1. Deep Z-serve: Ball hits the front
wall within 6-12" of the first side wall, travels past the short line,
then hits the second wall about 30-35 feet back.
2. The Short Angled Z-serve: Charles Blumfield in "Roll Out Racquetball" said that he realized that serving
to the short zone maybe a new concept in the service. Since many players
feel that a deep court rebound is the desired pattern of a Z-serve.
Brumfield said he learned from bitter experience that the weakest area
from which to return a serve is the short zone.
He states that a ball in
the short zone forces the receiver to strike the ball while moving
forward rapidly, which eliminates virtually all of his power, since he
cannot get set up for the ball. Therefore, Brumfield recommends varying
the Deep Z-serve with the Short Angled Z-serve. The pattern are
identical, except the trajectory is different in that the short angled
Z-serve will strike front wall-sidewall (hit low and hard) and hit the
floor just behind the short line.
3. Jam and Fly: Sudsy Monchik calls this
the Drive Wrap because it does basically wraps your opponent up into
knots. Ball hits the sidewall on or near the dotted line on the fly,
then bounces just behind your opponent, wrapping around them.
4. Sidewall Jam Serve or Drive Jam: An
alternative to the Jam and Fly is the sidewall jam serve. Hit the
sidewall jam serve from the center of the service zone. The ball will
strike front wall-sidewall and rebound behind the server, directly at
the receiver. Basically, the ball hits the sidewall before the short
line on the fly and takes it first bounce right in front of your
opponent, jamming them. The major difference between this serve and the
Fly and Jam is the ball hits the sidewall closer to the front wall.
5. Wide Jam to the Backhand: This is a
jam serve that is hit from a location about two to four feet from the
right sidewall for the wide angled pattern.
6. Wide Jam to the Forehand:
This is the
same jam serve pattern as the wide jam to the backhand except the ball
hit the sidewall up closer to the front wall to carom it to the right
side.
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