thomas daniels
Semi-Pro
Okay guys.
Since learning to serve is one of the most difficult things to do in tennis, I wanted to share this system with your today, that I think can help you learn how to serve in 1 month or less.
But, for that to happen.
You must commit to testing out this system you are about to learn, so go get a pen, so we can begin.
The best system to use when learning how to serve.
Go to the fence and shake hands with your racket, this is the best grip to use when learning the serve.
Watch some video if you have to or if you have already learn about pronation, start doing it at the fence, choke up on your racket, do this for about 5 minutes and focus on getting a better feel for how to pronate the racket, which is why the fence is better, because it allows the player to mentally focus in on one action and a very important one, pronation.
(I have taught students for 20 years and found that, learning how to pronate is the most toughest thing that they have to go through and this system can help you leapfrog that learning curve.)
Next.
Take a bucket of balls and go up to the net.
Start serving with the choked up grip for 5 to 10 minutes, don't follow through though, stop your racket after you pronate each time.
Now.
Move back to the service line and without the ball, work on your service action, you want it to be smooth and fluid, down together and up together, also pause sometime, when you are in your trophy position and check your balance.
Pretend you are taking a picture of yourself!!
Repetition is the key to developing a fluid service motion and the more the better.
Note this fact... the more reps you get in, the faster you will develop your serve.
The reason why most players never develop a serve is simple, they don't get in enough reps during practice.
After doing this for 10 minutes.
Start serving and start serving slowly at first, zone in on your service action, which shoud be effortless.
We are talking, no tension or stress in your body at all, breathe it away, whenever you feel it too. Always stay in a RELAX mental state while working this system.
Keep this in mind... if it doesn't feel effortless inside you, make the adjustments on the next one and let your motion flow.
After 10 minutes of doing this, move back a few feet and repeat the same thing for 10 more minutes, then at last...
Move to the baseline.
"This is when you should watch some video on your Iphone of some pros serving and you should be watching it in slow motion, this will help you to impress the service action on your subconscious mind and that is going to allow you to use it, to develop your serve faster".
In summary, your goal is to impress the motion on your subconscious mind, then get out of the way and let it take over from there!!
Start serving after you watch the video a few times.
(Here is a cool mental hack, after you watch the video, close your eyes and picture yourself doing it vividly in your mind, then without thinking, serve the ball and watch what happens)
Don't worry about the serves going in either, because you first need to develop your form/service action and that will take care of its self later as you start progressing.
Another thing you need to know is that.
"You must learn how to throw, if you want your serve to flow."
As a matter of fact.
If you learn how to throw your racket up and out and find your release point, while cracking the whip through the zone, all you have to do is use this system for 2 weeks and you will have yourself a solid serve.
Then.
Keep building on that foundation, by developing solid second serve as well.
Since learning to serve is one of the most difficult things to do in tennis, I wanted to share this system with your today, that I think can help you learn how to serve in 1 month or less.
But, for that to happen.
You must commit to testing out this system you are about to learn, so go get a pen, so we can begin.
The best system to use when learning how to serve.
Go to the fence and shake hands with your racket, this is the best grip to use when learning the serve.
Watch some video if you have to or if you have already learn about pronation, start doing it at the fence, choke up on your racket, do this for about 5 minutes and focus on getting a better feel for how to pronate the racket, which is why the fence is better, because it allows the player to mentally focus in on one action and a very important one, pronation.
(I have taught students for 20 years and found that, learning how to pronate is the most toughest thing that they have to go through and this system can help you leapfrog that learning curve.)
Next.
Take a bucket of balls and go up to the net.
Start serving with the choked up grip for 5 to 10 minutes, don't follow through though, stop your racket after you pronate each time.
Now.
Move back to the service line and without the ball, work on your service action, you want it to be smooth and fluid, down together and up together, also pause sometime, when you are in your trophy position and check your balance.
Pretend you are taking a picture of yourself!!
Repetition is the key to developing a fluid service motion and the more the better.
Note this fact... the more reps you get in, the faster you will develop your serve.
The reason why most players never develop a serve is simple, they don't get in enough reps during practice.
After doing this for 10 minutes.
Start serving and start serving slowly at first, zone in on your service action, which shoud be effortless.
We are talking, no tension or stress in your body at all, breathe it away, whenever you feel it too. Always stay in a RELAX mental state while working this system.
Keep this in mind... if it doesn't feel effortless inside you, make the adjustments on the next one and let your motion flow.
After 10 minutes of doing this, move back a few feet and repeat the same thing for 10 more minutes, then at last...
Move to the baseline.
"This is when you should watch some video on your Iphone of some pros serving and you should be watching it in slow motion, this will help you to impress the service action on your subconscious mind and that is going to allow you to use it, to develop your serve faster".
In summary, your goal is to impress the motion on your subconscious mind, then get out of the way and let it take over from there!!
Start serving after you watch the video a few times.
(Here is a cool mental hack, after you watch the video, close your eyes and picture yourself doing it vividly in your mind, then without thinking, serve the ball and watch what happens)
Don't worry about the serves going in either, because you first need to develop your form/service action and that will take care of its self later as you start progressing.
Another thing you need to know is that.
"You must learn how to throw, if you want your serve to flow."
As a matter of fact.
If you learn how to throw your racket up and out and find your release point, while cracking the whip through the zone, all you have to do is use this system for 2 weeks and you will have yourself a solid serve.
Then.
Keep building on that foundation, by developing solid second serve as well.
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