Hit A Slice Serve

I had no freakin' idea how to properly do it and i just kept sending the ball either far away or straight on the net. Thing is, when trying to hit a slice serve there is little margin for errors.

That is because a slice serve has little or no topspin on it, it cannot be aimed high over the net. So, it is generally used only as a first serve. It can be used to ace the receiver, to draw the receiver off the court and out of position, or to "jam" the receiver with a serve curving sharply into his or her body.

However, through persistance and non-stop training, countless hours, I managed to take it to the level i wanted to.

You don't need to do the same, and waste all of your valuable time. I have personally tried every tip you can find on www.mytennisserve.com and I can guarantee you, you will be hitting a slice in no time!

People keep asking me what to do to hit a slice serve. Well you gotta start somewhere...

You have to have an objective. For our purpose that is:

Develop a consistent toss and learn the slice.

When you're starting out, learning to hit different locations on a regular basis starts with a consistent ball toss. If your toss is regularly in the right spot, you can get away with some idiosyncrasies in your motion. Your first goal should be to keep the toss out in front of your body-just about in line with your hitting shoulder- and make contact at full extension.

Once you can control the toss, concentrate on placing the serve. The slice out wide is an effective delivery to add to your game. For a right-handed player this means using that serve in the deuce court (ad side for lefties) and dragging your opponent into the doubles alley.
Toss the ball around 1 o'clock (11 o'clock for lefties) and hit the right outside edge to create slice. The spin naturally pulls the ball off the court. If you're successful with this serve, you'll have a great one-two punch: go out wide, then hit into the open court. Forcing a beginner to hit on the move will win you many points.
Again, this is a setup shot rather than a power serve. Also, remember that you want to be on the baseline or inside it after your serve to respond to a potentially weak reply. Don't serve and back up.
Once you know that your slice is well-placed, make sure you're in an offensive position so you can take advantage of it.