Quick question about your tennis serve — When you go up to serve, are you worried that your opponent is going to crush it and shove it right back down your throat because you can’t seem to put anything behind it?
If so, I bet you’re literally craving for a way to add a little extra juice so your opponent can’t immediately push you back on your heals and possibly even win the point outright on his return.
Well, here’s a quick tip that will help you gain a real pretty powerful tennis serve, in your tennis game, 30% more consistency, and boost your confidence all at the same time.
No – It doesn’t involve getting bigger muscles 
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Check this out: The problem many players have is they toss the ball “too low” and don’t allow themselves to get that full extension so they can “snap” when the ball is at the apex (…or the peak).
As a result, they (1 ) end up leaning too far to the side (…which leads to having to duck to hit a much lower ball) – affecting their balance. And (2) they create too big of a crease in their arm – thus dramatically decreasing the amount of possible speed generation and “snap attack.”
How Do You Fix It? It’s simple, the more snap you get, the more power you get. So, if you want to stop the tennis serve freebies and give your tennis serve a lot more punch, simply toss the ball *HIGHER* above the toe of your front foot.
The more elevation, lift, or “hang-time” you get on your ball, the more your arm is allowed to extend and reach up towards the ball. If you still have a bent arm at contact, it’s too low.
WARNING: Avoid the tennis serve trap. Don’t wait for the ball to drop. That’s just like hitting with a low toss and it’ll erase the great work you did of getting your ball high.
So, go up and get it! Pretend you’re in a tree - trying to nab the juiciest apple from the highest branch. Really stretch and reach for that ball so you get that F-U-L-L extension. That will give your tennis serve much more pop and your opponent a lot more to handle.
The Power of Tennis Serve Percentage:
Power is not all you get with this technique. You also get an added bonus of consistency. What’s power if you can’t control it, right? Useless!
Studies done by the reputable physics department at the University of Pennsylvania have recently revealed that when your body is forced to stretch (…at least 6 inches) upward when you hit the ball, the probability that your tennis serve will land well inside the service box spikes by a massive 30%!
Practice Definitely Makes Perfect Here: Your mind is a pretty tough customer – meaning it can’t be fooled easily.
Even though you may *know* you need to extend and snap at the balls peak to optimize your serving impact, your racket-arm can’t and won’t cooperate if the ball isn’t high enough. It’s going to say “What for?”
Power Tennis Serve: Don’t Rush It… It’ll Come!
Don’t worry though… The more you work on this in practice and ingrain this technique into your mind AND your muscles, the easier making the idea and the action come together will be. And it’ll make your serving problems a thing of the past.
By adding more pepper and more consistency to your tennis serve, you won’t get nearly as nervous when you step up to the line and you’ll have much more confidence.
This shot is supposed to take you places – not bury you alive. So, use this strategy and help dig your opponent an early grave instead .
Let me know how this works for you when you’re out there on the court today. I’d love to hear from you!
-Brian Hall, Head Coach
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I will defiantly try this great tip on my next to the court! I will forward this page to my dad he will really benefit too once he reads it. But I will by then perfect it so I can still beat him. LOL
just to add your thoughts about extending…very important to keep tossing hands straight up for balance, chin up ..
Good tip as always Brian. Yes I think tossing high and throwing the body inside the court when serving has improved mine. I am still working in the wrist snap, sometimes is difficult for me to do it perfectly.
@Randel You’re exactly right. Keeping the chin up is an integral part to your serving technique! When you drop your chin/head, your arm tends to follow….coming right on top of the ball… sending it sailing directly into the bottom of the net!
No fun!
@Jesus: Hey man, Long time no hear from. How have you been? Don’t worry, This is actually one of the most difficult parts to do CONSISTENTLY!
But hey…all you really need to perfect this is a lot of practice. Repetition is the mother of skill. The more you do it, the easier it’ll be.
I notice Sarina Williams has a perfect toss and it is hard to anticipate where the ball is going. I can’t wait to try the high toss over the front toe at the ball’s apex with arm up, chin up; then stretching to the ball flexing the wrist. I got a basket of balls and ready to hit the court with my 6’6″ frame. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU….!!!
@John: You’re very welcome
. WOW.. I totally forgot you we’re almost as tall as Kobe! Watch out Isner!!! Here comes Chaneeey!