Professional tennis player, Sam Groth, holds the world
record for the fastest serve that reached 263.4km/h at the Busan Open
Challenger in 2012 (Wikipedia, 2013). In other words, he was able to
manipulate his body in various ways to generate a ball speed more than four
times faster than the average driving limit. How did he manage this? What
techniques did he use and how did he execute them in a way that produced such a
high velocity of the ball?
The answer lies in the area of biomechanics, which is
typically concerned with the science that analyses the mechanics of the human
body (Kohl & Murray, 2012, p. 21). A significant aspect of biomechanics is its role in
determining optimal movement patterns during skill acquisition. This blog
outlines the components of a tennis serve and applies biomechanical principles
to determine the optimal technique behind it.
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