What is a 'sky ball serve'?

What is a 'sky ball serve'?

Sinjin Smith (Volleyball Player) gives expert video advice on: How important is a good serve in beach volleyball?; What is the 'underhand serve'?; What is a 'floater serve'? and more...

Sky ball can be a great weapon, particularly if it's windy. What you want to do, there are several different ways to serve a sky ball, but the way I like to do it is the simplest way. What I do is I turn, if the court is this way, I want the ball to go this way. I turn sideways to the court, I hold the ball with my left hand, and it's much like an underhand serve, but I'm going to serve the ball up in the air. Holding the ball here, my arm comes back, same part of my hand as an underhand serve, I'm going to contact the ball right here, the flat part of my hand right here. I'm going to throw the ball up just a few inches and come through, and send the ball to the sky, let the wind take the ball over to the other side of the court. It's a real problem to pass, particularly if you haven't seen that serve all game long. It's a good serve to use.