Repairs:
- As noted previously, hard, flat serves have a tiny margin of clearance over the net. Hitting some topspin on the serve will allow you to hit over the net by feet instead of by inches.
- Just as meeting the ball too low can make you hit long, it can also make you hit the net, because it reduces your margin of clearance over the net and disrupts the mechanics of a proper serve.
- You might be meeting the ball too far in front of yourself. Try tossing less forward or leaning in more just before you swing.
- You might be fooled by the illusion that you can hit down on a serve and get it over the net. You would have to be well over seven feet tall for this to be physically possible. Most of us have to hit upto get a serve in.
- If your toss peaks much higher than your point of contact, the ball will develop a significant downward vector as it descends toward your racquet. Try tossing no more than a few inches higher than your point of contact.
- Make sure to keep your head pointed upward until at least a split second afteryou've hit the ball. If you pull your head down too early, you'll pull your racquet down with it.
