Toss high enough! As stated in Haan et al. [ 8] have shown that tennis players produce a rapid sequence of segment rotations (Table 1.1 ). However, this is not evidence-based. Another good exercise that you can do with the racquet is the three-finger drill where you hold the racquet with only your thumb, index and middle finger. The tennis serve is considered to have four main phases, including the: 1. This drawing down of the tossing arm enables the racket arm shoulder to flow freely over and across the upper body later during the service motion and is what many refer to as the shoulder-over-shoulder motion. It has been really helpful!! I signed up for Serve Unlocked about a year ago and have followed and practised all the lessons you have in there. However, with some practice, you will surely master it and gain many more benefits from having enough time for your whole serving motion and more power from having more torque in your body. It appears that you have an ad-blocker running. Initiate your backswing & toss from the body turn. The overarm throw is a skill frequently used in a wide range of sports such as cricket,softball and baseball. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 14(1), 87-1 10. Core muscles do at least in my case about 50% of the power in the serve. Could you add some discussion on this serve-technique page: 1. August 2015 The body turn on lifting the ball has put me in the correct ready position. A serve in tennis is the stroke used to start every point in a match. You give a little guidance, saying Im going to have to adjust from the stance that you recommend for serving from the ad court. or am I mistaken and this variation is indeed very rare? On the other hand, I can do the elements before the contact correctly and still not hit the ball correctly because I am not using my hand, forearm and arm correctly through the contact phase. Preparation 2. I bought access to your videos as a gift for myself for my 65th Birthday and I did not expect that in just a few days I will begin to hit ball so fluidly and effortlessly. December 2015 The displacement histories of 20 selected landmarks, were calculated using the direct linear transformation . A proper tennis serve grip technique is to hold a continental grip. The upper body is usually engaged during the swings, just before making contact with the ball. My wife and I tried tennis about 33 years ago but gave it up. Hi Tomaz! There are two types of stances on the serve: the platform stance and the pin-point stance. They are the bicep, triceps, flexor, and extensor muscles. It is the only stroke in tennis that a player has complete control over and is therefore one of the most important shots in the game. dear Tomaz, you are an excellent tennis coach, We've updated our privacy policy. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By accepting, you agree to the updated privacy policy. Starting from the trophy pose in Figure 3a, below, with the racket arm in the L position, as the racket begins to drop behind the back, the right upper arm and perhaps more noticeably, the right elbow, starts to rise upward. Its obvious you do these two things in you video but neither seems to get a mention.