The Push Serve and
The Pull Serve

As a leading research sports science and past chairman of the USTA Sports Science Committee, Dr. Ben Kibler has been studying the literature on the serve as well as filming, studying, and evaluating players for years. Now he publishes some of his conclusions for the first time on Tennisplayer.

In this first article in the series, Ben makes a fundamental distinction between two ways players use the legs and the trunk—the Push Serve versus the Pull. What is the chain of events that best maximizes racket speed, ball speed and spin and reduces the chance of injury? What stances are associated with the Push and which with the Pull?

Find out why the Push Serve is highly preferable.