Keys to a Consistent Serve
One of the keys to a consistent serve is a consistent ball toss. Tennis is practice, practice, practice. For the average person, most aspects of your game will need practice. First, you will need to hold the ball in the hand that is not holding the racket and toss the ball. Try to toss it up by releasing it from your fingers the same way as you would if you just released it to drop down. Release the ball when your arm is half way or all the way up. If you are doing it correctly, you will notice the ball is not rolling off your fingertips. The ball will also not be spinning on release. An experienced instructor will say, you should be able to read or tell me what number or ball manufacturer is on that specific tennis ball when tossing.
Ball Position
Now after you have the ball toss consistent from your hand, let the ball bounce after you toss it. The ball should bounce or drop directly in front of you in the 12 o’clock or 1 o’clock positions. Remember, your toss should be high enough that your racket will make contact at the ball toss peak.
NOTE: If you are a beginner, I must warn you that if you let it bounce from 10 o’clock to 11 o’clock positions, you may experience back problems and/or inconsistent serves. The professionals can do this from years of experience and more often than not on a second serve, they are trying to serve it in that position for a advanced serve, called a kick serve.
Toss and Serve
OK, back to the toss. Now that we have a consistent toss we need to coordinate the swinging arm with the toss. First, you will need to use a eastern grip as your serving grip on the racket. Now, toss the ball up as you learned earlier, and bring your racket back “simultaneously”, behind your head as if you are scratching your back or throwing a baseball. Once this is achieved successfully, follow through with the racket and hit the ball on the top right corner. The top right corner will be the 1 to 2 o’clock position on the ball. It will feel strange at first but the ball will automatically spin in and in time become very consistent.
For more information on tennis serves, training, drills go to: http://www.exploretennis.com
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