A New Teaching System: 1st Serve Spins and Placements

[klacr]

Regarding different directions on the serve I have always told myself...

For the left side of the service box (deuce court wide, ad court down the T) -open (rotate) shoulders just before impact and less pronation.

For the right side of the service box (deuce court down the T, ad court out wide) Keep shoulders turned a split second longer and earlier pronation.

Always worked for me. Whether it actually occurred or just in my mind's eye as other elements had to be used subconsciously I've found this train of thought helpful. Maybe you could use this Phil?

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

[johnyandell]

Yes regarding the second serve... based mainly on the toss difference.

And this is a mystery I have been trying to figure out for years. Thanks to Scott Murphy and Giancarlo Andreani (and Roger...) for giving us the imagery to really figure it out.

[gzhpcu]

Very interesting John! Who would have thought the difference was just in the timing of the arm and hand rotation?

I guess in your next series on the second serve the height of the impact point and the swing path will come into play as the differentiator...

[johnyandell]

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