Serve Biomechanics (Sampras)

[Marius_Hancu]

Some of you might be interested in these details. Be ready to think

Serve Biomechanics (Sampras)
http://www.tennisserver.com/set/set_03_09.html
http://www.tennisserver.com/set/set_03_11.html

The Sampras serve video is here, just in case:
http://www.uspta.com/html/e-lesson-Flat serve.swf
A good analysis of it is here:
http://www.cwtennis.com/prostrokes.cfm
(check Serve, both Flash and non-Flash)
http://www.dono.com.cn/tujie/sampras01.htm
http://www.dono.com.cn/tujie/sampras02.htm
(be patient, site is slow)
(use the slider on the left of each picture to slow-motion)
http://www.tennisserver.com/wtt/movies/sampras3f.mov

 

[Tomba]

http://www.dono.com.cn/tujie/sampras01.htm

This looks like a topspin-slice serve. What do you guys think?