Kick to Flat serve transition

[Drago]

I have a pretty good kick serve, I use it as first and second serve and I feel very confident about it. But now I want to add more aggression and peace to my first serve. So I am trying to hit more flat with more power and tiny clearance above the net, and as it is expected this shot of mine is not so successful because I am in process of development.
My question is can I made smooth transition from my kick serve to flat powerful serve by simply adding more and more power step by step or I must develop and recreate my flat serve motion from scratch without any influence from my kick. I am aware about the minor differences in the toss, body rotation and point of contact and want to apply them step by step.

 

[LeeD]

Gotta recreate.
Most TOP players, and I"m talking not me or you, swing faster on spin top and kick serves than they do on first flat hard serves.
So you already swing fast enough. Adding swingspeed only adds spin for your technique.
So you gotta learn a more direct swingpath, pronate so the racket fully hits the ball flat, and followthru TOWARDS your intended target.
Recreate.

 

[alidisperanza]

A really silly trick that sometimes works with my students (mind you, not all) is to rotate your hand on your initial serve sequence. Take up a continental grip and physically rotate your wrist counter-clockwise so that your palm and strings are facing dead down. It typically helps flatten out serves. Also, a great idea is on your up-swing. "Hesitate" the racquet for a second right before you drop the racquet head and initiate the up-stroke to contact. Having the racquet in this upper position typically allows one to snap at the ball. (useful if your flat serves are hitting the tape/upper net)


Hope this helps

 

[charliefedererer]

Just a suggestion.
But how about transitionioning with a toss midway between your current toss and one for a "flat" serve.
This will give you a faster serve for a first serve, but still give you enough topspin to have a high first serve percentage.
You may later progress from here to more of a flat first serve.
But don't be surprised if you come back to this hybrid serve because you are getting more holds from that high first serve percentage. Especially if you expoit the angles.

 

[larry10s]

Just a suggestion.
But how about transitionioning with a toss midway between your current toss and one for a "flat" serve.
This will give you a faster serve for a first serve, but still give you enough topspin to have a high first serve percentage.
You may later progress from here to more of a flat first serve.
But don't be surprised if you come back to this hybrid serve because you are getting more holds from that high first serve percentage. Especially if you expoit the angles.

along those lines try what i call a "driven topspin/slice". hit at about 2 oclock on the ball and more in front and on line with the target as far a swing path instead of more sideways and up. toss also alittle more to the right(im righthanded) than the kicker. after that next step is flat.