My pro told me last year to go out early in the am and hit serves for about an hour. I did this 4 or 5 times and it really helped. I knew exactly what was doing wrong and fixed it up. I even got the point where I felt like I could really place the ball well.
It usually takes about 15 minutes of warming up to get the right feel for it, which is a problem if I’m playing against one of my friends who is always pushy to just start the match after a general rallying warm-up. The last time she beat me 6-4 because I doubled a bunch of times. Had I warmed up properly I would have smoked her.
This summer I’m definitely to spend more time focusing on my serve.
May 11, 2008, 12:22PM PDT | 0 comments
Apr 14, 2008, 08:53PM PDT | 0 comments
I have been taking lessons for the last 2 years and I have a new coach this year. I have been away from tennis for 3 months and its been great to get back onto the court. Despite 2 years of coaching my serve is still terrible. I have been focusing a lot on my strokes at the net but if I want to be able to play a decent game, I really have to do something about my truly woeful serve.
Feb 22, 2007, 06:42PM PST | 0 comments
Over the past years my serve sucked, bt at the end of last year’s season and into this year’s, my serve improved. I do toss higher and hit harder. My trainer showed me that the continental grip is really important and the snap of the wrist is good too.
Unfortunatly, I was playing a match against another school and during my serve, I plled soemthing on my sholder and it hurts too much just to lift my am in that position again.
Sep 14, 2005, 06:38PM PDT | 0 comments
