Comments on: Tennis Serve Toss Expectations And The Reality Of It http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/03/14/tennis-serve-toss-expectations-and-the-reality-of-it/ A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Larry http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/03/14/tennis-serve-toss-expectations-and-the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 Larry Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:58:43 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=577#comment-2412 As someone who has struggled with the toss, I empathise. It is certainly a mental interference problem since it doesn't take a lot of athletic ability to make a resonable toss. But I have found a couple of physical things that make it harder to make a really bad toss. I suppinate ( turn counter clockwise) my left wrist ( left handed players would turn their wrists clockwise) and hold the ball with my finger tips. The suppinated wrist is harder to flip up and with the ball in your finger tips you won't roll the ball as you release. Also I try to look up to the area where i want the ball to go just before I release it. Of course the mind can overide all fixes and spoil the action but these things help me believe the toss will be good and that is a big part of the battle. As someone who has struggled with the toss, I empathise. It is certainly a mental interference problem since it doesn’t take a lot of athletic ability to make a resonable toss. But I have found a couple of physical things that make it harder to make a really bad toss.
I suppinate ( turn counter clockwise) my left wrist ( left handed players would turn their wrists clockwise) and hold the ball with my finger tips. The suppinated wrist is harder to flip up and with the ball in your finger tips you won’t roll the ball as you release. Also I try to look up to the area where i want the ball to go just before I release it.
Of course the mind can overide all fixes and spoil the action but these things help me believe the toss will be good and that is a big part of the battle.

]]> By: Holly http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/03/14/tennis-serve-toss-expectations-and-the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2402 Holly Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:24:32 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=577#comment-2402 Tomas -- great suggestions! I too have a hard time getting my service toss "in the right place" especially in doubles play and feel like I look like a fool. As with Manuel, I don't have the same problems with my singles service. But -- I never think that way about others that I play against. I like your advice of being less of a perfectionist and being a little -- or in my case a lot! -- more forgiving of yourself. Manuel -- I think what has helped me is to try to keep my left hand (I'm a right-handed player) in line with my left leg on my toss. And not let it leave my hand too early. The lower the toss leaves your hand, the more it can go behind your head. Hope those two points help. And, I too, will being "forgiving myself." Great site -- thanks Tomas. Holly Tomas — great suggestions! I too have a hard time getting my service toss “in the right place” especially in doubles play and feel like I look like a fool. As with Manuel, I don’t have the same problems with my singles service.

But — I never think that way about others that I play against. I like your advice of being less of a perfectionist and being a little — or in my case a lot! — more forgiving of yourself.

Manuel — I think what has helped me is to try to keep my left hand (I’m a right-handed player) in line with my left leg on my toss. And not let it leave my hand too early. The lower the toss leaves your hand, the more it can go behind your head.

Hope those two points help. And, I too, will being “forgiving myself.” Great site — thanks Tomas.

Holly

]]> By: Manuel http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2010/03/14/tennis-serve-toss-expectations-and-the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 Manuel Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:25:54 +0000 http://www.tennisthoughts.com/?p=577#comment-2390 Dear Mr. Mencinger: Thanks for the great advice and level of detail in your explanations. Greatly appreciated! It makes a lot of sense. I do put a lot of pressure on myself for missing the serve toss. I don't react the same when I miss an easy forehand for instance. I will get out tomorrow to hit some doubles. I will post how I did. Cheers! Dear Mr. Mencinger:
Thanks for the great advice and level of detail in your explanations. Greatly appreciated! It makes a lot of sense. I do put a lot of pressure on myself for missing the serve toss. I don’t react the same when I miss an easy forehand for instance. I will get out tomorrow to hit some doubles. I will post how I did.
Cheers!

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