There are many different stages to get your serve perfect.
There is the
- Service stance
- The toss
- The swing
- Knee bend
- Trophy position
- The leg drive
- Swing and the follow through
You can find links to videos that specify each stage
Service stance
The first step of the tennis serve is the stance. The stance is how you position your body at the beginning of your service motion. The stance is important because it allows your body to move correctly during the course of your service motion.
The toss
The second step of the tennis serve is the toss. The toss is arguably the most important part of the serve. You need to be able to put the tennis ball in a specific location above you head every single time you serve. In other words, you need a consistent toss to be an effective server.How you hold the tennis ball, when and how you release the tennis ball, and what to do with your tossing arm after you've tossed the ball.
The swing
The third step of the tennis serve is the backswing or swing. The backswing is how you take the racket back during your service preparation. You're backswing needs to position your arm and the tennis racket in a way that allows you to swing forward correctly later in your service motion. The relationship between your arm and the tennis racket that allows you to do that is called the "L" position.
Knee bend
The fourth step of the tennis serve is the knee bend. Your weight transfer and knee bend will help you "get your legs" into your serve later in the motion. The weight transfer (rocking from the front foot to the back foot to forward into the tennis court) will also help you time your serve and develop some rhythm. The key to this particular part of the service preparation is to have your weight equally distributed on the balls of each foot by the time you reach maximum knee bend.
Trophy position
The fifth step of the tennis serve is the trophy pose. The trophy pose is the completion of your service preparation. From this position, you are ready to swing forward and hit the tennis ball. Getting to the correct trophy pose requires that you complete the toss, backswing, and knee bend at the same time. Also, you want to time your preparation so that you are hitting the trophy pose at the same instant the toss (the tennis ball) reaches its highest point.
Leg Drive
It's the "other" part of the racket drop.. The key to this step is that you want to be fully pushed off your legs (both legs should be straight) at the same instant the tennis racket is pointed straight down behind your back. Every single good server gets to this body position, as we demonstrate in the video. It's a critical element of an effective serve.
Swing and the follow through
From the racket drop, swing up "on edge" at the tennis ball. It should look like you are, initially, trying to frame the ball with the side of your tennis racket. Just before contact, you will pronate with your forearm and wrist. Also, in the racket drop your body is sideways to the net, but as you swing up at the tennis ball you will rotate so that, at contact, you are more or less facing the net.
From contact, continue to pronate and point the tennis racket down at the court. From here, bring the tennis racket around to the other side of your body. Also, you need to land so that all of the weight is on your front foot and you have your back foot kicked up. From this position, bring the tennis racket around to the other side of your body in a smooth and relaxed motion. This is the completion of your service motion.
Links
- Service stance
- The toss
- The swing
- Knee bend
- Trophy position
- The leg drive
- Swing and the follow through
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OFxUSOYVuc&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBjeAmaEkRE&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OFxUSOYVuc&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBjeAmaEkRE&feature=channel
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