About a year ago I started video taping my serve. I posted it here and got some good feedback. Here's the video from June 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/v/4ukrFFRRkRI
I think I was picking up some bad habits (waiter's wrist) and I was struggling to find a comfortable trophy position. My windup was really out of rhythm and I lost total control. So within the past week I revamped my serve to the abbreviated windup which forces me to start in the trophy position. It is starting to feel more and more comfortable and controllable. It feels more consistent on my 2nd serves too.
I've only been working on it for a week so it's a bit rusty but I'm hoping for some feedback. The first couple serves hit the fence on 1 bounce which is kind of a good barometer for me. The last couple were a bit "spinny". Here is me serving July 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/v/8H7Sr5c_R9k
Here are a few things that I think I need to work on but I'm hoping for some critical advice. I just noticed that I foot fault on every serve...gotta work on that. I've watched enough serves to see that I could use a deeper knee bend. I need to get my weight moving up and into the court as I attack the ball. When my weight moves forward I get good pace/depth. Anything else? Fire away!
http://www.youtube.com/v/4ukrFFRRkRI
I think I was picking up some bad habits (waiter's wrist) and I was struggling to find a comfortable trophy position. My windup was really out of rhythm and I lost total control. So within the past week I revamped my serve to the abbreviated windup which forces me to start in the trophy position. It is starting to feel more and more comfortable and controllable. It feels more consistent on my 2nd serves too.
I've only been working on it for a week so it's a bit rusty but I'm hoping for some feedback. The first couple serves hit the fence on 1 bounce which is kind of a good barometer for me. The last couple were a bit "spinny". Here is me serving July 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/v/8H7Sr5c_R9k
Here are a few things that I think I need to work on but I'm hoping for some critical advice. I just noticed that I foot fault on every serve...gotta work on that. I've watched enough serves to see that I could use a deeper knee bend. I need to get my weight moving up and into the court as I attack the ball. When my weight moves forward I get good pace/depth. Anything else? Fire away!