Why do you need a good tennis serve? Because the serve is an essential part of tennis and with a good serve you can completely dominate games. For example Roddick's serve is powerful, consistent, accurate and all round deadly and this is the reason he can dominate matches and be declared in the top 10 for the past few years. If you are reading this then you too are looking to improve tennis serve technique, why else would you be here? In the article below I have listed some useful things you can do when serving that will help you go from a sloppy serve to one that DEMANDS respect from your opponent!
* Use The Continental Grip
If you have never heard of this grip (also known as the chopper grip for its axe like motion) then you are not using the most effective serving method. This isn't your fault, many coaches don't tell their students about this serving method because most students prefer using the Eastern forehand because it is more natural but if you are serious about serving then switch to continental grip (note - it cannot be used for groundstrokes!)
* Practice The Motion
The motion of the serve is probably the hardest part to master. What you can do is practice this motion with a fluidity drill to help improve tennis serve consistency and motion fluidity...
Grab as many tennis balls in your hand as you can. Now start the serving motion with just your racket and keep repeating the motion until you have a good rhythm. Now start to add the ball toss in (don't worry where you are hitting the ball, focus on the motion) and practice this until you have mastered it!
* Use Tennis Serve Drills
Tennis serve drills are great to improve tennis serve technique. Like the drill I mentioned above, drills are designed for a specific part of your tennis game; accuracy, power, motion etc. These drills are a lot more fun and enjoyable than just serving a ball all day long hoping to make progress.
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