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The serve is the most complex stroke in tennis and it shows - most players struggle with it.

But underneath the technical complexity of the stroke lies a relatively simple foundation - a swing and a throw.

The foundation of the serve are not the grip, the stance, the trophy position and so on.

The actual foundation of the serve is the biomechanics of a throw.

And today I want to show you my favorite drill for developing the relaxed swinging feeling combined with a throw.

You'll see how quickly and easily you can create a training tool for developing the serve which I believe is the essential exercise that develops a smooth and effortless tennis serve.

You'll also see an example of a player using this tool for the first time and how he learns to use it.

If you're struggling with your serve and can't find that easy power, then this exercise may be the most important one for improving your serve.

If I work with a junior player in the long term for example, I would have them use this and similar exercises every single time we work on the serve for a period of at least 6 months.

That's how important these exercises are in my view.

Join me on the blog for discussion and let me know your thoughts on the fundamentals of the tennis serve - perhaps from a different perspective.