Hi,
I've always been frustrated with consistency on my serve. But I managed to build my serve using the Wawrinka/Tomic model. They both use a high elbow and face the net during preparation. The high elbow (higher than shoulder) naturally allows heavy top spin (smooth drop from high position and up to contact point) and serve goes in with plenty of top spin.
It was going well until I started experiencing problems with stiffness/pain in upper back, shoulder blade and neck. This type of serve places a huge amount of strain on the upper back.
So I'm back to the drawing board and started to build my serve using Kevin Anderson/Richard Krajicek model. They have very similar serves except Krajicek's toes point away. Hips point at the ball, back facing the opponent and then uncoil. The trouble is that I don't have any consistency. When it goes in, it is fast. I need a way to impart top spin to keep it in just as I used to do with Wawrinka/Tomic model. But with a lower elbow (relatively), I can't build that loop to contact point. It is more of archer's bow (hips) uncoiling.
Really struggling. Any advice?
I've always been frustrated with consistency on my serve. But I managed to build my serve using the Wawrinka/Tomic model. They both use a high elbow and face the net during preparation. The high elbow (higher than shoulder) naturally allows heavy top spin (smooth drop from high position and up to contact point) and serve goes in with plenty of top spin.
It was going well until I started experiencing problems with stiffness/pain in upper back, shoulder blade and neck. This type of serve places a huge amount of strain on the upper back.
So I'm back to the drawing board and started to build my serve using Kevin Anderson/Richard Krajicek model. They have very similar serves except Krajicek's toes point away. Hips point at the ball, back facing the opponent and then uncoil. The trouble is that I don't have any consistency. When it goes in, it is fast. I need a way to impart top spin to keep it in just as I used to do with Wawrinka/Tomic model. But with a lower elbow (relatively), I can't build that loop to contact point. It is more of archer's bow (hips) uncoiling.
Really struggling. Any advice?