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serve clip 351Kb
Clip Notes:
- In the “starting" position, her weight
on her right foot with the left foot acting as a "target finder,"
pointing exactly where she wants the ball to go.
- As her left hand prepares to toss, the
right hand comes straight back and stays high, preparing to
contact the ball.
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With
firm wrist, she arm-tosses the ball 18 inches - so that the ball falls to
the spot just inside of the lead foot and in line with the hitting
shoulder.
- Elbow and hand are at shoulder
height or above throughout the entire serving motion.
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The
toss is low and out of front. Take a short step with your left foot in the
direction of the serve.
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Her
arm swing is short and crisp.
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Wrist
firm throughout serve.
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Contact
with heel of hand through middle back of ball.
- The contact should sound like a "thud",
not a "slap" sound.
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Shift
weight to lead foot, or step forward, as you make contact with the ball.
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Hand follows ball to target.
Follow-through is short and clean, not all the way to the hip.
- Body rotation is kept to a minimum
to insure solid contact with the center of the ball.
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Finish
with hand alongside or within body line.
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Jump serve clip 395Kb
Clip Notes:
The
jump serve demonstrated here is designed for ball control, not power. To
jump serve with more velocity, follow the same rules outlined below, but
make everything slightly "bigger" -- that is, start a little further back
for a longer 3-step approach, and toss a little higher.
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The server
starts 12'-15' behind the baseline and uses a compact 3-step approach
(left . . . . right, left).
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He releases the
toss very early in his approach, in this case during his first step. (If
your toss tends to be erratic, toss while you're completely still, before
you start your approach.)
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The toss is
medium height and well into the court, so the server has to jump forward
to the ball.
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The contact
point is high and only an inch or two in front of the hitting shoulder (if
the contact is any further forward or backward, an error will usually
occur).
The server snaps his wrist through the top of the ball and follows through
to his right hip.
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