All-round Athlete

Chapter 146 The King of Athletics Top serve?

Zhang Guan soon discovered that he had no extraordinary talent in track and field, and he was still the same in tennis. Thanks to the two skills of "body coordination" and "body flexibility", otherwise Zhang Guan's tennis learning would be really horrible.

Sharapova handed a towel to Zhang Guan and said at the same time: "Honey, with all due respect, it seems that you really don't have the talent to play tennis, why don't you help me control the ball machine!"

"Control the ball machine?" Zhang Guan sighed helplessly. His current serve is indeed not as good as the ball machine.

"Martha, I'm just not serious! Do you want me to serve again?" Zhang Guan looked at Sharapova expectantly.

Sharapova sighed helplessly: "Okay, let's try again with you!"

Zhang Guan stood on the sideline again, picked up the racket, and prepared to serve.

"Anyway, you have to learn to serve! Otherwise, you will always be looked down upon by Martha, and you won't even be qualified to practice with her in the future!" Zhang Guan thought of this, and found tennis-related skills in the system.

There are many tennis-related skills, and the skills in the hands involve serving, catching, topspin, backspin, high-pressure ball, volley, etc., and the rapid movement in all directions of the footsteps and the control of small steps are also important. have relevant skills.

Zhang Guan currently still has a lot of skill points. Last year, he participated in the IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix, and Super Grand Prix in a total of more than a dozen games, which earned more than 30 skill points. There are also twelve skill points for breaking the world record. In addition, although the rewards in the indoor competition in the first half of the year have attenuated, but with the two indoor 60-meter world records, there are still more than a dozen skill points. So at this time, the skill points accumulated by Zhang Guan can learn a lot of skills.

"Let's learn how to strengthen the tennis serve. At the master level, there are only three skill points, and you will be a beauty." Zhang Guan thought of this, and learned the skill of "enhanced tennis serve" to the master level.

Afterwards, Zhang Guan took a deep breath, stabilized his movements, and threw the tennis ball into the air.

The quality of the serve depends on the toss. The height of the toss should not be too high or too low. The simpler the throwing action, the better, such as hooking fingers, shaking the wrist, etc. are superfluous small movements for throwing the ball, which may affect the stability of the ball after being thrown. In addition, the less rotation the ball is controlled, the more Well, if it is straight up and down without rotation at all, it is the most conducive to serving.

At the same time, throwing the ball also has requirements for the best time to release the ball. The best point to release the ball is the highest point of the palm rise. If the ball is released too early, it will easily cause the ball to spin or shake in the air, affecting the stability of the ball; If it is sold too late, the ball will move to the back of the player's head, making it difficult to follow up with the serve.

Moreover, the position of the toss also has an impact on the serve. Generally, if the position of the toss is closer to the front, the power of the serve will be greater and the speed will be faster, but the hitting point will also be forward, and it is not easy to grasp the landing point. , it is easy to serve out of bounds, so if you want to use a more aggressive serve, you should throw the ball forward.

Conversely, if the throwing position is at the back, the success rate of serving will be higher, and it will be easier to control the rotation and landing point of the ball, and it will be easier for the opponent to receive the serve after returning the ball, so if you choose a more stable and conservative The serving tactic can throw the ball further back.

For beginners, it is important to understand that "throwing" and "throwing" are two different concepts. To serve in tennis, you need to throw the ball instead of throwing the ball. Zhang Guan also practiced this point many times before he slowly found the feeling.

Sharapova on the opposite side still maintained a charming smile. Tennis is a sport that depends on talent. She has already confirmed that Zhang Guan has no talent in tennis, so it is right to play games with Zhang Guan.

"The throwing ball feels good this time, and the height is not bad, much better than the previous few times!" Sharapova commented silently in her heart.

Next, Zhang Guan started to hit the ball with his racket.

While throwing the ball, the hand holding the racket will start to swing back. When the racket swings back to a certain angle, it will use the elbow as the axis, and the forearm, hand, and racket will all hang down to the back , At the same time, because the knees have to be bent at this time, the body looks like a "bow". There is no clear regulation on the angle of this backswing. Most of them vary from person to person, and height, hand length, grip habits, etc. all have influence.

The ball was thrown into the air, and Zhang Guan's body also made a "bow" shape. The next moment, he started hitting the ball.

Hitting a tennis ball does not rely solely on the strength of the arm, but on the strength driven by the whole body, driving the racket in the hand to the hitting point, and successfully hitting the ball once. . This is an overall movement. If we take the right-handed player as an example, the body actually rotates horizontally counterclockwise during the serve, while the upper arm rotates upward, and a series of forces such as kicking the ground, heartfelt, turning, and swinging the racket It takes a perfect combination to make a successful serve. In the process of serving the ball, it is often seen that the athlete's feet are off the ground. This is not an active jump, but the force of the serve caused the feet to be passively off the ground.

Professional tennis players also have many other techniques for serving, such as the most commonly used reverse spin serve, the relatively stable topspin serve, and the most difficult American spin serve. The current Zhang Guan obviously doesn't understand these techniques. The only thing he understands is the flat serve used by beginners.

Although the flat serve is called a beginner's serve, it is actually the fastest serving method among all servings. This serving method requires fast speed, low rebound and high power. It is suitable for tall and powerful athletes. , can be regarded as a big killer, but it is a pity that the hit rate is relatively low.

Many of the top tennis players in the world also like to use a flat serve in the first serve to fight for an ACE ball or serve to score. After the first serve fails, they will choose to add rotation to the second serve.

"This action looks very good! It's much improved than before. The hitting point is relatively accurate, and the action is also very smooth! This serve is considered a qualified serve!" Sharapova continued to criticize in her heart.

Then, Sharapova was ready to catch the ball.

"Swoosh!" The tennis ball turned into a yellow light and flew past Sharapova. At this time, Sharapova was just about to start making moves, and the racket didn't even have time to stick out.

"Such a fast serve! The speed of the serve just now is definitely over 120 miles per hour!" Sharapova looked behind her in surprise.

Among the world-class men's professional tennis players, if they use a flat serve, the normal speed of the first serve is about 120 miles per hour. For athletes of the level such as Federer and Nadal, the speed of the first serve exceeds 125 miles per hour. Normally, the second shot is generally more than 10 miles slower than the first shot. But Zhang Guan is just a beginner whose serving speed is far inferior to that of female athletes. Sharapova has never seen a beginner who can serve a ball at a speed of 120 miles per hour.

As a female athlete, the normal first serve speed is about 105 mph, and the second serve may even drop to about 90 mph. Among the female athletes, for example, Venus Williams, who serves the most fiercely, has the highest serve speed of 125 miles per hour. So it's tough for a female athlete to catch a serve that's going over 120 mph.

"This is a coincidence! It must be a coincidence! Just now, the serve was so bad, how could it be so fast!" Sharapova is a Grand Slam player after all, she didn't catch a rookie's serve, and she was somewhat a little bit confused. Annoyed and unconvinced, she shouted at Zhang Guan: "Come again!"

This time, Sharapova was not distracted to comment on Zhang Guan's serve, but focused on receiving the ball.

Throwing the ball, bowing, hitting the ball, Zhang Guan served again.

"Whoosh!" Another yellow shadow flew over.

"It's coming! It's still so fast!" Sharapova was startled, but this time she focused a lot, and Zhang Guan's serve was originally the simplest flat serve, so Sharapova still responded, She moved her feet quickly, and then reluctantly returned the ball.

"It's over! The ball was returned too badly. Either it will be volleyed in front of the net, or it will be hit at a reverse angle!" Sharapova made an accurate judgment the moment she returned the ball.

Then Zhang Guan ran over, returned the ball, and slammed the ball firmly onto the net.

Can't return the ball to the net!

"Hahahaha..." Sharapova suddenly laughed happily, and then she remembered that Zhang Guan is a rookie at all. A bad serve return can only be said to be barely in bounds, with no angle or speed, even the lowest level professional athlete can easily complete the score, but Zhang Guan obviously can't do this.

Zhang Guan also felt very embarrassed, and he also knew that he missed a good opportunity by receiving the serve like a scumbag.

"What are you laughing at? If it's a match, it's only 15-15 now, and it's still my serve. I'll be serious next time." Zhang Guan stood up and was ready to serve again.

"Master tennis catch." At the same time, Zhang Guan spent three skill points to learn a skill.

"Wait!" Sharapova stopped Zhang Guan suddenly, and then asked, "Your two serves just now are almost at the level of a professional male athlete. How did you do it?"

"Talent!" Zhang Guan smiled awesomely, and continued, "I'm a genius! Get ready, I'm going to serve!"

Zhang Guan's third serve was the same as the previous two. Zhang Guan's serve speed still exceeded 120 miles per hour.

Sharapova reacted immediately. This time she was still a bit hasty in receiving the serve, but both the angle and the landing point were much better than before.

However, Zhang Guan's performance has also improved a lot...

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