Platform Stance: Too much stress on left leg

[cukoo]

Just went out and practiced serving for a couple hours and now my left leg is quite sore. (I'm a righty). It's like the soreness you get from fatigue and I don't mind it all that much but it's weird because my right leg is fine. I noticed this too when serving. I tryed out the pin-point stance by sliding my foot up but I just could not get the timing together. My prepartion is kind of like Federer, when I put the weight on the left leg and bounce the ball then put the weight on the right leg and toss the ball up.
IS this normal for a platform stance?
Is there any way I could incorporate more of the (back) right leg on the serve?

Thanks

[cukoo]

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[lolsmash]

shift your weight to your right leg right before you toss. Watch videos of Federer. He rocks back and then tosses. That's his weight moving back to his backfoot.

[SystemicAnomaly]

Just went out and practiced serving for a couple hours and now my left leg is quite sore. (I'm a righty)...

Is there any way I could incorporate more of the (back) left leg on the serve?

Thanks

A little confusing -- your back leg would be your right leg, not your left.

[cukoo]

^Yes that correct, I meant the right leg

[SystemicAnomaly]

Not sure why your left leg would be over-stressed with a platform stance. Do you push your left hip forward a bit as you bend your knees? (You should).

For good servers, you will see that more weight goes to the back foot early in the sequence but shifts forward as the toss goes up & the knees bend. By the time that you get to your trophy pose (ball has been released), your weight distribution will be close to equal for your platform stance. At this point your knee bend should be complete and your weight is on the balls of both feet.

Trophy Pose (http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/index.php?id=410709&col=260823&offset=0)

Leg Drive (http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/index.php?offset=6&col=260823)

Servers often use enough leg drive so that they come off the ground. The front leg comes off the ground last but lands first. Make sure your front leg bends again as you land so that it is not overly stressed.

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[cukoo]

For good servers, you will see that more weight goes to the back foot early in the sequence but shifts forward as the toss goes up & the knees bend.By the time that you get to your trophy pose (ball has been released), your weight distribution will be close to equal for your platform stance. At this point your knee bend should be complete and your weight is on the balls of both feet.

Maybe thats the problem, my weight is mostly on the front leg.

[Japanese Maple]

I have been told whether you use a platform or pinpoint stance, 60 % of your weight should be on your back(right) foot just prior to pushing up to get proper hip rotation. If you push mostly with the left foot, you do not get the proper amount of hip rotation to aid racquet speed. This is similar to a golf swing where you push hard with your right foot to get maximum hip and trunk rotation. Do any of the teaching pros agree with this?

[Sup2Dresq]

Not sure why your left leg would be over-stressed with a platform stance. Do you push your left hip forward a bit as you bend your knees? (You should).

For good servers, you will see that more weight goes to the back foot early in the sequence but shifts forward as the toss goes up & the knees bend. By the time that you get to your trophy pose (ball has been released), your weight distribution will be close to equal for your platform stance. At this point your knee bend should be complete and your weight is on the balls of both feet.

Trophy Pose (http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/index.php?id=410709&col=260823&offset=0)

Leg Drive (http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/index.php?offset=6&col=260823)

Servers often use enough leg drive so that they come off the ground. The front leg comes off the ground last but lands first. Make sure your front leg bends again as you land so that it is not overly stressed.

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I agree!

I had the same problem like the OP for a while. My left leg (shin) would be so tight. So I went back and reviewed and realized i was leaning too much vs. a semi squat that propelled both legs upwards. If you dont get a little air, you are probably just leaning and not rocketing up to the ball. It doesnt have to be a huge explosion, it just has to be almost equal pressure on both legs moving forward and "up".

Think basketball dunk champion Spud Web driving up as opposed to a Shaq layup.

[cukoo]

The trouble is its hard for my right leg to push forward because it is so far back. Most of the time, my right leg would push up and leave the ground then my left leg would push forward the rest of the body.