How can I perfect my tennis serve?
The tennis team has been newly introduced to our school and I really want to be a part of it. Everone says the serve is the most important part. I just can't do it right! Any tips?
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First you must practice the ball toss. Before even using your racquet, just throw the ball up at about 1 o'clock in front of you. Make sure the toss is high and accurate and u point to it the whole time, with ur other hand held behind your head.After doing this for a while, now take the hand that was behind your head and try and follow through and catch the ball.
After doing this for a while, now pick up your racquet.
Go against a high fence or wall and once again begin throwing the ball up while pointing to it. Try and follow through with your racquet and catch the ball againts this high fence or wall.
Now you are ready to start serving on the court. Use these same forms that you used practing the ball toss. Make sure you are following through every time and the face of your racquet is pointing at the box you are serving to. Practice serves from each side of the court. Hit them slow and steady for now, just making sure they get in for the next couple months.
**Grip--- In order to get the correct grip, turn your racquet on its side so that the non-string side is facing up. Put your hand on the racquet so that it is directly in between your thumb and pointer finger. It may feel wierd for the first couple days but eventually you will get used to it, and it is the only effective way to hit a powerful or slice serve later on when you get good at serving.
GOOD LUCK, These things all worked for me and now I'm one of the best servers on my school tennis team.
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Just aim the ball low, and try to hit it downward and hard. Remember, practice makes perfect.How to hit a one handed backhand in tennis?
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I am in the same boat with you.Throw it in the air and point at it then hit it. Best advice I can give you is the obvious: Practice.
I too have a very hard time with the serving concept. You just have to get comfortable throwing it up and catching it at just the right time to put it over the net.
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Improving the little things can make a big difference in your serve.Players are always looking for ways to tweak their mechanics in order to beef up their serves. They try things like increasing racquet-head acceleration, but they often overlook the basics. Instead of implementing new techniques, the fastest way to improvement is by upgrading the skills you already possess.
For the serve, it starts with a dependable toss. If you watch any of the great servers, each one puts the ball in the right spot every time. Yet club players are constantly chasing bad tosses, which throws off the rest of their motions. You can get away with some deficiencies in your swing if you have a great toss--that's not true the other way around.
Lindsay Davenport puts her toss in the proper spot for every serve. Photo by EPA/VASSIL Donev/Landov.
Being consistent with the toss requires rhythm and practice. During workouts I encourage players to get in their serving stances and extend their arms up, let go of the ball, and catch it. To find the ideal place to put the ball, fully extend your racquet upward and toss the ball just above
the top of the frame. Remember, it's better to toss the ball too high than too low. Do this 10 to 15 times before you even hit a serve in practice.
Once you feel good about your toss, it's time to hit some balls. Before I worry about hitting a serve in, I like to hit what I call length-of-the-court missiles. I try to hit the ball well over the net so it lands around the baseline. They're not huge power shots, but it helps me loosen my arm and get full extension. I get nice height and length on my serve while letting my arm go a little bit. Hit half a dozen of these long serves and you'll be ready to bring them into the box.
When you practice hitting real serves, it's always better to make a high percentage. Don't worry about pace at first. So many players just try to crank their serves, and most of them land out. Since it's just practice, it doesn't bother them. But when they get into matches, their serves aren't any better.
Set up challenges for yourself such as hitting a certain number of serves in a particular part of the service box. For example, see how many out of 10 you can hit wide or down the middle. Or how many second serves you can make without missing. Only after you get into a good rhythm where you're making a handful of first serves in a row should you start to increase your power. A gradual progression like this allows you to amp up the pace on your serve while maintaining consistency.
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Well... certainly the serve is important, especially in team tennis, where you have to have a dependable second serve, but I think you have to ask yourself first, "Do I really want a perfect serve?" I have seen the best pros double faulting in key-points, and yet according to research by Vic Braden, Jimmy Connors thought that his serve was lousy, but everybody agrees that his serve was the most important part of his game, not to mention his return of serve...yo..why dont you try to jump while at the timew of serving ..put the toss a little higher..its worked for me..the serve is faster and is directed better
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all serves are different an everone has a trick to get it itthe box. i am just going to make it simple for you.(this is how i learned, along with ever other tennis player that ever lived. find a flee market that has old tennis racquets wood. it should cost like .50-1.00 to get one.add it to your bag. know just go to the tennis court with a bunch of balls a whack the dam thing until u get your timeing down.us a basic movement like you are hammering a nail. an as time gos be you will get better. know if you are more experances, slow down your serve an toss it at 1 o'clock with a nice stroke(thats called a slice serve that is a great staring serve. u don't need a great serve to win just get the first one in an everything will balance out.Maria Sharapova,Amelie Mauresmo,Justine Henin Hardenne, or Martina Hingis?
dont worry about your ball toss (you're throwing your ball with your non-dominant uncoordinated arm so it will always be susceptible to variations), and dont worry about bending your knees (that'll happen naturally and your knees dont hit the ball anyway).The fundamental of a sound serve is your wrist action. The common denominator between all the best servers in the world is a loose wrist because the wrist is your direct link to your racket. The faster you are able to accelerate your wrist the faster your racket-head speed and therefore the faster your serve. Furthermore, your wrist allows you to easily correct your mistakes: snap down if the ball is going too long and reach up if it's going in the net.
To get the feeling of looseness in your wrist, try serving a few with your bottom finguer off the racket.
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