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TENNIS HOLIDAYS GENERAL ADVICE |
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> Tennis Serves |
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5 Serves of Tennis
1) flat (no spin)
2) slice - stays low and curves left
3) topspin - dips faster in flight and bounces higher
4) topspin-slice - dips and curves left
5) twist - dips and curves left in the air, then bounces high to the right
How would I hit a slice serve?
Basically, you hit a slice serve by brushing across the ball from its
centre toward what would be the 3:00 position if the ball were a clock face.
How would I hit a topspin serve?
To hit a topspin serve, toss the ball so that if you didn't hit it, it
would graze the back of your head. Swing forward and sharply upward,
brushing your strings straight up the back of ball, in a line from 6:00 to
12:00 if the ball were a clock face. Use a grip between Continental and
Eastern backhand.
How would I hit a topspin/slice serve?
Using a Continental grip, brush upward and across the right side of the
ball from the ball's center toward what would be 1:30 on a clock face -- for
an even mixture of the two spins. Meet the ball at full extension
roughly a foot to your right and a foot farther forward than your head.
How would I hit a twist (kick) serve?
The twist is hard to return, because its sidespin makes it curve to the
receiver's right in the air, then jump to his left on the bounce
Use a grip closer to Eastern backhand than Continental.
Toss the ball so that if you didn't hit it, it would come down slightly
behind and to the left of where your head would be at the time you would
swing.
Bend your knees, arch your back, and turn your shoulders so that your back
is almost facing the net.
Plan to meet the ball 6-12" lower and with less of a forward lean than you
would your fully extended power serve.
Swing so that you brush up the back of the ball from 7:00 to 1:00 (upward
and left-to-right). Your follow-through will first go toward your right,
then, for most players, naturally come around to your left.
How would i hit a flat serve?
Flat serves with any real pace have very little margin of clearance over the
net, but if you want to try one, meet the ball at full extension roughly a
foot to your right and 1-2 feet farther forward than your head. Smack the
ball squarely at its centre. Use a Continental grip even though you might be
able to get away with an Eastern forehand grip.
Which spin is best for first serves?
It's a good idea to mix your first serves to keep the receiver guessing,
but the majority of your first serves will probably have a blend of topspin
and slice. The topspin-slice serve can be hit harder than a pure topspin
serve, but it still has enough topspin to give it a reasonable margin over
the net. The slice component can be used to curve the ball into the receiver
or wide away from her.
Which spin is best for second serves?
The topspin serve and its close cousin, the twist, both of which are
often called kick serves, give you the safe margin of clearance over the net
that you need for a second serve. The topspin in a kick serve makes it
possible to hit as much as four feet above the net at speeds over 100 mph.
The twist is harder to execute than the topspin, but it's also harder to
return.
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