Trophy Position

[Alexio92]

http://file045b.bebo.com/7/large/2008/05/28/10/17488838a7865213891l.jpg

I get told by my coach that I dont get into the trophy position most times I serve. ^^ That is a pic of me serving, what is wrong with it??

[DizBoiDanny]

wait you r saying that your coach said it is a good thing to serve in the trophy position?

[tennisdad65]

is that the lowest your racquet head gets?
It has to get much lower than that when you begin your upswing..

[Mr. Blond]

you are off center quite a bit and your racquet really needs to dip down a whole lot more to be in the slot. I guess that is the next step really and not the trpy position, but it still needs to happen to have a great serve.

hope you see what I am saying, it is hard to describe.

[10s talk]

your shoes don't match



it is hard to tell from the pic, but you may have a bad grip

[Steady Eddy]

I recall that Vic Braeden specifically said that you don't want to imitate the trophy position. The trophy position was selected for aethetics, and is not good for hitting the ball.

[BullDogTennis]

the grip looks continental...you need to get your racket more intothe "backscratch" position.

[Sentinel]

1. your grip needs to be continental.

2. the pic was probbly taken AFTER the trophy position. Pls see some photo sequences on procomparetennis.net. I posted some on a thread (http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=206219) yesterday (started by tokyopunk).

If that's your trophy, your elbows need to be lower -- you should be able to draw a line from serving elbow to tossing hand. See
Serving Picture Guide (http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=206219).