![]() ![]() There are variations on this theme among the pros which have made it difficult to identify what constitutes "correct" footwork on the serve, but the bottom line is that you must initiate some weight shuffling before the ball is released to establish dynamic balance. The requirement of dynamic balance is why the service usually starts with a rocking motion transferring bodyweight, say, from the front foot to the back foot then to the front again. It is, therefore, essential that one is in dynamic balance before the throwing arm reaches the shoulder level during the toss. Rear foot perpendicular to the flight line and about 10 inches back so a slightly closed stance (more back to the court).Many pros today use a more closed stance. Front foot at an angle of 45 degrees to the line. Classic Serve Stance:įront foot toe is on the "flight line" (yellow). Contrast this with static balance where to maintains an upright position you must constantly be adjusting your center of gravity necessitating gyrations of the upper body which, of course, interfere with concurrent fine motor actions such as tossing the ball. When you are in dynamic balance, you regulate and fine-tune your body's attitude solely by tensing and relaxing your quadriceps muscles. The key to staying in perfect balance while waving your arms about trying to hit a serve is always to achieve and maintain dynamic balance. To that end the first place to look at if you want to improve your serve is your footwork. A 125 mph serve that commonly buries itself into the center of the net or the back fence is of no use to anyone but your opponent. The best service motion in the world is useless if the ball is in a different place every time you try to hit it. If you are off balance even a little bit as you bring your arms up, your brain will be working overtime to keep you from falling on your face - all while you are trying to toss the ball into a space not much bigger than the ball itself. That the toss requires that you be on balance is pretty easy to understand. It is especially true of the serve since a consistent serve depends on a consistent toss, and a consistent toss depends on balance. That is always true of every stroke since the momentum you inject into the ball must first be "stolen" from the earth using your feet. It is worth remembering that, even on the serve, you hit the ball with your feet. Menu Introduction Psychophysics Checklist Talent Triggers Syndrome Finder Glossary Unified Force Theory of Tennis Impulse Soft Hands Stretch Shortening Cycle Foundations Setting the Tone LocknLoad Addressing The Ball The Geometry of Tennis Strokes Short Stroking Double Pump Balance Spin Spindirection Lag Leverage OtherHand Power vs Consistancy Propellerator Back and Forth The Pose Wave Theory Modulation Zone of Experience Metabolic Collapse Mind Games Energy Worse Before Better Locating the Zone Consistency Fear Feedback Checklist Taking Time Away The Shame Spiral Being the Ball Psycological Syndromes Syndrome Finder Walkabout Syndrome Fade Syndrome Tightness Syndrome Repression Syndrome Regression Syndrome Paralysis Syndrome Introversion Syndrome Nice Guy Syndrome ImpossibleDream Syndrome Forehandophobia Syndrome Expectationism Syndrome Ego Collapse Syndrome Defensiveness Syndrome Deenergizer Syndrome Alley-oops Syndrome Attribution Syndrome Trade-off Syndrome Dissatisfaction Syndrome Physics Syndromes Syndrome Finder Powerlessness Syndrome Short Court Syndrome Mis-hit Syndrome Inconsistency Syndrome Unconscionable Errors Syndrome Single Backswing Syndrome Rubber Legs Syndrome Rubber ElbowSyndrome Push Syndrome Underhitting Syndrome Lazy Feet Syndrome Hot Shoulder Syndrome Chicken Wing Syndrome Top Slice Syndrome Pile Driver Syndrome Overmodulation Syndrome Toss the Bouquet Syndrome Broken Timing Chain Syndrome Basic Science The Thalamus Ballistics Modulation Physics Power Wave Leverage Stance Counter Kicking Striking vs Stroking Stroke Theory Basic Engineering of All Strokes Serve Serve Toss Serve Footwork Serve Attack Angle Forehand Topspin Backhand Topspin (two handed) Backhand Topspin (one handed) Forehand Volley Backhand Volley Forehand Slice Backhand Slice Overhead Squash Shot Drop Shot One or Two Hands? How to Hit Stokes How to Hit a Topspin Forehand Stuff About Triggers Feedback Checklist Black Pearls Playing Style Basic Kinematics Slang Design, Drill and Deploy Feelings ![]()
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