Coach and Player Serve Insights

Serve Tips From Peter Smith's Former Student and the Greatest College Tennis Player Ever, Steve Johnson

Key Points

  • Lagging the racket allows you to use your wrist in different ways
  • Tossing too high causes you to hit the ball on the way down and creates too many variables
  • Lagging the racket gives your body time to coil up and create the energy you need to go after the serve
  • Serve to spots that set up your strongest shot or the patterns you like to play
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