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There
are hundreds of individual ways to serve and some how players
have found a way to customize the basic service motion to
one that works for them.
Sometimes there custom jobs look rather bizarre but if it
works why mess with it?
But
there is one "don't" that will never let the player
serve well. That is the position of the ball tossing hand
before raising it upwards to release the ball.
In an orthodox serve the left hand always stays to
the right of the left leg. This enablesthe body to rotate
toward the right for the left shoulder to raise upwards, and
the right arm to cock in a position similar to a throwing
action.
A "don't" is when the left hand goes to the left
of the left leg on the downward swing. It is now impossible
to get into a throwing stance from this position.
You
look like you can fly but you sure can't serve. To extricate
yourself from this mess you have to contort your body, maneuver
your feet to get your balance and finally you are ready to
hit the ball.
Yet the correction is amazingly simple. All you have to do
is to cross your left hand over your racket. Let the two go
down together but keep the left hand to the right side
of the body.
The
first few attempts will feel a bit unfamiliar but then the
correct service rhythm will appear almost as if by magic.
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