Advice on the drag of foot

[Mrcrazybutt]

I guess i serve with a pinpoint stance where i would drag my right feet into the serve. I have a problem of foot faulting because i drag it too far. It just feel natural to me. I need advice on how to drag it just behind the left foot i guess ? Whenever i notice that im footfaulting, i would think about not foot faulting and then missing a lot of serves. PLEASE HELP! =]

 

[Geezer Guy]

You might try STARTING with your feet in the position you want them when you FINISH your serve. Then, just don't move them. Granted, it does feel a bit awkward the first few times you try it. The more you do it, though, the more natural it will feel. You can still rock back and forth - if that's part of your service motion - just don't move your feet.

No harm in giving it a try. There are a lot of pro's that don't move their feet when they serve.

 

[Mrcrazybutt]

i would serve with platform but i lack alot from it.

 

[Geezer Guy]

I was trying to say that you can still serve from the pinpoint stance - if that's what you like - without moving your feet. Just start out in that position.

 

[NoBadMojo]

I guess i serve with a pinpoint stance where i would drag my right feet into the serve. I have a problem of foot faulting because i drag it too far. It just feel natural to me. I need advice on how to drag it just behind the left foot i guess ? Whenever i notice that im footfaulting, i would think about not foot faulting and then missing a lot of serves. PLEASE HELP! =]

you may want to work on lifting and placing that back foot where you want it to end up whilst serving. this way you dont lose the momentum of your weight transfer assuming that is why you drag, not to mention this way is much easier on your shoe. lift and place rather than drag...if you are also footfaulting w. your other foot in the process, you will need to start a little farther back.

 

[LeeD]

You cannot serve starting with your feet together.
Instead, try closing your stance much more, so your backfoot cannot step around your front foot and into the court.

 

[sureshs]

You might try STARTING with your feet in the position you want them when you FINISH your serve. Then, just don't move them. Granted, it does feel a bit awkward the first few times you try it. The more you do it, though, the more natural it will feel. You can still rock back and forth - if that's part of your service motion - just don't move your feet.

No harm in giving it a try. There are a lot of pro's that don't move their feet when they serve.

He would lose rhythm and momentum.

I find most pros going up in the air and landing with both feet inside the baseline. They must be moving their feet.

 

[Geezer Guy]

... I find most pros going up in the air and landing with both feet inside the baseline. They must be moving their feet.

I agree that most pro's jump and land inside the baseline - but they can do that from a stationary start. Federer comes immediately to mind, but there are a number of pro's that do not move their feet during their serve - while still jumping into the court.

 

[Mrcrazybutt]

Thats a platform stance then right ? cause federer uses platform ? I dont know how to transfer weight with a platform stance as much as pinpoint. Maybe my stance should be more closed and i should lift and place my feet more.

 

[Geezer Guy]

You can easily transfer weight forward and back by simply moving your center of gravity (without moving your feet). Just lean into the court for your initial ball dribble, shift your weight to your back foot for the toss, toss into the court and transfer your weight forward and up into the serve.

I'm not saying you HAVE to do it that way - just that it's possible.