- Most of your body's energy will drive upward to produce a twist serve. A good knee bend prepares your legs to make their essential contribution.
- Use your usual wind-up.
Photo Lesson: How to Hit the Twist Serve
By Jeff Cooper, About.com Guide
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- Introduction and Grip
- Knee Bend
- Elbow Up, Racquet Down, Body Arched
- Kinetic Chain Moving Into Shoulder
- One Frame Before Contact
- Point of Contact
- One Frame After Contact
- Beginning of Follow Through
- Following Through Initially to the Right
- Ball Clears Net Comfortably
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