Flat Serve - Toss 1
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Flat Serve - Toss (2)
Toss
- Start with the weight on the front foot, racquet and ball together (aproximately above the front foot).
- The ball is held in your fingers (not in your palm).
- As you begin the tossing motion, transfer your weight on the back foot and lift the racquet to the side and back.
- The tossing arm stays relaxed and extended; the release of the ball is made above the eye level. Open your hand at the "let go of the ball" to avoid pulling the ball behind you or flicking your wrist!
- Try to toss the ball at a height about a few inches above the maximum reach of your arm and racquet extended to the sky.
Note: I pay a particular attention to the toss because a perfect execution of it depends most of the time the outcome of the serve!
- As the ball travels through the air upwards, the racquet is taken back and up, the dominant elbow and knees bend.
- By the time the ball reaches its maximum peak, the weight is distributed evenly on both feet, tossing arm is extended, dominant arm is in a 90° elbow bent with racquet pointed up. This pose is called by some the "Trophy" or "L".
How to learn the "Toss Phase"?
- Start by standing sideways with feet shoulders width apart; weight evenly distributed on both feet; racquet and ball together just above the front foot.
• Lift the ball up keeping the arm extended and release the ball above the eye level; extend your fingers when you release the ball to avoid pushing the ball above the head.
Make sure you don't bend and push from your legs when tossing; the body stays relaxed and the ball is lifted only from the shoulder. Avoid jerking the shoulder; make the lifting smooth and relaxed!
• Now practice lifting the ball and bringing the racquet back and up in the same time. I call it "Jumping Jack without moving your feet". The racquet points up at the end of this motion and the racquet elbow is bent at about 90° angle. Some coaches call this the "L" position.
• Next step, you add the knees bending to the previous steps:
As you lift the ball and racquet up, the knees bend and you get in the classic "Trophy" pose.
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