The common idea that the power comes from

the legs is not true! Most of the power on the

serve comes from mastering the arm ac on.
A er years of research, and con nuous learning
we’ve found there are 2 cri cal power moves
every great serve has in common. And it’s
directly related to how you use your hi ng arm.
Florian Meier, Head OTI Instructor

Here is the proof: I tested my serve speed on regular serves and on my

knees. As you can see, I can generate 90% of the speed of my regular serve
while serving on my knees!

Serving From My Knees Serving Standing Up

A er discovering this, my team and I have been working on developing a

system that allows players at all levels to master these 2 cri cal power
moves.
And a er doing over 200 reviews for my online students, I no ced every
student struggled with at least one of the 2 key serve power moves.
So now the real ques on is...what are the 2 key serve power moves?

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So we know that developing effortless power on your serve is all about how
you use your arm, and nothing to do with the legs…
But what are these 2 secret power moves that every player has in common?

The first power move is what we call the

Power Move #1: Right To Le
‘right to le ’ arm ac on. What does this
mean? All the greatest servers in the world
move the racket in a right to le manner
over their head in a circular fashion.
Moving the racket in this manner then sets
you up to achieve the second power
move...

The second power move is what we call

‘The Racket Drop’. This posi on is vitally
important since it places the shoulder and
chest muscles on pre-stretch, storing elas c
energy in the muscles...resul ng in more
racket head speed and power on your
serve.
Power Move #2: The Racket Drop

If you look at all the greatest servers in the world, in super slow mo on
video...you will see them consistently achieve these 2 power moves! But is
it possible for club level players to consistently achieve these same power
moves?
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You may be wondering if it’s possible for you to execute these components
and have the ability to hit your serve with effortless power. Instead of taking
our word for it...let’s hear what our students have to say:

These are just some of the examples of the results our students have
achieved working with our specific methodology on the serve. We have in-
vested a lot of effort and me into this methodology so we can confidently
help players of all ages and abili es transform their serve into a weapon!

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 The right to le mo on is one of the most important concepts for de-
veloping a great serve. Let’s take a closer look below on what the right
to le actually means.

Step #1:

1 The elbow is aligned with

the shoulders crea ng a
straight line. This is very
important!

2 The weight is primarily on

the back leg

Step #2:
The p of the racket is
1
poin ng to the right side

2 Begin to bend from the

elbow to ini ate the right
to le

3 The racket now moves

right to le over your
head

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 Step #3:
1 The racket has completed
the full right to le

2 The p of the racket now

points slightly down and
towards the le side

3 The palm and strings

remain poin ng slightly
down towards the ground

Another very important factor to achieve a good right to le ac on is to

ensure the racket is moving in a fluid and con nuous manner as soon as
you ini ate the right to le ac on.
The more fluid and con nuous your arm ac on is...the more effortless
power you will begin to feel.
When working on the right to le , it would be great to do the training in
front of a mirror or reflec on so you can clearly see what you’re doing.

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 The racket drop is a big power posi on on the serve and is something
that is commonly misunderstood in the tennis industry. Ge ng into
this key racket drop posi on can totally TRANSFORM your serve!

The Racket Drop

1 The racket is aligned along
right side of the body.

2 Tip of the racket is rela vely

low. This varies depending on
shoulder flexibility.

3 The elbow is slightly up

and is leading towards
contact.

Another very important element of the racket drop is that you move
through this posi on. Many players are taught in the industry concepts
like ‘scratch your back’. This is very detrimental for your serve mechanics
since it results in you stopping the mo on and breaking the racket head
speed.
So when working on achieving a be er racket drop, feel that it’s a dynamic
posi on and you’re moving through it.

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Getting Into Racket Drop - The Power Loop
Ge ng into the racket drop can be difficult for many players. However, Gregg’s
“Power Loop Concept” has proven to be incredibly effec ve at helping players
develop a be er feeling for ge ng into the racket drop.

Step #1:
Completed the right
1 component of the ‘right to
le ’

2 Racket falls down and

away from your body

3 Elbow comes around and

leads to contact

Step #2:
The racket has completed
1
the power loop

2 The racket is now aligned

along the right side of the
body

3 The elbow is slightly up

and leading to contact

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In order to make a technical change to any stroke, you need to slow things down
and work on the elements you need to fix in isola on.
That means you start with shadow swings in slow mo on and then you increase
the difficulty level step by step.
As you can see below there are many levels of progressions between the shadow
swing and hi ng a full serve at regular speed.
Almost nobody except for OTI students prac ces like this and that is why most ten-
nis players never manage to really improve their serve technique!
It is really important that you develop a mindset where you value these shadow
swings and progressions highly rather than looking at them as prac ce for
“beginners”, which we have heard o en from students.
In fact, these progressions are effec ve and necessary for players at all levels of the
game. We use the same step by step progressions even with professional players.
Below you see pro player Marc Sieber. He added 17mph to his serve with the serve
blueprint basic progressions!

A B C

0.1 Shadow Swing 0.2 Serving From The Half Court 0.3 Serving From The Full Court

I cannot overstate how important it is for you to follow these progressions and not
find excuses to skip them!
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Below you can find an example of the progressions you should be using when mak-
ing any technical change on your serve:
#1: Shadow Swings
The first step to mastering your new technique is having the ability to perform
them within the shadow swings. The goal is to master within the shadow swing
progress first before moving on through the progressions.
To start, we would recommend doing between 30-50 shadow swings every single
day. These can be done within the comfort of your own home.
#2: Hi ng Foam Ball/Any So Object
Next stage will be to add a foam ball or a low pressurized ball. This makes it more
challenging since you now have a moving target...but it’s s ll easier than hi ng a
regular ball.
This can be done again in the comfort of your own home. We would recommend
comple ng up 50 repe ons of this.
#3: Half Court, Half Serve
Now it’s me to step onto the court and increase the difficulty of the training. For
the first progression, you start inside the court...isola ng the swing star ng in what
we call the half serve posi on. And you serve the ball down the line.
When doing this, we recommend you alternate between 2 shadows, and 1 hit.
#4: Full Court, Half Serve
Now moving back to the baseline, you s ll serve down the line star ng from the
half serve posi on.
Once that becomes natural, then you can progress to hi ng with the full service
swing. This is just a very basic examples of the progressions you can use.

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So that’s it for the 2 key serve power moves. If you focus on mastering just those 2 movements
alone, your serve will quickly begin to transform into a real weapon!
In this eBook, we have explained the moves and shown you some of the progressions you can
use to incorporate these components into your own service ac on.
If you would like to get our help in mastering these cri cal power movements, then you have
two great op ons to choose from!

#1: The Serve Blueprint 2022 Edi on

For a limited me, we are offering our serve blueprint video course for just $47 to readers of
this eBook. The regular price on our website is $147!
The course has been set up to provide you with everything you
need to transform your serve. It includes all the fundamentals,
a full module on the progressive system, the core drills and
much more.
It also comes with a personalized video review from one of our
OTI cer fied instructors. We will pinpoint exactly what aspects
and drills you need to focus on in order to quickly transform
your serve into a real weapon!
The video review alone is easily worth the $47 investment, but
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#2: Work With Us In Person In Our Serve Clinics
The second op on to get our help in mastering the key
serve power moves is to work with us in person in one of
our serve clinics.
Here you can train alongside an OTI Instructor on the court,
where they can pinpoint exactly what you need to individu-
ally work on.
These clinics regularly result in major breakthroughs in just
one day!
As a reward for reading the eBook, you can join one of our serve clinics with a $50 dis-
count!
Simply apply to one of our clinics through the link below and men on the discount code
“eBook” in your applica on.
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your browser or simply use the QR Code below. Simply open the camera in your
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