

I do the same but the valve of the ball facing me. I can contact the palm of my hand with the valve it gives a heavy flow and the ball goes side to side seeing from the opposing team.

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

@aeneas4dido We love this answer!!!

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

@cory Our first question would be, if your goal is to make an air pocket, then what does an air pocket do to make your serve better?

[@yxyburke]

Them: did you know you can score on your serve Me: yeah... Also me: oh they did say "zero"

[@yellowleaf28]

You guys always make me smile. Ps- with someone as tall as Brandon, don’t try the high deep serve, he’ll have more issues with an unreadable short serve.

[@mericusta1988]

The physics of a float ball is to hit it so that it has no or neglifible spin. That is when the seams of the ball create random drag. I personally found intending to give it slight backspin neutralizes the gravity from the drop and creates zero spin.

[@jessethomas6971]

The Squat and drop is to help with accuracy of the toss. its easier to make it consistant with a more mechanical movement

[@unknown001w]

3:23 best advice i was always hitting the ball will my finger and it loss accuracy and hit the net thank u soo much

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

you're welcome! Thank you for watching.

[@raijinsensei]

Roses are red I saw haikyuu You wanna be like yamaguchi And i do too

[@kiyokoshimizu8219]

@@Lhaenen I’m sayin

[@jeffsinger70]

Good tips guys, we play at Cypress Groove Orlando

[@dragformation1003]

Been doing float serves since I started playing. I throw it up a bit high to freeze the team in anticipation, and am coordinated enough to judge where on my hand I want to hit the ball. This has lead to a serve that looks almost the same each time, but moves differently depending on where I hit the ball on the hand. I've gotten good enough to put side spins and front spins on the serve, and by the reaction of other teams, its really tough to navigate. It's a very unorthodox method, but I haven't had anyone on my team complain, nor an opposing team feel comfortable with my serves.

[@TonyaS]

Working on the rainbow serve!

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

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[@siamaklighvani3951]

Thank you from both of you, But your skills makes it soooo easy but it takes time and practice to control the ball .

[@royhsieh4307]

a good float server usually have grins as deep as the grooves on the volleyball he's holding

[@SOFAkju]

Hilarious and very helpful))

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Thanks!

[@annabannana192]

YAMAGUCCI NICE SERVE!!!

[@ali2191998]

Why does it cut out the actual hit of the serve? At 5:20 can’t see how he actually hits the ball

[@christiangehl3134]

Hey guys, great videos. Would you please do one about defending really short shots that just pass the net and drop right behind. I am aiming at preventing to cause both a second ball contact of oneself and netcontact?

[@timeforrice]

Love these tips!

[@TimoVivianDygert]

Thanks you for this. This video helped me a lot in floaters

[@Bendesho]

Shoot, I've been using a two-handed toss up for years. Gotta try one-handed and see if I do any better.

[@vipv9925]

He’s got some imPECable skill :b

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

He sure does😎

[@MrJoJo1991]

Really helpful video guys, appreciate it! Btw, what's the name of the song starting at 5:35?

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

oooh it's been awhile since we edited, but it came from envato elements.

[@Ninergal91-w3y]

Super helpful for my kiddo. Thank you!!

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

If course! We have some great videos coming up you won't want to miss!

[@sarahfelder1373]

I do very very high underhand to confuse the players from the light

[@aidenmarshall6478]

Any chance for a topspin serve video?

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Hey great question! Here's a short video we've done on topspin serving: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2a9c5RqZ9mcf80. You could also check out our Serving Master Class: www.betteratbeach.com/howtoserveinbeachvolleyball! We take you through the basic mechanics of serving and then work all the way up to advanced tactics and how to beat certain types of hitters and teams. Keep the other team on their heels and never give them a chance to get a comfortable attack.

[@timeforrice]

When you serve, which part of palm do you use to contact with the ball?

[@spencerholden1147]

Heel

[@imdoughankinson]

Great video

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@joonkim7530]

you guys are hilarious. Thanks for the tips - will be good to use some of this knowledge in my own coaching.

[@evgeniyayaroslavsky5848]

Guys, these tips are awesome! Thank you so much

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@Nath_CM]

I literally just came back from my first training (I'm a beginner) and the guys told me that I should touch the ball with the center of the palm when serving, but it's not beach volleyball, so now I am confused could you guys help me. I was also thinking they say that so it doesn't become a bad habit when attacking etc but I don't know 😩😩

[@stefan514]

Did I miss the part where you show a nice float? The nice weird movement a ball without rotation performs? I would maybe call it "basic serves" instead of "float serve secrets" just for people to know what to expect.

[@gabeng7642]

Ya there was too much spin

[@MichaelLiberman-tf2ni]

I took lessons from Mark - he’s amazing. Do exactly what he recommends in this video, and you will produce a great float serve.

[@stefan514]

@@MichaelLiberman-tf2ni never said he can't do it, but he doesn't show one in this video and instead gives pretty basic tips. Don't worry, I don't need help and can hit pretty good floats ;)

[@maltes666]

@@gabeng7642 some spin is okay

[@crux2701]

@@carloszorro1140 great hint, thx

[@fallingscalesmedia]

Awesome content, thanks! PS what mic are you using here? Sounding good!

[@dirkjan7048]

Good advice but why not just camera work from the side and serious passing/reception?

[@juliahooper8894]

I would love one of your tshirts

[@michaelg8841]

So I’ve gotten incredibly good at a standing topspin serve. It is a very fast serve that I can aim perfectly and has a lot of topspin so often receivers hit the ball backwards when receiving. I play for a middle school indoor club. Should I keep doing this or should I work on bettering my normal float serve? Or should I just go to topspin jump serving already?

[@lilianlopez8584]

Usually float is better from what I've seen, unless you can keep improving your topspin making it faster. As you improve other teams do too so it gets easier If you keep it at the same speed. Really you can do both, it just depends what your better at and notice is harder for others to receive!

[@russko118]

if you are also jumping i think you're golden. if you're standing, i think a floating service is better because on my experience standing topspin is not enought to score on decent defence, but floating can fool a strong defence. A good server know most or all type of services and coose evry time wich one to use

[@AK-ef4cz]

Great! I got it how to serve better now for my next beach volleyball game 🏐 with friends 👍

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[@elmarealtor]

Awesome thanks 😊

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

No problem 😊

[@iamcatrina]

i literally cant get my float serve for the life of me

[@el-wv2nq]

omg right i have tryouts today and tomorrow so im watching these to help me

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

keep practicing!

[@siennaa.5123]

Emily Le same

[@ysawm]

Same here😭

[@jjef8706]

Toss with no spin, it's ultra important!

[@arkenfalgurd5860]

If you hit the valve, the ball does some strange things, and also i would not omit when you hit the ball you have to block the swing of the arm as you hit the ball, otherwise it doesn't float at all

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Yes, hitting the valve with a firm contact can help make the ball float!

[@mikaeh2302]

Does this apply to infoor volleyball as well?

[@doginabox9621]

There’s no wind inside so it won’t be affected by wind (may be good or bad) but it still should wobble in the air.

[@balversingh7900]

Thanks for you

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

thanks for watching!

[@harrisonvargo]

the best floats always go out istg

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

hahaha take a little power off of it!

[@superdue1982]

Hi there!! Thank you for your tutorial videos. I am speeding up my way on volley beach to become a heroe :D this video is very illustratative because up to now I had been told I have to actually hit the ball with the palm of my hand instead of the heel. Funny enough any time I would do with the heel of my hand, the serving was going just great. So I will keep it that way from now :) One clarification you are saying that our hand needs to be wide open but flexible instead of hard, correct?

[@format_jpeg]

Same here, I can't get it to float or to go over the net with the palm but with the heel I'm managing to almost get no spin

[@mjsheets5936]

I always found it more comfortable to roll the throw off my fingers, giving it a slight forward spin before contact. Is that typically not taught?

[@presleychan3625]

Not for a float serve. For a topspin serve definitely, but for a float all that would do is add spin to the ball when you really want it to have no spin so it's less readable. (Disclaimer: I'm not a volleyball coach or anything I just play for my highschool)

[@mariusdgr7456]

Well i Played for 10 years now started in elementary school and that is Not Said to be flexing or anything now but If there is one Thing i learned in all this years then that there is No 100 % right serve. I would say if this works Out for you and you get a nice Float with it even though you add Spin then thats fine but you could try Out to Not add the Spin and See If there is a difference between it and decide in which you use

[@russko118]

if you spin you're not floating. if you spin and don't jump the ball hasn't that much energy and indeed a decent defence can take it easier than the float. if the defence is ultra weack ofc you just need to get the ball on their side to score

[@lilywright8391]

when ur serving tho you should always swing through and finish the motion and never stop

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

depends on what teaching points the player and coach are working on and what the player is struggle with. follow through is not always necessary

[@MrDuyVlog76]

very good

[@ilikepineappleonpizzaforno56]

“Give me a thud” Him: PWUMM

[@ysawm]

Having a slow motion video of you hitting with the heel of your palm will be most helpful. You seem to be hitting with your palm instead of the heel of your palm in the video, nope? I am still waiting for my first float serve to happen.😂😭

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Great feedback, thanks!! You want to aim to hit the ball with the heel of your palm, but the rest of your palm will still end up touching the ball too. The heel of your palm will be the first contact though, and this will ensure that you keep your fingers out of there.

[@ysawm]

Oh I see. Thanks a lot for replying. Appreciate all that you guys are doing! 👏👍

[@LauraBellanova]

Thanks

[@69Disciple]

Am I just overworking my wrist or is it my technique because I practiced my serving for like 2-3 hours for the first time and now I’m having trouble moving my wrist in certain ways and it feels weaker

[@raymondosembiring8625]

I like your videos

[@-ankush--sharma-6945]

This blue T-shirt man almost looks like Trent Boult 😅😅

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

never thought of that haha

[@ayurkshirsagar8156]

Jump float serve is easier than jump serve who is agree 😁🙌🏻

[@gigachad9556]

How?

[@ayurkshirsagar8156]

@@gigachad9556 becoz we can get judgement easier

[@kanebooker3216]

🔥🔥

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

🔥🔥 indeed. We whole-heartedly agree!

[@jkd7885]

Haikyuu Made Me Like This🙈

[@austinjohnson4450]

me too bro

[@shunsuzuki2559]

You can toss the ball with two hands too?

[@karlitino]

@3:18 is it small? looks like above average toss ;/

[@giri_senpaii7208]

I am here because of tadshi🤣🤣

[@kingdakalo3992]

I always do a float serve

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

They are my favorite!

[@lolmerherj9042]

Bruh I cant even securely make a spike serve how about doing this ahhhhhhhhh

[@dav5933]

Wait, here you say that you should hit the ball with the heel of your hand and in this video (Volleyball Serving | IMPORTANT TIPS to Make Your Overhand Serve More POWERFUL!) you should hit it with your palm??? So what's the right way??

[@aragon5869]

heel of your hand is for float serve

[@greendeer750]

So you ar telling me that almost all of pros like Krasilnikov, Thole and others serve incorrectly?

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[@brettmichal1047]

Is that Brandon Joyner. Swear he looks like my old middle school teacher.

[@prathmeshjadhav7442]

😂

[@isaac629_]

Is that Miya Atsumu

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Wouldn't that be cool?!

[@isaac629_]

@@betteratbeachvolleyball Yeah haha

[@samxiregabriel4609]

My running vertical jumps are 314cm I'm a good blocker but I still have a hard time doing jump serves :(

[@tommyshelby8119]

Your height

[@samxiregabriel4609]

I'm 6'2

[@muhahaha153]

Oh thats my normal serve. Thats the reason everyone says they hate my serv xD

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

You acing people too much? That's not nice! Hahaha

[@muhahaha153]

@@betteratbeachvolleyball haha i never had a volleyball lesson and thought my technique sucks so i decided to search for a propper serve. Apparently my serve wasnt unconventional at all

[@roigipot8120]

@@muhahaha153 You just casually doing a float serve.. which is a good serve thats hard to recieve.. and people train a lot to get the float serve.. and you thought you were trash at serving technique lmao

[@expfed01x02]

The woman learned me serve in 1 time LOL

[@proudtobeachristian286]

God loves you I’m open to any prayer requests

[@mathieufredette3157]

Hail to Satan !

[@proudtobeachristian286]

@@mathieufredette3157 no, and btw the devil hates you

[@mathieufredette3157]

Satan nor God exists ! What are you, a caveman !

[@proudtobeachristian286]

@@mathieufredette3157 they both exist

[@jacobdominguez9716]

jump float = over hand receive

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Ha! Overhand receives should rarely be used in an emergency... check out our FREE drill book for serve receives drills to help you move your feet on deep serves in order to be able to take it with your platform www.betteratbeach.com/freebeachvolleyballdrillbook

[@selmakara3664]

öğrendim abim sayende insanları izlerken eleştirebileceğim

[@stiffi2158]

Im watching for indoor sorry

[@crazzyman619]

the yt channel "Elevate yourslef" said to make contact at the base of your middle finger, who do i believe im so conflicted

[@ΔημήτρηςΒασιλάκης-ε8η]

These are not float serves, these are normal safe serves. I managed to do some good floats today but I didn't realised how exactly and came for tips

[@christianzanet]

From Zero to Yamaguchi

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

💯

[@ademmedaa]

U know what happened to me once our volley ball teams arent that good and one time it was 11 to 1 we won with all serves from one person

[@vishalsawarn4234]

Why don't they use fingers for the ball at face

[@ornummarga]

My coach said my serve was just like this

[@tsukislover3302]

i think oikawa and hinata how are doing video

[@imansaade8805]

Half a pound! 🤣

[@VolleyballFun11]

I can’t control my serve power its always outside

[@supagonsungkapan737]

forget the changeup, think knuckleball

[@Aromatic-ring]

Gen X depends

[@supagonsungkapan737]

@@Aromatic-ring on what?

[@Aromatic-ring]

Gen X A change up is a fake-out, so when good players make it look like they are doing a normal jump serve but they are really doing a jump float it’ll fake them out. But the spin and dropping of the float is like a knuckleball.

[@manasdwivedi9231]

Anyone after haikyu

[@polluxofficial7122]

If you cant score while serving, why bother?

[@firefox4588]

Hi

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

Hi there!

[@firefox4588]

Thank you for teaching me so much

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

@@firefox4588 You're welcome! We love to do it!

[@firefox4588]

I’m only eight years old I can’t wait to grow up to be like y’all

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

@@firefox4588 That's awesome!

[@ganyu_superior3571]

My crush brought me here couse he likes volleyball and i totally suck at thus

[@jagtarsinghjagtarsingh8620]

Why don't he use upper hand

[@devaughnfranklin6683]

Look at Dirk Nowitzki

[@betteratbeachvolleyball]

??

[@devaughnfranklin6683]

@@betteratbeachvolleyball was makin a joke about Brandon looking like Dirk Nowitzki