any tips / problems on my serve??

[stav_babolat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgrAm84eNds

hey guys, i was just wondering if any of you could critique my serve and give me some tips and stuff.... thanks alot.
btw, i wasnt really going for it on my serve in this video, i was just trying to slow tings down to focus on technuiqe insted of power.


IF THE VIDEO HAS TROUBLE, CLICK PLAY IN HIGH QUALITY AND PRESS PLAY, IT SHOULD WORK THEN....

[lancernrg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgrAm84eNds

hey guys, i was just wondering if any of you could critique my serve and give me some tips and stuff.... thanks alot.
btw, i wasnt really going for it on my serve in this video, i was just trying to slow tings down to focus on technuiqe insted of power.


IF THE VIDEO HAS TROUBLE, CLICK PLAY IN HIGH QUALITY AND PRESS PLAY, IT SHOULD WORK THEN....

Your serve reminds me of James Blake.

You're using too much of your arm...USE YOUR LEG..
and you're jumping too far into the court, this will leave you at a disadvantage.

2.5 to low 3.5

[Nellie]

I have a hard time commenting because your service form varies a lot throughout the video. Sometimes, I see a good knee bend, sometime none. Sometimes the pronation is really good, other times, you finish barely above your head. Sometimes the ball toss is into the court, but mostly it is above your head, barely to backline. May be slowing down has thrown off you timing. I particularly like the serve that starts about 1:02 in the video due to the good knee bend and forward toss.

Tape some real serves! I feel like you were a little self aware in the video and trying to show us your "good form."

[stav_babolat]

hey man, i agree, the serve at 1:02 is better than the others. i have noticed that in my serve , i seem to start dropping my tossing arm and racket arm slightly early before my knees are fully bent, would you agree?? its as if im swinging before ive fully bent my knees and im sure that cant be good!

[stav_babolat]

ive also noticed that when im making contact with the ball/ launching forward, my back leg hops up too early. My feet arent like this::
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7373/23333632571292013ac1dr4.th.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23333632571292013ac1dr4.jpg)


does this really matter or not??

[volusiano]

It looks like you have all the right components for a good serve. But maybe your toss is a little high because I notice consistently that right after the knee bend, your motion is always slowed down a bit waiting for the ball to drop. This must have interrupted your kinetic chain of power, because your racket swing seems pretty slow and casual, as if you're just trying to tap in the ball to ensure it lands in the box on a second serve.