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Drive
Serve
Multiple Choice
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racquetball?
Try the quiz below and see how you rate.
1. According to Cliff Swain, the
key components of an effective drive serve are:
a) Variety and angles
b) Relocation and drop zones
c) Drop zones and deception
d) Deception and power
e) A and D
f) B and C
g) None of the above
2. The main goal of the server is:
a) Stick the ball in the back corners
b) Keep the returner off balanced
c) Elicit a weak return
d) Make them shoot in the back corners
e) A and C
f) None of the above
g) All of the above
3.
The wrong mentality of the drive serve:
a) Develop a rhythm by a set routine
b) Elicit a weak return
c) Go for an ace every time
d) There is no wrong mentality
e) None of the above
f) All of the above
4.
The Drive serve drop zone varies by:
a) Inches
b) Dependent on your body size
c) How big your feet is on that day
d) A and B
e) It’s irrelevant
f) All of the above
g) None of the above
5. The top pros use what type of effective drive service toss?
a) palm down, straight toss
b) palm up, straight toss
c) palm down, angled toss
d) palm up, angled toss
e) It doesn’t matter; they are pros for God sake!
f) None of the above
g) All of the above is true.
6.
When drive servicing, you would hit the ball at which height?
a) When the ball is at V=0
b) When the ball is rising to V=0
c) When the ball is descending from V=0
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
7. According to Andy Roberts, when drive
serving, it is important to:
a) Stay low and level throughout
b) Be creative
c) Variety is important
d) A and C
e) All of the above
8.
According to Marty Hogan, the major key to an effective drive serve is
the:
a) Big first step into the serve
b) Big second step into the serve
c) Timing and power
d) Complete weight transfer into the ball
e) The high elbow technique
f) None of the Above
g) All of the above
9.
Which serve is most effective against a shader, a player who cheats to
one side?
a) Corner drive to the other side
b) Jam right to them
c) Z-Drive to the same side
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
10.
Cliff Swain and Sudsy Monchik drive serves were clocked at approximately
how many miles per hour?
a) 140 miles per hour
b) 150 miles per hour
c) 210 miles per hour
d) 160 miles per hour
e) 190 miles per hour
f) 180 miles per hour
11.
The following are all advantages of an angled toss, except this one:
a) Allows for maximum extension
b) Ball is going towards the front wall
c) It is in rhythm with the angled two steps service motion
d) It provides a lower target than the straight toss
e) None of the above
12.
The angled toss is effective with which footwork?
a) The straight ahead one step footwork
b) The step back with your back foot and then straight ahead footwork
c) The two step sideway angled footwork
d) The two step straight ahead footwork
e) None of the above.
13.
According to Sudsy Monchik, the most important component of his drive
serve against other top pros is:
a) Deception
b) Variety
c) Power
d) None of the above
14.
According to Cliff Swain, he uses the drive serves what percentage of
the time?
a) 80 %
b) When he feels like it
c) 90%
d) 75%
e) Dependent on his opponent
f) None of the above
15.
The major advantage of the straight service toss versus the angled is:
a. It facilitates timing
b. It facilitates maximum extension
c. It facilitates a smooth follow through
d. There are no advantages
e. None of the above, it’s a trick question.
Your ranking:
14-15………..Hey, only amateur are allowed to take this
test!
12-13………..Hey no fair! You’re an open player!
10-11…………You got to be a top amateur club player
8-9………….Better tweak up those lob serves, you might
need it
5-7……………Why bother? Just lob them to death!
3-4……………The tennis courts are back that a way
0-2……………No, this is not handball…and yes, we use a
racquet
Answers: 1. e 2. g 3. c
4. d 5. c 6. c 7. e 8. e 9. d 10. e 11. d 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. b.
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