Mastering the Tennis Flat Serve: Stance, Toss, and Swing Techniques

Tennis Flat Serve Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course Code Date Components of the Tennis Flat Serve Stance: A stance is how a person places the load of their body weight and feet before hitting the ball. To enrich themselves in the tennis match, a play needs to learn many different stances to attack aggressively and defend the ball. The different stances include; closed, open, semi-open, and neutral. The closed stance is seen in the backhand side of the professional game, where the body and the shoulders are turned sideways. The players often move wide in a tennis serve, showing an open stance. An open stance is used to great effect. It allows a player to hit and recover, providing an option for maximum court coverage. The neutral stance is used on approaches and balls where the player must move forward. This stance shows the player maximizes the total body weight into the shot. Ball Toss: this is a tennis serve motion that involves lifting the ball into the hitting zone. It is a game's most important shot, and a consistently placed shot makes the game reliable and creates a good serve at the critical moment. Backswing: this is a movement that helps in serving the ball. This movement involves ensuring that the racket is kept up to create a position for a backswing. The backswing is the ra