still some confusion on pronation and "wrist snap"...

[gzhpcu]

If you have a continental or eastern backhand grip, keep loose and let your forearm pronate don't you automatically get what is referred to here as "wrist snap" (the racket pointing downwards during a phase of the follow-thru after impact)? Pronate correctly and you get "wrist snap". Is this right? The racket face turns first outwards after impact, then outwards and down.... just a natural consequence of pronating...

 

[TwistServe]

Exactamundo...

 

[Ethan04]

just don't think too much. all comes naturally..

do it. do it.

 

[dennis1188]

I find i) toss 'behind the head', towards the left shoulder (i'm rt handed) above leading with the 'butt' of the racket handle. ii) back towards the opposite net post (for body rotation). iii) begin w/ body lean into the court first, reach back and using mostly the muscle at lower back portion under shoulder. iv) final part of the service motion is with wrist pronation up and behind then over the ball.
I now can play 3-4 days a week incls. usta w/o ice and shoulder pain. I also increased my rackets to approx. 13 oz. Rackets strung mostly w/ 17g and in the mid to lower range.

 

[gzhpcu]

I am loose, my wrist is loose, I am holding on to the racket handle lightly, I am getting good pronation, but am not really getting the racket pointing downwards after impact. Videotaped it to check it out. Wonder why?

 

[Tomek_Pl]

How to naturaly learn to use a wist snap?
Serve flat from service line. You still have to make it in. Also get your self (and racquet!) as high as possible. Only with proper technique you can do it fast and from some seroius height...

 

[gzhpcu]

I'll try tomorrow and see it that helps... thanks...

 

[Mahboob Khan]

What is wrist snap? Completely lay back your wrist (the back of the palm, wrist, and forearm makes 90 degree angle), then snap it forward. This is wrist snap. Unfortunately, wrist snap and pronation don't occur together. So here is the solution:

-- With continental or Eastern BH grip, if you are properly contacting the ball you are pronating. Therefore, my advice is don't think too much about pronation, let it occur naturally!

-- How to develop good wrist snap? Stand halfway between net and the service line and serve very hard and fast into the box. With proper snap the ball will jump off quite high. Serve 20 balls.

-- Move back to the service line T. Serve 20 balls.

-- Move back halfway between baseline and service line. Serve 20 balls.

-- Move back to the baseline. Serve a bucket of balls!

 

[gzhpcu]

Will try, thanks Mahboob. Just for my understanding: I am pronating quite well, just by relaxing and letting my forearm achieve a non-stress movement. For the wrist snap, does this also occur naturally, or do you have to think about it?

 

[Mahboob Khan]

In the beginning yes. Afterwards it occurs naturally.