Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Robin Soderling's tossing arm is pointed at net/opponent.
Most articles/videos suggest pointing at net, or 45 degrees to baseline.
When i observe Federer and many others in matches, it seems the tossing arm is parallel to baseline.
What are the pros and cons to these 3 angles?
My observations as a newbie (6-7 months of play):
Pointing and raising the toss arm pointing ahead or to net does not allow the shoulder to rotate away from court properly.
If you still toss first and then rotate shoulder away, the toss arm which is now pointing skyward also rotates ....
Today I tried tossing parallel to baseline (I do toss the ball into the court), I found this to be much better for me -- better rotation and also (at my newbie level) the tossing arm automatically went into vertical position. It just felt better and I served better, and was able to spring into court landing on my front foot.
Also, I think it allowed me to get a better knee bend, and push the hips into the court.
(I use a platform stance). Earlier I have had problems landing on front foot, but this toss seems to have facilitated that.
I'd like to have feedback from others about the toss arm : am i giving the angle too much credit/ (overanalysing?) , does it matter at all ??
Thanks in advance.
Most articles/videos suggest pointing at net, or 45 degrees to baseline.
When i observe Federer and many others in matches, it seems the tossing arm is parallel to baseline.
What are the pros and cons to these 3 angles?
My observations as a newbie (6-7 months of play):
Pointing and raising the toss arm pointing ahead or to net does not allow the shoulder to rotate away from court properly.
If you still toss first and then rotate shoulder away, the toss arm which is now pointing skyward also rotates ....
Today I tried tossing parallel to baseline (I do toss the ball into the court), I found this to be much better for me -- better rotation and also (at my newbie level) the tossing arm automatically went into vertical position. It just felt better and I served better, and was able to spring into court landing on my front foot.
Also, I think it allowed me to get a better knee bend, and push the hips into the court.
(I use a platform stance). Earlier I have had problems landing on front foot, but this toss seems to have facilitated that.
I'd like to have feedback from others about the toss arm : am i giving the angle too much credit/ (overanalysing?) , does it matter at all ??
Thanks in advance.