I like the toss and catch drill.

If it does, turn only slightly more than you usually do. Here’s a question for you about serving in general: When you serve and for a less skilled player, your thoughts on what the average thinking would be mentally just before the toss: 1) Do you (they) have a specific spot in the service box clearly in your (their) mind? It was like they were magicians and the second serve was a trick I’d never learn.But I did learn it and so can you.

But the biggest impediment for me has been trying to hit a very specific spot and trying to hit aces.
It would free you up to go for the gusto on the first without worries.By the way, I assume you’ll be using a continental grip every step of the way in this tutorial.

Do you recomend an eastern backhand grip to create more topspin on the kick serve?Most players I worked with and me personally use the continental grip. And the second serve too! This is one continuous motion.If you have a waiter’s serve, this is going to be quite a drastic change for you. It takes some time but learning to feel the serve is probably the best advice I have gotten from him.If one would keep the serve motion constant and adjust the grip (rotating left or right on the continental grip), would that make the placement of the ball vary horizontally in the serving box?Yes, it would a little bit – because you would hit the ball with a slightly more closed or slightly more open racquet and since you pull across the ball you would also “move” it in a horizontal way.Of course, you would also affect the trajectory – it would go slightly higher or slightly lower.Most players keep the same rhythm on all types of serves so they still serve the slice serve when the ball is going down.A question about the grip Tomaz. Hit up on the ball and note the difference in the racquet path and the actual ball flight.You’ll see that the ball goes in the direction of the strings while your racquet goes in another direction.The more serves you hit, the better you’ll know and feel how to control the ball by hitting it with topspin.Eventually you can transition from staying sideways all the time while serving a topspin into a normal serve with only one difference – you’ll now have to delay the rotation.With more repetitions, you’ll make this sequence smoother and smoother.Again, your focus must not be technical anymore (meaning your conscious mind telling your body what to do) but feel-based.Do you feel a clean brushing up on the ball? With practice you will then develop enough touch and feel and be able to make the ball go down early and into the service box.Tomaz thanks and as per usual, my Slovenian coach is spot on! The timing is also many times easier – so no need to “direct” the ball. If you’re a righty, you’ll want to toss the ball around your right ear. Serveandvolleytennis.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. In order to change from over-rotation to optimal body rotation, you first need to rotate too little.Serve a topspin serve by not rotating into the court and staying sideways. My current coach…Thanks a lot, Patrick! On the serve we’re also able to generate more force with the whole swing so it feels we don’t need to work that much on the ball.

Still I wonder here about the unconscious contribution to direction??? . If you want to send me a video of your second serve, and I have the time, I’ll give you some pointers on it.If you’re a fan of professional tennis, you probably know that no serve and volley...In the U.S., while basketball, football, and baseball take center stage, tennis is also huge...If you’re looking to get into tennis, it’s an awesome sport to play. The height of the toss and contact point are in my mind, but not any consideration for the “crossing the net” height. I would recommend you watch my video How to Achieve A Tennis Racquet Drop and Pronate The Correct WayThis video will help you understand the racket drop and how to do it.