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What about net player flowing with the ball, if ball bounce wide in Deuce court shouldn't net player move to the left to close the angles. this is not good example and this is just 4.5 level of morning game at a public court-not 4.5 of any USTA sanctioned league or any competitive match

that's a great cue for ending the movement. but what about a cue on how to start the move to aim the serve to a certain spot?

Great ❤

Great tips coach, Never considered how racquet height should be adjusted based on ball receiving. In doubles how close do you recommend the server’s partner stand? Also, I am a 3.5 player that plays often with 4.0’s. Most of of my reaction volleys, are struck off my back heal, where they pop up not even past the service box, where these 4.0 guy’s consistently hit hard, crisp volleys. Not sure if my problem is not hitting center of racket, not timing split step before striking ball, and therefore late, or just being nervous, and not following through? Any suggestions to fix?

Fairly new here, love your videos. Can't help but laugh at all the "qualified" pros in the comment section criticising the young fella. I'm still going through your videos, but perhaps it would help these "pros" if they learned not everyone plays as conservatively when training as they would during legitimate competition. Hope he's enjoying his tennis!

As always great coaching Stokke

I’ve been following these strategies for the past couple months and my buddy now hates me. Our typical set scores used to be 6-4, 7-5, or 6-3 and occasionally I’d lose a set every now and again. Since applying these strategies he’s not won more than 2 games a set and usually 1 of the sets is 6-0. He’s now banning me from using his ball machine! What’s fascinating to me is that I’m not trying to hit winners but I’m hitting more winners than ever and my errors are way down. Tennis is way more fun when you execute your shots and minimize errors! Thanks Coach!

Your tosses were very consistent. Surprised you didn’t hit it sooner… Great content. It’s like a pitcher trying to paint the corners. Have the spot in mind, see it, hit it!

I was fortunate as a kid I loved baseball and tennis. Throwing a baseball definitely helps with a serve. The key is a loose grip and wrist. Serving is a lot like pitching. You need variation, a fast ball, curve, change up, and location. I feel like my second serve racquet snap is even faster than my first serve. Most players patty cake the second serve. Great tips!

Pure gold as usual

Dude, you crack me up ..love your videos. I’ve implemented basically everything I’ve seen from these vids in some form or fashion over the last couple months and it has really helped. Really practical, really logical stuff. Keep it up brother 🙏🏼

Great stuff! Recently in matches I’ve been too focused on my swing path and was wondering why I’m getting attacked on so many points. I’ve completely abandoned the deep shot and I’ve been paying the price with my opponents running me all over the court. Thanks so much for this quick lesson. Can’t wait to get back on the court!

Fun drill

Not bad. The goal should probably be a target that results in about 70% good serves, realizing it will probably be a bit lower under pressure. Over time that target hopefully gets shorter and closer to the line.

I think 16 is fairly impressive. I also think your prelude was insightful. Nice work!

Hey Jonathan, love your content. Can you make a video about what you think about how to choose the right racquet?

Would love that follow up vid on the crossing of the tossing arm!

Thanks for the follow up on the interesting podcast with Querry. When you interview him again in 2025, perhaps you could ask him about the tightness of his grip. He has said that he holds his serve grip (e.g., ruclips.net/video/wlnL-d9fRqo/видео.html ) and forehand grip tight (10/10 at contact) . How does he create a whippy racquet with a tight grip?

No opponent can read my serve, because even I don't know where I serve 😂

Great content and love the drills, will definitely use them because I already incorporate these principles with my students a lot. I do have a question though. The examples on when to poach and ehen to cover the line Gigi gives are on the AD side, and against a right handed player. So indeed an inside ball is on the FH and in that case the line ball is to be expected (with natural direction of the swing), especially a body shot ob the FH. And a ball on the BH gives opportunities to poach. Also because the BH down the line is a hard shot to pull off. But what about on the deuce side against a right handed player. An outside ball is on the FH now. Unless its a really good shot (pace, depth etc) I would hold. An inside ball though is on the BH and because its also from the middle it's reduced angles, so on the contrary of an iside ball on the AD side, I would recommend to poach on an inside ball on the BH on the deuce court. Do you agree?

Individuals have differing biomechanical timing, and therefore the toss will be different heights

@StokkeTennis my first two serves are always kick to the backhand. I hope my opponents watch this after I play them

Awesome video once again!!!What a great scenery in the background,the landscape with the clouds is amazing,beautiful colors and composition.

Yo where did the sock go?!

Sam mentions weighted balls. Studies have shown that throwing weighted balls can increase shoulder dynamic external rotation range (more racquet drop). It is important to note that throwing weighted balls increases injury risk so one has to weigh the risks and the advantages.

I'm a simple guy, I see new video from Stokke, I hit the Like button.

“Tossing to your swing, not swinging to your toss”. #Gold

Wow!!!What an awesome and brilliant video.Thank you so much.

Great tips! I struggle a lot with when to start the toss - is it when I’ve rocked backwards onto back foot, and start coming forward?

Great video, thanks! Just one minor point, though: even though many players (Querrey, Fritz, etc.) say that they hit the ball at the peak of the toss, this is actually not the case. They may believe they do it, but when one looks at their serve in slow motion, the ball drops at least a foot, and possibly more, from the highest point of the toss. Here is one example: ruclips.net/video/Va8_qVRC7o0/видео.html

Love it Stokke...at the beginning you mention up and out...plz clarify and define the Out portion...is it up and out to the right?...thanks

Way to go Coach you got some wheels Coach! You are doing great for not training anymore!

My main Man Sam, I told everyone that fella should have been a Pitcher for my Pittsburgh Pirates, I always practice throwing and I practice baskets of serves a week. I try to serve with accuracy and not so much power but accuracy! Thank you Johnathan for bringing Sam on he is an awesome person and I miss watching him play.

Querrey was such a natural that all he seemed to need were reps. I spent one year serving to target number of 10,000 serves, but I ended up locking in some really bad technical errors, which I am slowly unwinding. Drills like yours are helping with that. Thank you.

Absolutely excellent video thank you!

I don't get it. If most rec players are playing doubles, why is it that over and over again, most uploaded content is directed to singles? Can someone please explain this to me? Seriously...

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Hi coach, just wondering what grip do you recommend for volleys? Continental or a fast grip change? Just curious, love your videos btw!

That was a great lesson. Well explained and easy to follow. Im a very keen, but nit very good poacher!

Just found your channel - this is second one I fully assisted. Thanks coach :)

Incredible video and wanted to share that I watched this a few times and had a league match this past week, focused on lining up in the service box correctly and taking those 2 steps, hops, jumps towards the net and I increased my poaches by a lot. One of the best 3.5-4.0 level Doubles matches I've experienced in a long time. It's one thing to watch a tip or instructional video, it's another to go out and implement it. I found this video easy to digest and focused on just one aspect/shot/move that will increase your points won by quite a lot I think. Just don't share this with the other 3 people on the court with you. Definitely hitting the subscribe button

The toss. The position. What serve started with. What serve on the big points. What served warmed up with. Position yourself to influence what serve is thrown.

good succinct lesson. spot on

Great stuff. I really value the mental aspects. Everybody on RUclips does stroke mechanics.

Hi Coach, is there a suit of armor for tennis players? The reason why I asked you this question is I play doubles in a 4.0 / 4.5 league and I have a guy who loves trying to take my head off at the net! I am only 5’7 and thank GOD my hands are very quick. Yesterday I got hit twice by this guy, and I started using your technique and I was started eating this guy up at the next, so I could tell he and his partner were getting mad at me for destroying them at the net! I was having a great day yesterday. His partner is a Asian lady who is a great player and my partner is a very good also, so she started trying to take my head off also, So when I was serving I noticed she couldn’t handle the Kicker out wide to backhand and she started playing like 4 feet from the baseline, after I got tagged by her, I waited for my serve, so I faked her out with a underhand serve and she was pissed and said something under her breath and said too me I wasn’t ready we need to play a let, so my partner said to hit the kicker out wide so he could poach, I winded up like I was going to serve normal and hit another underhanded serve that spun back onto our side after it bounced. After that she started laughing and said I was ready but that was too good! After that I held serve very easily because my partner was killing the volleys, he also watched your videos and I didn’t even know it until he said you ever watched Stokke videos on volleys and I said hell ya I watch my dude Stokke! I had so much fun yesterday and my fat ass almost pulled off a Tweeter but it went long. I also had 3 or 4 chances to hit her and the other guy with overheads, but I hit the ball around them and then after that they stopped trying to hit me with the ball! The reason I shared this story, is I am wondering as you are a Professional, did you ever have a match where your opponent’s were trying to hit you intentionally with the ball? And if so how did you handle it? You seem like a complete gentleman on the court, but I can tell you aren’t anyone to take lightly. So I am interested on how you deal with jerks? I use humor and I try to get them to laugh at me, and I make fun of myself so I can try and keep things civil! Thank you Coach and I really appreciate your videos as I am a disabled man who just started playing tennis again after a 23 year hiatus! Your videos inspire me to work hard, but this diabetes kicks my butt some days.

Welp this is exactly how I toss already lmao

I have a question. Around 9:12 you hit an approach shot cross court. I would think you would want to go down the line on that. Is there a reason you went cross? Is it because it’s in the middle 3rd? Or because you keep with the same theme of cross even on short balls?Of course it worked, great volley! Just curious, thanks!!

So simple but so effective. Great video

Stokke lessons are very good, but I had to crack up on this one as it relates to me. Almost no one in my tennis groups has a clue where their serve is going, so it's as much a mystery to them as it is to me where it's going. We still have fun, though. 🙂

hmmm. *Reverse psychology* 😂