Secrets of today’s serve – The kinetic chain
08/28/2013 | Written by: uspta
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Secrets of today’s serve – The kinetic chain
Description: Check out USPTA Professional Rick Macci talking about the importance of the kinetic chain on the serve.
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What is the kinetic chain and how it can help your students get a better serve?
The kinetic chain means that the main body parts work together as a link in order to generate and deliver the accumulated energy into the shot. The link starts from the ground up with the legs and continues with the hips, core, shoulder, arm and hand. The serve is a whole body action and every part has to flow into the next part to achieve a smooth execution. Power is generated by the efficiency of the kinetic chain and racquet speed it creates through the contact zone.
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