For the scissor kick overhead, the player drifts back, pushes off and up strongly from the back foot
A tricky maneuver but very helpful for players who lose their balance forward when serving.
Similarly, Federer keeps his weight back on the serve, even dropping his back hip and shoulder
Then he pushes up, his hip and shoulder accelerate up and into the hit
Consider using (or even learning) the scissor kick to help your serve!
2 Comments
Peter Dollinger
June 5, 2019Good video! Staying balanced is always very important, especially when serving. Doing this also helps prevent the body and shoulders from bending over when hitting.
Jim McLennan
June 26, 2019Peter – but equally important is to “serve tall” meaning not an overly high toss but for sure contact at nearly full extension UP – best Jim
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