How To Serve In Volleyball Underhand. For the basic underhand serve you are going to use your dominant hand to strike the ball. This is the simplest way to serve the ball and allows you to have a more precise aim when you serve.

Here are a few fundamentals of learning to overhand serve for right handed players. You will hold the ball in your opposite hand cupping the ball like on a golf tee. Next hold the ball in your palm in front of your body above your hips and just below your waist.
Cues used in overhand serving are toss and draw and step and swing.
Overhand serving is similar to throwing a ball. To serve a volleyball using a basic underhand technique place your feet about shoulder width apart and grab the ball with your non dominant hand. This is the simplest way to serve the ball and allows you to have a more precise aim when you serve. The overhand serve is tougher to pass than the underhand serve because it comes faster and drops faster.