About the Product
Great servers dominate the game of tennis with consistency, accuracy,
power, disguise, and variety. Learn the technique of the top pros and
apply it to your game!
USTAs High-Performance Tennis: The Serve video features the top servers in the game:
Pete Sampras
Venus and Serena Williams
Marat Safin
Richard Krajicek
Lindsay Davenport
Lleyton Hewitt
Shot with a high-speed camera capable of producing super-slow-motion
images, the video gives you an unparalleled ability to analyze every
facet of serving. With this footage youll be able to see precisely how
top players deal with each phase of serving. Youll learn how to study
the serve and improve your ability to analyze serves for yourself or
your players.
The Serve takes you through the four phases of the serve:
preparation, loading, hitting, and follow-through. Super- slow motion,
stop action, graphics, and superb instruction help you analyze every
facet of the stroke and see exactly what elements are needed for a
dominating serve. Replays from numerous angles during U.S. Open
television coverage allow you to see the servers technique and see how
to transfer that technique to the court.
About the Author
The
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
is the governing body for tennis in the United States. The USTAs
membership consists of more than 500,000 individuals and nearly 6,500
organizations, including schools, park and recreation departments or
community tennis associations, and tennis clubs.
The USTA is widely known as the owner and operator of the U.S. Open
Championships, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in worldwide
tennis competition. The U.S. Open annually attracts more than a
half-million fans, awards more than $9 million in prize money, and is
broadcast on television to 125 countries.
The USTA also sponsors amateur tennis competition ranging from events
for children 12 and under to national tournaments for those 65 and
older. More than 5 million schoolchildren are introduced to tennis each
year through USTA school programs, and opportunities for further
instruction and play are provided by a menu of USTA entry-level
programs.
A full range of player development, sport science, and youth tennis
programs is offered at the USTA training facility in Key Biscayne,
Florida, at 120 area training centers throughout the country, and
through local Excellence Training Programs. In addition, the USTA
emphasizes coaching education and development through an ambitious
offering of coaching seminars, workshops, and conferences.
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.