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Introduction to the Tennis Serve Progressions
This video introduces the tennis serve progressions. This section outlines a series of steps you can follow to build your serve from scratch. If you're able to follow these lessons, the serve you end up with will be fundamentally sound and put you in position to take the shot to an advanced level. read more…

Step 1: Tennis Serve Progressions: Swing on Edge
The first step of the tennis serve progressions is to swing up on edge. Once you master this first part, you will add pronation. It's important to start the serve progressions by understanding how the arm moves during the course of your upward swing. read more…

Step 2: Tennis Serve Progressions: Weight Transfer and Swing
The second step of the tennis serve progressions is to add the weight transfer to your swing. Starting with all the weight on your back foot and your body sideways, transfer your weight to your front foot, rotate to face the net, and swing up (like you did in the previous step) all at the same time. read more…

Step 3: Tennis Serve Progressions: Toss
The third step of the tennis serve progressions is to learn how to toss the tennis ball correctly. We are going to table what we learned in the previous two videos for a moment while we work on some techniques to develop a consistent toss. read more…

Step 4: Tennis Serve Progressions: Shoulder Hit
The fourth step of the tennis serve progressions is to actually hit the ball, albeit with an abbreviated motion. You start with the tennis racket resting on your shoulder and combine the elements discussed in the previous videos to get to contact. read more…

Step 5: Tennis Serve Progressions: Trophy Pose Hit
The fifth step of the tennis serve progressions is to hit the ball from the trophy pose. To work up to this motion, start by shadowing it. Once you can shadow the motion properly, try and add the toss and hit the ball. read more…

Step 6: Tennis Serve Progressions: Follow Through
The sixth step of the tennis serve progressions is to learn to follow through properly. The follow through is relatively simple. The key is to do it just as slowly and deliberately as you had executed the steps in the previous videos. read more…

Step 7: Tennis Serve Progressions: Broken Serve
The seventh step of the tennis serve progressions to hit the ball using a technique called the "broken serve." This motion makes it earlier to learn the "down together, up together" motion of your arms during the service preparation. read more…

Step 8: Tennis Serve Progressions: Full Service Motion
The eighth step of the tennis serve progressions is to hit the ball using a full service motion. You start at the service line, hitting softly. Once you master this type of serve you can move back to the baseline. read more…