Joe, just subscribed... This is a gold mine of interesting information. Cant wait to apply some of it in the gym with some younger kids, I am really curious what the differences will be :)
We have been experimenting a ton with the flat drop serve in our gym. Calling the serve shallow is a nice idea, do you have any other feedback advice or constraints to apply to help the athletes get that “touch” on the ball or the “pulling the string” effect? That nasty serve from Larson is just a great example. Definitely showing my athletes that today in training
Something I like is to "Goldilocks" the contact and follow-through. So do a rep where you kind of "pop" the contact with a very abbreviated follow-through, almost no follow-through. Then do one with a full follow-through. And maybe a midpoint one as well. Cycle through that a few times and sometimes players gain some insight on how to modulate contact and power to get the right amount of touch.
Joe, just subscribed... This is a gold mine of interesting information. Cant wait to apply some of it in the gym with some younger kids, I am really curious what the differences will be :)
We have been experimenting a ton with the flat drop serve in our gym. Calling the serve shallow is a nice idea, do you have any other feedback advice or constraints to apply to help the athletes get that “touch” on the ball or the “pulling the string” effect? That nasty serve from Larson is just a great example. Definitely showing my athletes that today in training
Something I like is to "Goldilocks" the contact and follow-through. So do a rep where you kind of "pop" the contact with a very abbreviated follow-through, almost no follow-through. Then do one with a full follow-through. And maybe a midpoint one as well. Cycle through that a few times and sometimes players gain some insight on how to modulate contact and power to get the right amount of touch.