- Here, as contact is just about to occur, the elbow has fully straightened, so the active link in the kinetic chain is now the wrist, which is the midst of being whipped upward by all of the forces from the legs, trunk, shoulder, upper arm, and forearm.
- The racquet still angles to the left. It's about to brush up and across the ball from left to right.
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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