The serving motion was probably the hardest part for me to learn. I had trouble with the hand and eye coordination and then multitasking the racquet and the ball toss at the same time made it even worse.
One of my trainers told me that if I wanted to learn how to serve in tennis properly I would have to learn to make my serve "move like water" (Yes I know it sounds like something from a Kung Fu movie) and he was right. When serving I focused on one thing at a time when I needed to just let everything go at once...
The motion - Ball hand
The hand holding the ball has a simple task to do (it's harder when you put the two together though). What you want to BEFORE you toss the ball up is picture a small box slightly in front of you where the ball should fall if you miss (this helps you lean into the serve adding more power). Something I found useful was to go and toss the ball slightly higher than I usually would, this helped me make my racquet movement smoother and my serve better.
The motion - Racquet Hand
This is slightly harder than the ball hand. What you have to do with this hand is as you toss the ball up you want to make a loop movement so the racquet ends up behind your back (like a backscratcher). At this point the ball should be at its highest point and all that is left for you to do is explode up from your knees and hit the ball on its way down.
This is the hardest part to master when you are learning how to serve in tennis properly but when you do you will be able to start improving your accuracy and consistency to create a deadly serve!
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