Comments on: Tennis Lesson: Serve Step 6 – Leg Push

By: btboye

btboye — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

I teach tennis and 12 is a good time to start them on the footwork. At this stage they usually have enough coordination and the basics down and will only benefit from the footwork. However, it will be very hard in the beginning and will take time to develop.

By: rockiztangitlog

rockiztangitlog — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

can kids like 12 y/o can do this tips?

By: gracetolentino

gracetolentino — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Thanks for enlightening me. I love playing tennis and these tips are most welcome.

By: AJD09FB

AJD09FB — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

You can try without bending the knees, but you’ll end up with a less powerful, and less accurate serve. i dont think there are any stationary servers out there.

I think part of the problem with Rafa’s knees is that he bends really low on most of his baseline hits, and he strains them too hard when running for the ball.

By: gracetolentino

gracetolentino — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Is there no way to serve without bending one’s knees too much? That is harmful to the knees, look at Nadal’s knees, they’ve started to become arthritic, to think he’s still very young. What about for those who are in the range of 40 above?

By: enkii82

enkii82 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

did you jump slightly when you straightened your legs? or is your tip of your toe touching the ground? or your ‘full’ toe is still on the ground? because I tried pushing by my toes didn’t jump off the ground!

By: tenishotshot

tenishotshot — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Huh? It’s not a kick serve. The leg push is used for all serves. The difference between a kick, flat, and slice serve are only in 2 points:
(1) Racquet grip and pronation
(2) Ball toss placement.

The movement should stay all the same. Sure, in kick serve, you arch your back a bit more, but that’s because the ball toss is further behind your head than normal tosses.

By: tenishotshot

tenishotshot — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

When you serve, yes, you start sideways.

When you toss and get ready to hit, you still stay sideways.

However, during the middle of the swing, you twist your upper body (shoulders) into the ball. Remember, tennis isn’t just swinging your arms. It’s about swinging your upper body together with your arms.

Hope that helps. =) Happy hitting.

By: FYB2007

FYB2007 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Well you land on your front foot. That’s well after you’ve hit — the trophy pose occurs earlier in the motion.

By: tennismike22

tennismike22 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:44:48 +0000

It was video 8, but I think you’re saying weight evenly distributed prior to launch/jump and then transitions to the front foot with the swing/follow through. Is that right?