Is there a clue to toss the ball to the right?
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Dragy
Legend
Do you have a platform or pinpoint serve?
Platform
I am sorry, i dont know
My serve was about 4 abot 10 years ago according to LeeD
Today i feel a bit better but never 4,5 for sure
Dragy
Legend
The point is, if you shift your weight on the back foot before tossing, you can toss more forward/right by tossing as you shift forward, entering your trophy pose. Not before.
But overall I’d suggest practice by putting a target on the ground in front of you and making several dozens of tosses that you like.
ChimpChimp
Semi-Pro
This isn't a tip for toss direction, but look at the supposed hitting point in the air BEFORE tossing and keep staring there the whole time. Use any background object as reference. If your eyes follow the ball from in your palm to apex to the hitting point, you can't tell if the toss direction is good.
This. Look up to the spot where you want to place the ball before you toss.
serve alone does not maketh an NTRP level... (mcdonald (any d1+) would beat all of us with an underhand serve:
yes...
imo, the issue is not necessarily about how to toss to the right... it's that you have an ingrained habit in the context of your serve windup, that is preventing yoiu from tossing more to the right... (if you toss without serve windup, you can do it easily)
things i've done to break this habit:
* toss along the baseline or even slight behind the baseline (just for the sake of doing a motion that feels "completely different")
* put a target on the ground, and see where it lands
* put a target in the air, and see where it lands (need an assistant to hold something like this: https://www.connectedclubs.co.uk/product/toss-trainer-tennis-serve-aid/... or hold a racquet to "toss the ball on the shelf" drill)
* toss along a fence or wall, and aim for a spot on the wall... (can even do the "trap the ball on the fence" drill to incorporate your serve windup in a realistic motion
* make note of how you're landing after the serve (are you falling to the left)? strive to land your front foot, diagonally toward the side post (vs. just in front)... like the first tip. "chasing" the ball to the rright encouraged me to toss the right more... (just to break the habit)
other things to consider...
* how you toss can be impacted by how you load (eg the seqence...) for example i had to break the "down together, up together" toss & hit rhythm (i felt the toss inhibited my shoulder turn (eg. "elbow the enemy)... now i have more of a staggered motion, but this took me quite a bit of practice/habit breaking
