Cross-court
Rookie
Why don't they use it? Is it hard for them to execute it as a second serve consistently? Or is it not safe as the kick?
This is the one I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1P2ej4YtY&feature=related
I heard once that they don't use it because "it get's too predictable and it is easy to return it". Well, I think that's pure nonsense because if that were true then the kick serve which just goes straight and up would be even worse of a choice than the twist which changes direction in the air and when it lands.
Others have said that they hit them all the time, but I've never seen a serve just like the one Federer hit there been used "all the time" by anyone. I've seen many second serves that curve a lot in the air, or that bounce really high, but I've never seen one that changes that much direction wehn landing as that one.
This is the one I'm talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1P2ej4YtY&feature=related
I heard once that they don't use it because "it get's too predictable and it is easy to return it". Well, I think that's pure nonsense because if that were true then the kick serve which just goes straight and up would be even worse of a choice than the twist which changes direction in the air and when it lands.
Others have said that they hit them all the time, but I've never seen a serve just like the one Federer hit there been used "all the time" by anyone. I've seen many second serves that curve a lot in the air, or that bounce really high, but I've never seen one that changes that much direction wehn landing as that one.