How to Hard-boil an Egg, Parallel Park, Hit a Kick Serve
Mr. Laconic is Bob of Bob and Hiroko Ray at Rayco Tennis in San Diego, California. Now that I've seen a bunch of his videos on everything from George Soros to replacing grommets, I modify my first assessment: This man is droll, knowledgeable, a great entertainer and entrepreneur and probably a crackerjack businessman. In addition, his cat is a movie star.
I remain blown away by the clarity and economy of the above video, post 254. It's amazing how much power one can generate through the simple decision to straighten wrist in time with extending arm and both legs, and of course I'm already letting the wrist go sooner in one of my slice serves (but not the other).
To me it's interesting that when Bob Ray hits this nifty kick serve his left foot stays still but mine doesn't. Mine pivots. Want to work on that and on toss
of course. Best toss place is personal, not what some other person thinks.
As for your question, Ochi, I'd say put the three words "pure slice serves" in a search engine; you'll probably start off with the 10-frame photo essay by Jeff Cooper. It's not bad.
When Vic Braden came to Winchester, VA, he splattered his short, wide target on his first attempt at pure slice from the deuce court.
To others obsessed like me with mastering a good kick serve despite physical limitation, I'd say Bob Ray's video is evidence that you should always put something like "How do you hit a good kick serve?" in your search engine-- periodically.
Because there's always something new and different coming up, and all you need is to find the one special lesson that will work for you.
Mr. Laconic is Bob of Bob and Hiroko Ray at Rayco Tennis in San Diego, California. Now that I've seen a bunch of his videos on everything from George Soros to replacing grommets, I modify my first assessment: This man is droll, knowledgeable, a great entertainer and entrepreneur and probably a crackerjack businessman. In addition, his cat is a movie star.
I remain blown away by the clarity and economy of the above video, post 254. It's amazing how much power one can generate through the simple decision to straighten wrist in time with extending arm and both legs, and of course I'm already letting the wrist go sooner in one of my slice serves (but not the other).
To me it's interesting that when Bob Ray hits this nifty kick serve his left foot stays still but mine doesn't. Mine pivots. Want to work on that and on toss
of course. Best toss place is personal, not what some other person thinks.
As for your question, Ochi, I'd say put the three words "pure slice serves" in a search engine; you'll probably start off with the 10-frame photo essay by Jeff Cooper. It's not bad.
When Vic Braden came to Winchester, VA, he splattered his short, wide target on his first attempt at pure slice from the deuce court.
To others obsessed like me with mastering a good kick serve despite physical limitation, I'd say Bob Ray's video is evidence that you should always put something like "How do you hit a good kick serve?" in your search engine-- periodically.
Because there's always something new and different coming up, and all you need is to find the one special lesson that will work for you.
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