A New Teaching System:
First Serve Spins and Placements

John Yandell


What are the real secrets for hitting spin and developing accuracy? This article and the one that follows will demonstrate that based on the first close analysis of the key differences in high speed video. Hand and arm rotation is critical to racket speed and consistency in all serve deliveries. Now see the slight variations you need to hit the corners and do so with a range of spins on the first serve. And in the next, companion article, how the same principles apply on the second serve.


Check Out All the Articles in this series:

Introduction
Doing Your Own High Speed Video Analysis Simply and Inexpensively

The Serve

Swing Keys
Progressive Development
2nd Serve Spins and Placements
1st Serve Spins and Placements
A Complete Teaching Progression
Rhythm
Body Rotation
The Role Of the Legs
The Trophy Position
Toss
Contact Point
Swing Path
Technical Elements


John Yandell is widely acknowledged as one of the leading videographers and students of the modern game of professional tennis. His high speed filming for Advanced Tennis and Tennisplayer have provided new visual resources that have changed the way the game is studied and understood by both players and coaches. He has done personal video analysis for hundreds of high level competitive players, including Justine Henin-Hardenne, Taylor Dent and John McEnroe, among others.

In addition to his role as Editor of Tennisplayer he is the author of the critically acclaimed book Visual Tennis. The John Yandell Tennis School is located in San Francisco, California.


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