Ok I serve ok at night !!!

[dgold44]

during day I am missing 80 percent of serves with little power

I just hit 75 at night and was making 60 percent of them serving about 70-85 mph

Clearly I can serve and I have a huge mental block with the sun

Very odd

My serve goes from 3.25 to 4.0 at night

 

[Deleted member 120290]

That's nothing. Some women's ratings go from 5.0 to 10.0 at night.

 

[dgold44]

That's nothing. Some women's ratings go from 5.0 to 10.0 at night.

I just stopped analyzing every detail and let my arm be lose and calm
I totally removed my brain from the equation

 

[Deleted member 120290]

I just stopped analyzing every detail and let my arm be lose and calm
I totally removed my brain from the equation

That's the way to do it, by feel.

 

[dgold44]

Maybe if I serve at 2 am I could get to 4.25 serve

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

How do you do when playing indoors?

 

[Chadillac]

Maybe if I serve at 2 am I could get to 4.25 serve

Do you also like you steaks extra rare?

 

[sureshs]

Maybe you had a drink before playing at night

Or maybe you are stressed out too much during the day due to hard work

 

[IowaGuy]

during day I am missing 80 percent of serves with little power

I just hit 75 at night and was making 60 percent of them serving about 70-85 mph

Clearly I can serve and I have a huge mental block with the sun

Very odd

My serve goes from 3.25 to 4.0 at night

Do you normally miss long?

You mention the sun, do you serve better on cloudy days?

Air at night is colder and therefore more dense (~10% more dense, depending on temp swing). Ball travels a little slower and spin "bites" a little more in the denser air. Pros often adjust their racket tension accordingly, ie. Cilic AO 18 final against Fed once he realized the roof was going to be closed.

If you normally miss long, and then at night your serves land in, temp decrease could possibly play a role.

Food for thought...

 

[dgold44]

Do you normally miss long?

You mention the sun, do you serve better on cloudy days?

Air at night is colder and therefore more dense (~10% more dense, depending on temp swing). Ball travels a little slower and spin "bites" a little more in the denser air. Pros often adjust their racket tension accordingly, ie. Cilic AO 18 final against Fed once he realized the roof was going to be closed.

If you normally miss long, and then at night your serves land in, temp decrease could possibly play a role.

Food for thought...

Yes mostly long

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[dgold44]

How do you do when playing indoors?

I serve indoors the same as outside dark

I am only going to play between 11 pm to 1 am lol

 

[Saul Goode]

Maybe you’re a vampire.

 

[Deleted member 23235]

during day I am missing 80 percent of serves with little power

I just hit 75 at night and was making 60 percent of them serving about 70-85 mph

Clearly I can serve and I have a huge mental block with the sun

Very odd

My serve goes from 3.25 to 4.0 at night

i used to have issues serving outside... IMO it's related to not having any reference points (ie. back drop a blue sky, vs. the relatively low dark/dirty ceiling of an indoor court)
i also find OH harder outside on blue sky or grey days.
another reason to keep your hand up as high as you can... use it as a "painters thumb"

 

[ChaelAZ]

My issue is at dusk, switching from daylight to lights. Lose the ball in the sky all the time.

 

[AdrianC]

That's nothing. Some women's ratings go from 5.0 to 10.0 at night.

Interesting, trying Beer Goggles as a solution to double faults

 

[dgold44]

Maybe you’re a vampire.

Hard to find a game at 1:30 am , no ???

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

Hard to find a game at 1:30 am , no ???

Depends on the vampire population density; isn't there an app for that?

 

[Fxanimator1]

Yes mostly long

Have you tried moving your toss like 6 inches more into the court?