{"id":3277,"date":"2025-02-28T18:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2025-06-11T18:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:57:26","slug":"how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You are likely aware that a good serve is crucial to your tennis game. Is&nbsp;your serve, however, the most critical part of tennis? Quite possibly. It\u2019s like pitching in baseball \u2014 If you lob a meatball right over the plate , it\u2019s easy for the batter to get a hit. But a good pitch, just like a good serve, which starts with a ball toss, gives you the&nbsp;initial advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serving was always my least favorite part of practice. Although a break from running side to side is always appreciated, practicing serves when you\u2019re tired can be tedious. If there\u2019s one thing I wish I had done differently, however, it would have been to embrace serving practice. As a lefty, I should have been more enthusiastic about the frustration and havoc my serve could wreak on opponents. There are few things more rewarding than walking off the court after a match knowing that you had an amazing serving day. It makes or breaks matches, so mastering your serve is imperative. Here are some pointers to help you do that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-ba86bac1      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable Of Contents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#working-on-your-ball-toss\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Working on Your Ball Toss<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#ball-toss-height\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Ball toss height<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#where-to-toss-the-ball\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Where to toss the ball<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#tossing-vs-throwing\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">\u201cTossing\u201d vs \u201cThrowing\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#final-takeaways\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Final Takeaways<\/a><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working on Your Ball Toss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Working on your ball toss is a crucial step in mastering your serve. Yes, I said ball toss. As simple and silly as that sounds, your ball toss is the first step in maximizing your serve\u2019s potential. The ball toss has three main parts: height, direction, and motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ball toss height<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional players use different toss heights (e.g., Aryna Sabalenka = high toss, Nick Kyrgios = low toss).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All good players make contact at the same spot \u2014 at full arm extension.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The exact toss height doesn\u2019t determine success, but <a href=\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-tennis-serve-consistency\/\">consistency at contact<\/a> point does.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Personalize your toss:<\/strong> Experiment with different heights to find what works best for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reminder:<\/strong> It\u2019s okay to catch the toss and restart \u2014 pros do it too!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to toss the ball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Flat\/Power Serve:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toss <strong>inside the court<\/strong>, between your <strong>head and hitting shoulder<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideal for fast, aggressive serves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kick Serve (for spin or second serve):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toss slightly <strong>behind your head<\/strong> and over the <strong>left shoulder<\/strong> (for righties).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps create upward brushing motion for topspin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Slice Serve:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Great for pulling opponents wide or jamming them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toss slightly <strong>to your right side<\/strong> (for right-handed players).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can also keep it similar to the flat serve toss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cTossing\u201d vs \u201cThrowing\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest challenges with the ball toss is actually \u201ctossing\u201d as opposed to \u201cthrowing\u201d. It\u2019s important to relax your hand and gently release the ball off your fingertips, not the palm of your hand. My grandma, who coached me throughout much of my junior tennis years,&nbsp; would always say \u201cthink about guiding the ball in the air rather than throwing it\u201d. Picture you\u2019re holding a baby bird in your hand and gently releasing it into the world. By doing this, the ball will have less spin in the air and be easier to control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastering the ball toss for your serve&nbsp; can be tricky. Add external elements like wind and sun, and it can be downright frustrating. Don\u2019t get discouraged though, because even experienced players like myself still fumble it from time to time. But it is a crucial component of hitting a good serve so get out there, get better, and show everyone what you\u2019ve got.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you are bored of serving after just 5 minutes and want to walk away, remember that your serve is the most important part of the game.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you get frustrated because you can\u2019t make your serve and want to put your racquet down, remember that your serve is the most important part of the game.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to your body. Arm fatigue is real. Hitting an extra basket just to say you did can be counterproductive, lead to poor form, and make your arm useless for anything else. Know your limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, have fun with it. Find what works for you and own it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are likely aware that a good serve is crucial to your tennis game. Is&nbsp;your serve, however, the most critical part of tennis? Quite possibly. It\u2019s like pitching in baseball \u2014 If you lob a meatball right over the plate , it\u2019s easy for the batter to get a hit. But a good pitch, just&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,49,22],"tags":[52,8],"class_list":["post-3277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis-lessons","category-serving","category-tennis-tips","tag-serving","tag-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve? - MyTennisLessons Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nailing your ball toss is the first step to success in your tennis service game. Find out how and why your ball toss needs improvement.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve? - MyTennisLessons Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nailing your ball toss is the first step to success in your tennis service game. Find out how and why your ball toss needs improvement.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MyTennisLessons Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyTennisLessons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-28T18:22:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-11T18:57:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1754\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1240\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Britt Pursell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Britt Pursell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Britt Pursell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b80014e5730ec8b033499d8ac49ed388\"},\"headline\":\"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve?\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-28T18:22:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-11T18:57:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\"},\"wordCount\":679,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Serving\",\"Tips\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Lessons\",\"Serving\",\"Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\",\"name\":\"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve? - MyTennisLessons Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-28T18:22:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-11T18:57:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Nailing your ball toss is the first step to success in your tennis service game. Find out how and why your ball toss needs improvement.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png\",\"width\":1754,\"height\":1240,\"caption\":\"Illustration of tennis player tossing the ball in the air readying themselves to hit a serve.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"MyTennisLessons Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MyTennisLessons Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MTL-logo-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MTL-logo-3.jpg\",\"width\":657,\"height\":165,\"caption\":\"MyTennisLessons Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyTennisLessons\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/my_tennis_lessons\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b80014e5730ec8b033499d8ac49ed388\",\"name\":\"Britt Pursell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a83e61d6235f5124fe7ee327cde5943aa9d1549affc022d29e38e1c62170adc6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a83e61d6235f5124fe7ee327cde5943aa9d1549affc022d29e38e1c62170adc6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Britt Pursell\"},\"description\":\"I am a former Division I tennis player at the University of Denver with 15 years of tennis playing experience. Former captain, 4-time All-Summit League, and a proud lefty player.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/author\/britt\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve? - MyTennisLessons Blog","description":"Nailing your ball toss is the first step to success in your tennis service game. Find out how and why your ball toss needs improvement.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve? - MyTennisLessons Blog","og_description":"Nailing your ball toss is the first step to success in your tennis service game. Find out how and why your ball toss needs improvement.","og_url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/","og_site_name":"MyTennisLessons Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyTennisLessons\/","article_published_time":"2025-02-28T18:22:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-11T18:57:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1754,"height":1240,"url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Britt Pursell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Britt Pursell","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/"},"author":{"name":"Britt Pursell","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b80014e5730ec8b033499d8ac49ed388"},"headline":"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve?","datePublished":"2025-02-28T18:22:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-11T18:57:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/"},"wordCount":679,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png","keywords":["Serving","Tips"],"articleSection":["Lessons","Serving","Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/","url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/","name":"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve? - MyTennisLessons Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png","datePublished":"2025-02-28T18:22:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-11T18:57:26+00:00","description":"Nailing your ball toss is the first step to success in your tennis service game. Find out how and why your ball toss needs improvement.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png","width":1754,"height":1240,"caption":"Illustration of tennis player tossing the ball in the air readying themselves to hit a serve."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/how-important-is-your-ball-toss-to-your-tennis-serve\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Important is Your Ball Toss to your Tennis Serve?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/","name":"MyTennisLessons Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"MyTennisLessons Blog","url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MTL-logo-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MTL-logo-3.jpg","width":657,"height":165,"caption":"MyTennisLessons Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyTennisLessons\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/my_tennis_lessons\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b80014e5730ec8b033499d8ac49ed388","name":"Britt Pursell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a83e61d6235f5124fe7ee327cde5943aa9d1549affc022d29e38e1c62170adc6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a83e61d6235f5124fe7ee327cde5943aa9d1549affc022d29e38e1c62170adc6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Britt Pursell"},"description":"I am a former Division I tennis player at the University of Denver with 15 years of tennis playing experience. Former captain, 4-time All-Summit League, and a proud lefty player.","url":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/author\/britt\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png",1754,1240,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss-300x212.png",300,212,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss-768x543.png",768,543,true],"large":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss-1024x724.png",1024,724,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss-1536x1086.png",1536,1086,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tennis-ball-toss.png",1754,1240,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Britt Pursell","author_link":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/author\/britt\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"You are likely aware that a good serve is crucial to your tennis game. Is&nbsp;your serve, however, the most critical part of tennis? Quite possibly. It\u2019s like pitching in baseball \u2014 If you lob a meatball right over the plate , it\u2019s easy for the batter to get a hit. But a good pitch, just...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3277"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3822,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277\/revisions\/3822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytennislessons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}