A fluid motion is essential when serving as it allows a nice smooth build up of power through the body and through to your wrist, hand and racquet.
So how can you build up this type of fluid motion with tennis serve drills?
Swing a towel to eliminate any hitches and enhance the smoothness of your service action.
The best servers make it look easy. When they serve, the arm moves
freely and the racquet never stops. A common problem for players who
have trouble getting pace on the serve is that their motion is too
mechanical. Their parts aren’t connected and as a result many times the
racquet pauses during the delivery.
One way to cure this is to take a
beach towel and tie a knot at one end. That will function as your
racquet head. Grab the other end and perform your service motion. When
you get to the top of your motion, the knot will naturally drop the
towel down, allowing you to swing forward. At the completion of the
serve, go right into another without stopping. At no point should the
towel hit any part of your body, but more importantly, this is how light
your racquet should feel on your service motion. You should never feel
like you’re trying to serve.
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