Tennis for Beginners
Do you have a problem with your tennis serve? Of course you do, why else would you be reading this. The serve is probably the hardest stroke to master in tennis and unfortunately it is also the most important to master. The reason for this is because if you can have a consistent, powerful and accurate serve you will put your opponent into defense every time you serve and if good enough you will end up frustrating them and maybe even embarrass them by making them run around the court. So if you’re looking to develop the perfect tennis serve that will make you a threat from the service line read the following tips.
Use the Continental Grip
If this is new to you then you aren’t using the most efficient grip when you’re on the court! The continental grip (also known as the chopper grip as it resembles holding an axe) is the most efficient grip you can have, normally many beginners will use the Eastern Forehand and at some places the coach won’t tell you that you’re holding the racquet in the wrong position. As mentioned if this is new to you then you want to learn and use this grip as it is used mostly for serves and volleys (no ground strokes).
Perfect the Motion
The stance for the serve is easy but the hardest part is the motion as it involves hand to eye coordination. What you need to do to perfect this is to not concentrate on one thing at a time you – you need to fluently make the motion. The toss hand is easy to master (throw it slightly in front of you so that you lean in on your stroke giving you more power) but the racket hand is more difficult.
With this hand you want to bring the racket behind your back like a backscratcher and then loop it up to hit the ball (at the same time your body should unwind to give you more power)
PRACTICE!
So you want the perfect tennis serve? Well practice makes perfect right? Of course it does but if you just serve in your back garden or on the court thousands of times you’ll get bored and won’t learn as much as you would with drills. Tennis drills will not only teach you how to serve by putting you under match pressure but they will also let you have fun and enjoy the learning process!
