sportsfan1
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This has probably been discussed many times, but various videos out there use different locations, so I am hoping to get some opinions on ideal location in terms of where the ball would bounce for different types of serves (flat/kick/slice) if you let it fall to the ground after tossing (without actually hitting the ball)?
To illustrate this point, Will H. (FYB) in the serve stance puts a racquet on the ground with the racquet handle at his foot and the racquet head in the court pointing straight ahead at (i.e perpendicular to) the net and lets the ball bounce on the racquet after tossing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YxgjV1Dtls&feature=relmfu&t=1m20s)
Related information and question regarding ball toss for flat serve:
1.1/ FYB: Toss bounces right on the strings of the racquet about 2 feet directly in front of your front foot. But if you are turning your body
1.2/ Another source recommends placing the head of the racquet pointing diagonally towards the left net post.
1.3/ Yet others (tennisone) say that the tossing arm has to be parallel to the baseline, and this actually helps because while tossing the ball, you are turning your upper body away from the net to coil it. But this makes it harder to place the ball where the above recommendations are, no?
I do understand that some people can hit different serves with the same toss, but that is another discussion.
To illustrate this point, Will H. (FYB) in the serve stance puts a racquet on the ground with the racquet handle at his foot and the racquet head in the court pointing straight ahead at (i.e perpendicular to) the net and lets the ball bounce on the racquet after tossing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YxgjV1Dtls&feature=relmfu&t=1m20s)
Related information and question regarding ball toss for flat serve:
1.1/ FYB: Toss bounces right on the strings of the racquet about 2 feet directly in front of your front foot. But if you are turning your body
1.2/ Another source recommends placing the head of the racquet pointing diagonally towards the left net post.
1.3/ Yet others (tennisone) say that the tossing arm has to be parallel to the baseline, and this actually helps because while tossing the ball, you are turning your upper body away from the net to coil it. But this makes it harder to place the ball where the above recommendations are, no?
I do understand that some people can hit different serves with the same toss, but that is another discussion.