tennisdad65
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Take a look at this clip of sampras's serve:
http://www.dono.com.cn/tujie/sampras01.htm
Set the frame rate to 1 fr/s
Look at frame 16..
Pay attention to his right elbow which is already above his head and his forearm is just starting to launch the racquet up
Going through my serve motion in front of a mirror:
1) In my serve, my right elbow is up to my chin, then the elbow goes up the rest of the way while I throw my forearm up.
2) Sampras gets his right elbow up over his head, then throws his forearm up.
How the hell does he manage that? do other pro's also do this? what are the benefits of this? obviously this has to be good since it is Sampras ( unless it hurts the shoulder )
Also, it seems like his shoulder is locked up between frames 10-16 and he holds his right elbow high around frame 10..
http://www.dono.com.cn/tujie/sampras01.htm
Set the frame rate to 1 fr/s
Look at frame 16..
Pay attention to his right elbow which is already above his head and his forearm is just starting to launch the racquet up
Going through my serve motion in front of a mirror:
1) In my serve, my right elbow is up to my chin, then the elbow goes up the rest of the way while I throw my forearm up.
2) Sampras gets his right elbow up over his head, then throws his forearm up.
How the hell does he manage that? do other pro's also do this? what are the benefits of this? obviously this has to be good since it is Sampras ( unless it hurts the shoulder )
Also, it seems like his shoulder is locked up between frames 10-16 and he holds his right elbow high around frame 10..
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