| Tennis serve lessons, when combined with drills when | | | | 2. Finish The Set |
| you are away from a coach, can give you a | | | | Another of the most effective tennis serve lessons is |
| tremendous boost in skill and confidence. You will | | | | to play a best of 5 match while starting at 4-4. This |
| have a huge advantage if you are able to dictate | | | | drill will also work to place more pressure and |
| points on your service games. | | | | importance on every serve. Some variations are to |
| You will be able to start the point the way you want to | | | | play the tie breakers or to play the best of 3 if you do |
| if you put in the time and effort to get better in the | | | | not have the time. |
| right way. If you want to try a one, two punch, you | | | | In this drill you will be focused and scrapping for about |
| can swing the serve out wide with slice to get the | | | | an hour constantly. Try out some tactics and shot |
| returner out of position. Maybe you have hit a couple | | | | selections until you get consistent results. When one |
| short angles recently and want to kick the next one | | | | approach fails, try something else next set. |
| into the body of your opponent. The point is that this | | | | 3. Practice Your Aim |
| is attainable with a couple of the drills that are | | | | Head to your court and set up pyramids of balls to aim |
| explained below practiced consistently. | | | | at. A little ways in from the corners are a great |
| 1. Serving Under Pressure | | | | place to target. Practice your aim and be mindful of |
| This is the Jimmy Connors method of practicing being | | | | how much slice you want to hit with. |
| down in the game and about to lose your serve. The | | | | Repetition is key here. Mix up wide shots and down |
| player starts down 30-40 in every service game. | | | | the middle shots while experimenting with flat, slice, and |
| This puts immediate pressure and focus on the mind | | | | kick serves. The more times that you practice in this |
| of the server. | | | | way, the further away you get form the mentality of |
| When you get used to playing down a break point, the | | | | "just get it over the net and in." It now becomes a |
| focus and intensity will be a regular thing that you are | | | | thought of something specific such as "hit a wide slice |
| used to. Not only this, but when you really do face | | | | to get my opponent out of position." If you don't hit |
| this situation in a match that counts or a tournament, | | | | the corner, chances are that it will still go in with this |
| you will be better able to handle it. | | | | type of thinking. |