8. Ball Placement Practice – Performance Plus Tennis

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Serve By Design Masterclass

Here is your Practice Guide To Developing a Professional Quality Serve
1. Learn the Ideal Serve Grip and Feel
2. Skills and drills to Develop the Feel and Control of the Continental Grip
3. Learn the Professional Set-up and Ritual
4. Practice Drills to Create a Great Ritual
5. Developing A Professional Balance and Ball Placement
6. Learn the Key Elements to Create a Perfect, Consistent Toss
7. The Ideal Ball Toss Height
8. Ball Placement Practice
9. Building a Professional Motion
10. Serve Motion Details
11. The Ideal Contact Point
12. Swing and Contact Point Practice Drills
13. The Key Role of the Non-Dominant Hand/ Arm
14. The Professional Follow-Through
15. Serve Footwork: Balance and Control
16. Starting to Serve: How to practice.
17. Summary and Review, Guidelines for Success

Introduction and course recommendations
Advanced Grip Adjustments
Finding Your Starting Rhythm - Serve Footwork Options
Stance Options and Finding Your Natural Style
Learn your ideal ball toss height
Engaging the Legs for Optimum Power
Developing A Professional Slice Serve
The Slice Serve advantage
Developing the Topspin serve
Topspin Skills / progressions to develop your topspin serve
Summary and Review, Guidelines for Your Success

Exercises to meet the mobility demands of the tennis serve

Improve Your Shoulder Mobility and Avoid Injury With This Great Warm-Up Routine!
Learn to get Comfortable with the Continental Grip
Learn To Play A Professional Quality Overhead
Optimize Your Serve Performance with Increased Flexibility, Mobility and Strength
Perfect your ball placement with my mini-course featuring all the details to learn to place the ball perfectly!
Learn the True Role of the wrist to develop a great serve motion and deliver powerful, accurate serves!
Improve Your Serve without leaving your home!

The Professional Return of Serve Ready Position
The First Response to the Big Serve
Be Aware of the Right Things and Keep Thinking & Planning
Learn To Play Offense on the Return of Serve
The Ideal Balance & Footwork for the Return
Backhand Return Options and Footwork
Options & Tactics on Second Serves
Wrap Up and Perspective on the Return of Serve

8. Ball Placement Practice

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