In the previous blog posts we discussed how you get power from the ground up and how the core plays a critical role in transferring rotational power from the hips to the arm. Today we are going to look specifically at the wrist action and racket paths that allow a player to hit flat, spin and topspin serves.

With beginners I often start by teaching these actions and then work my way backwards down the body into a full service motion. It is important to have power but it is even more important to have accuracy. Mastering the different types of spin on the serve is the same as learning topspin on your groundstrokes. Master spin and the percentages of balls you keep inside the lines goes way up.