Comments on: The Serve – Raise The Heel – Part 2 http://www.webtennis.com/2009/05/31/the-serve-raise-the-heel-part-2/ "All Court" Tennis Tips & Lessons Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://www.webtennis.com/2009/05/31/the-serve-raise-the-heel-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Anonymous Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:50:48 +0000 http://webtennis.com/?p=34#comment-42 Hey Brent! It's Wally from Nipissing... I practiced my serves last weekend with emphasis on this front heel raise. Again, I am blown away by your advice! It has allowed me to push the front hip out even further. The problem I was having beforehand was that I would loose my balance and my rear foot would wander. But now that rear foot is very stable as I shift my weight and rotate, etc... Now I know you are as humble as they come Brent, BUT I reiterate ... YOU ARE A TENNIS TEACHING GOD! That's all there is to it... Keep up the good work and a special hello from Wally to your new wife Mai. Take it easy. Hey Brent! It's Wally from Nipissing… I practiced my serves last weekend with emphasis on this front heel raise. Again, I am blown away by your advice! It has allowed me to push the front hip out even further. The problem I was having beforehand was that I would loose my balance and my rear foot would wander. But now that rear foot is very stable as I shift my weight and rotate, etc… Now I know you are as humble as they come Brent, BUT I reiterate … YOU ARE A TENNIS TEACHING GOD! That's all there is to it… Keep up the good work and a special hello from Wally to your new wife Mai. Take it easy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.webtennis.com/2009/05/31/the-serve-raise-the-heel-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Anonymous Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:02:42 +0000 http://webtennis.com/?p=34#comment-38 Hi Brent,<br />Thank you for this helpful tip! Judging from your two clips on the heel-raise, it looks like a necessary first motion for the subsequent shift of weight forward onto the front foot, followed by the leg extension (or small jump) to get maximum height at the point of ball contact. So, it's really the forward shift of weight that is the main objective, and the heel raise is the first necessary step to achieving while keeping yourself in good balance. I'm always looking for the main rhyme and reason for a motion, so I just thought the weight shift should perhaps be emphasized more as the overall objective. I hope I'm not missing the boat on this one. So, please correct me if I've missed something.<br /><br />Kind Regards,<br />Geoff Sherwood Hi Brent,
Thank you for this helpful tip! Judging from your two clips on the heel-raise, it looks like a necessary first motion for the subsequent shift of weight forward onto the front foot, followed by the leg extension (or small jump) to get maximum height at the point of ball contact. So, it's really the forward shift of weight that is the main objective, and the heel raise is the first necessary step to achieving while keeping yourself in good balance. I'm always looking for the main rhyme and reason for a motion, so I just thought the weight shift should perhaps be emphasized more as the overall objective. I hope I'm not missing the boat on this one. So, please correct me if I've missed something.

Kind Regards,
Geoff Sherwood

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.webtennis.com/2009/05/31/the-serve-raise-the-heel-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Anonymous Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:40:36 +0000 http://webtennis.com/?p=34#comment-35 Brent Much bette angle to see. Nice Tip!!! Brent Much bette angle to see. Nice Tip!!!

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