Tennis Tutorial

Tennis players from the entire world all have a few things in common. They all want to improve their game, and this article will help a few of those people with their serve. All the information for a good basic serve to a great slice serve technique will be explained in this tennis tutorial.

Things to think about when performing a basic serve:

• Start in your service stance on the right side of the court and make sure your holding your racket with the Continental grip.
• Have your weight distributed equally on both feet and turn your hitting shoulder against the service box you want to serve in.
• Toss the ball slightly in front of you when your tossing arm is fully stretched and your racket arm elbow is bent and is bringing the racket up.
• Hit the ball with your racket arm fully stretched and your weight pushed forward, well over your front foot.
• Let you racket swing down on the left side of your body and your right foot come down for a balanced follow through.

For a more advanced player a topspin serve is more appropriate, although there are a few more things to think about:

• Instead of just hitting the ball straight on, brush it by twisting you grip and making a more swing-like motion on the serve.
• Snap the wrist sideways so the racket face hits the ball a glancing blow from below.

If youre interested in performing a slice serve, this tennis tutorial offers some tips on how to perform it:

• Take the usual Continental grip and toss the ball a little to the right of your front shoulder.
• Put your weight on your bent front knee and turn your hitting shoulder away.
• Hit the ball with a topspin/sidespin combination around the side of the ball with your racket.
• Snap your wrist forward, hitting the ball on the right center side sending your racket almost head-on.
• Follow through with your racket past your left side like on a basic serve.

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