New Release: Spin Serve

Volleyball was my best sport as a kid, and since I’m from the Midwest, we had to play indoors a lot, given that winter exists and we don’t have any beaches where I come from. But while I was generally a good all-around player, the best part of my game was always my serve. From an early age, I could serve overhand while my peers were still serving underhand, and I took pride in the fact that I could earn several aces a game for my team by hitting the ball off the toss just so.

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