Tennis Serve: The Slice

A few notes from my coach on how the hit a slice serve.

1. Continental grip
2. Toss to front right, i.e. towards the far corner towards your front right. (In 1 o'clock direction a few inches into the court).
3. Pause in trophy position
4. Rotate shoulders, horizontally, first
5. Follow with arm and wrist motion; be sure to add speed with arm and wrist.  Don't just use your shoulder rotation to whip your arm.
6. Follow through in the direction that you would like the ball to go.  

Things I Like: Adidas Barricade Tour II 3-Pack Bag

This is the first post in a series titled "Things I Like".   My family often laments how picky I am when it comes to "gear".  I decided to post these in case anyone else out there had the same "specs" that I had.

Tennis Bag Required Features

• Holds 2-3 rackets
• Shoe tunnel

Really, that's all I wanted, but had a hard time finding it.  This struck me as odd as I know many players who carry two rackets and tennis shoes.  Everyone I asked said to get a smaller 6-pack bag, but they were too large for my needs.

Solution:  Adidas Barricade Tour II 3-Pack Bag (Adidas Barricade II Tour 6 Pack Tennis Bag)
 
Perfect fit of my stuff:

• 2 Wilson Six-one:95 rackets
• 1 pair size-11 shoes
• Water bottle
• Tennis clothes
• Sunglasses (in the microfiber-lined "media" pocket)
• 2-3 canisters of tennis balls
• Assorted small items (vibration dampeners, sweat towel, etc.)