Hey all, I've been working on my serve a bit and after reading some of the posts here I thought I'd look for some advice. Any areas that I could do better and how I could improve them would be appreciated 
I've never been any good at throwing a ball and so the analogy of 'throwing the racquet up at the ball' has never really worked for me. I don't feel like I have a very natural serve action but I can't quite work out what it is.
Serve from the back http://youtu.be/0PyBoIBGZqk
I've noticed my hips seem to open up quite early and it seems like my right leg is beside my left leg by the time I get to contact. Is this a problem?
From the side http://youtu.be/jlhaHC7IsK0
Does my left shoulder drop enough? Also, I've noticed that as I swing up to contact, my legs move into the court over the baseline. Does that indicate there's something wrong somewhere?
Apologies for the quality of the videos - I'm away from home so I've only got some old tennis courts, a wall and a mobile phone to work with.
I've never been any good at throwing a ball and so the analogy of 'throwing the racquet up at the ball' has never really worked for me. I don't feel like I have a very natural serve action but I can't quite work out what it is.
Serve from the back http://youtu.be/0PyBoIBGZqk
I've noticed my hips seem to open up quite early and it seems like my right leg is beside my left leg by the time I get to contact. Is this a problem?
From the side http://youtu.be/jlhaHC7IsK0
Does my left shoulder drop enough? Also, I've noticed that as I swing up to contact, my legs move into the court over the baseline. Does that indicate there's something wrong somewhere?
Apologies for the quality of the videos - I'm away from home so I've only got some old tennis courts, a wall and a mobile phone to work with.