Photo Lesson: How to Hit the Twist Serve

Beginning of Follow Through

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• As the follow-through begins, the natural wrist pronation is even more evident, and the feet have begun to return to the ground.
• The right foot is less forward than it would be on a typical topspin-slice first serve at this point. The twist serve uses less forward and more upward force.

• 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