If you hit that to me, i'd either let it come off the backwall and hit an easy shot, or drop volley it before you've even got both feet on the ground. Just cause you hit it harder at the front wall doesn't mean it comes off the front wall that much faster.

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sympeltun - welcome to the forum.
In serving,  one foot must remain on the floor within the service box.

It would be impossible to jump while having one foot on the floor I would think. You probably need to adjust your service to make it legal.

This Service link might be helpful

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are you allowed to jump while serving? i want to know this because my serve has more accuracy and power because of jumping.

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Rule 4. Service
4.3 To serve a player shall release the ball from either a hand or the racket and then strike it.  Should the player make no attempt to strike it after that release, the player shall release the ball again for that service.

4.4.2 The server, after releasing the ball for service, strikes it correctly on the first or further attempt before the ball falls to the floor, touches a wall, or touches, anything the server wears.

Dave, in short ,throw the ball as high as you like in serving (but don't connect with the ceiling or the wall or floor) before hitting it onto the front wall.
I have seen one case where a player has projected the ball from his racket.  Why?
He only had one hand (the hand he held the racket in).

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we really need to start collecting these gems!

the library has a summary of many of these rules but quickly:

• you can hit the ball any way any how a long as it
• hits the front wall above the cut lineafter the hit and
• it lands in the opposite service court and
• does not go out in the meantime
  

you need part of at least one foot fully in the service box (ie without touch one of the lines) when you strike the ball for the serve

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