Serve for talentless players - 'Serve for dummies'?

[papa]

Originally Posted by Power Player

It sure helped me. For some reason I was locking up my wrist on contact and trying to use my wrist to apply spin and power. This was the only thing that helped my muscle memory retain that "loose arm" feeling on serve I used to get at will when I was younger.

Try hitting some balls over the fence from maybe a distance of 8 feet away - give you some good practice about hitting up on the ball. Everyone thinks they can do it but its a little bit more difficult that most think.

[Inken]

Thanks everybody for all your ideas. I studied them all carefully and tested some of it. But don't ask about the glances from the neighbor courts when I practiced the swing with a ball in my old ski sock, or when I tried to pronate while kneeling at the baseline (which is actually a good exercise to give one a feeling of pronation which I had never before)

Actually, my serve changed, maybe because of all that practicing. But I don't know if it changed the 'right way', because it changed unintentionally, it just happened. Before, I hit the ball very high up. Now I let the ball come down a little bit more and hit with a more bend elbow. The serve is definitely faster now. Only I don't know if this is the right way, maybe I will end up like some old ladies in our club, hitting the ball just 10 cm over their heads…..

[charliefedererer]

Thanks for the feedback. It's always nice to hear from those who have posted asking for improvement.

How close is your current first and second serves to the Serve Doctors Simple Spring Loaded Serve? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixx-MCC7D88

[basil J]

These exercises literally changed my serve & game for the better so much, so quickly, I do them for a few minutes every day now and it is paying huge dividends. You don't even need to be on a court.
Check it out. Most rec players have some kind of hitch. This will help smooth out the problems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5q7...eature=related