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How would I hit a slice serve?

By Jeff Cooper, About.com

Question: How would I hit a slice serve?
Answer: Basically, you hit a slice serve by brushing across the ball from its center toward what would be the 3:00 position if the ball were a clock face.

See a photo-illustrated, step-by-step lesson on the extreme slice serve here.

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