I think LOTS of people will find these 3.5 videos helpful. 3.5 is by far the largest population and also the one that does not have regular coaches unlike others catered to advanced players that can also learn through their high school, college, club coaches … This is perfect.
@@IntuitiveTennis Great lesson Nikola, invaluable for a 3.5 like me. Would love to see other another 3.5 serve masterclass with a student working on racquet drop and pronation
Former WTA player here. I've been coaching for 6 years and have learned a lot from your videos which has made me more confident as a coach in applying your methodology. Thanks a lot & great content! 👍
dang, can't argue with those results, great coach, great student. the presentation is ace, too, with the side by sides, annotated freeze frames, and PIP replays. you condense a lot of helpful info into a short amount of time. very helpful, living up to your channel's name!
I have just recorded myself serving a few days ago, i have totally the same service motion. I was shocked when i watched my serve, i thought before i have a pretty nice service motion, like a pro :-D I immediately decided i have to improve a lot my serve, but i hadn't clue about the first steps. And, now, like a miracle, here it is what i have to do! Thx, Nicola!
Bremen is such a teachable student😊. He absorbs everything Nikola puts forward. It is a big advantage to be physically fit like Bremen , unlike us - the mortals😅 Good job guys🎉
Happy hearing you saying the front foot bares most of the weight in the knee bend, I’ve see a couple coaches in the past and one now teaching students to fully load the back foot and drive from there…if anyone’s tried that they’d know it’s borderline impossible and not one big server today or before has ever served like that either so I really don’t know where that idea comes from.
The jump is really about the forward momentum and weight transfer. In other words, but for that little hop, you'd fall forward. It's really to catch yourself. Great video. You are an outstanding teacher. Thanks.
Great lesson. Would be good to see the next serve lesson with Bremen to see what else you add. Find a lot of players including myself with the same problems around ball toss and using legs more
This was great, helps me tremendously. I know I have the speed and power but lack consistency and I feel the biggest issues I’ve had is the almost the same he has, toss more in front and bend my knees more. The arm speed has never been my issue the speed and power is there and I’ll serve a bomb here and there in matches but I couldn’t figure why I wasn’t consistent.
Nadal and Federer don't have a very deep racket drop. Still 120mph+ first serve. I guess it is not a must to drop the racket below the hip for huge speed?
One thing I noticed was student also squares up racket too early as he goes to strike the ball, like a waiter serve unlike teacher who waits till the last second then pronates ,but he has more than one issue like myself to work on, glad to be reminded of leaning forward as you toss ball into the court !!!
Great video. That's something I can definitely use to improve my game. I have a question, how can I get more consistent toss? My toss is "all over". I think the serve is hard enough without me tossing the ball all over..😮 Help!
Hey, great video tons of amazing info. Do you have any tips on practicing serving by yourself, since I need to improve on my serve but I’m not really sure how to practice.
Been watching your videos for a long time now thank you! I am teaching both my kids, I am teaching them what you are teaching here, more of a flat or slice serve. Their part time coach though is saying to only serve more of a spin (kick) serve style. He says do not teach the kids (8 years old) the flat serve. Would you agree with him?
Hi I have a question, isn't our weight supposed to be on the back foot when we bend our knees and that's something I've seen in a lot of instructional videos
He thinks his first serve is bad so he tries not to involve his lower body, thinking this'd make his serve more stable. But this actually further stops his body from lifting up and hence a lower contact point and more balls not going over the net. Sometimes we just don't know our exact issue and attribute our problem to a wrong cause. In this case, Bremen probably thought his legs and his old pinpoint stance were his faults for not making enough 1st serve. But Nick figured out other reasons.
Great stuff Nick love your service instruction. Impressive improvement is just one lesson! related question: do you talk of head positioning somewhere on the serve? by this i mean, I've noticed high/elite level servers turn their head just before hitting the ball so they're looking at their target. this also puts their head in a less stressed more natural position. any thoughts on this part of the service motion?
Help. Sorry this isn’t about this video but I’m searching for a video here that was here regarding ball recognition. It was really great and I can’t find it. Thanks.
one thing i notcied is no matter how far inside the court he throws the ball, he tends to go under it with his body, so he ends up always hitting the ball up above is head instead of in front of it. you can see that by how he lands on the left foot.. no weight transfer, the right foot should be somewhere around his butt because of all the weight transfer but instead it just stay on the court barely lifting
Dear Nikola,I'm 75 years old and so I have no more power in the legs. Can you give me some help for a better serve? Sorry for my English that I studied 60 years ago. Ciao e buon tennis 🎾 🎾
@@arhetipthank you, I do think that swingvision reporting on speed is a bit off, unless it consistently measured all of the serves around that ballpark
Forehand Lesson with Bremen
👉 ruclips.net/video/c5SqRb9i020/видео.htmlsi=C9yJrHy4hlmWzDqF
Backhand Lesson with Bremen
👉 ruclips.net/video/Tvxc0ec_Qzo/видео.htmlsi=Tw_BwPMUIIIFfjHo
I think LOTS of people will find these 3.5 videos helpful. 3.5 is by far the largest population and also the one that does not have regular coaches unlike others catered to advanced players that can also learn through their high school, college, club coaches …
This is perfect.
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@@IntuitiveTennis Great lesson Nikola, invaluable for a 3.5 like me. Would love to see other another 3.5 serve masterclass with a student working on racquet drop and pronation
Former WTA player here. I've been coaching for 6 years and have learned a lot from your videos which has made me more confident as a coach in applying your methodology. Thanks a lot & great content! 👍
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After absolutely sucking with serving yesterday this is such a gift. Thanks so much!!!
Keep working on it 🔥
He went from a 3.5 to 4.0 serve in one lesson! Crazy
I’ve seen a lot of 4.0 and even 4.5 players who could benefit from this for that matter.
dang, can't argue with those results, great coach, great student. the presentation is ace, too, with the side by sides, annotated freeze frames, and PIP replays. you condense a lot of helpful info into a short amount of time. very helpful, living up to your channel's name!
Thank you
I have just recorded myself serving a few days ago, i have totally the same service motion. I was shocked when i watched my serve, i thought before i have a pretty nice service motion, like a pro :-D I immediately decided i have to improve a lot my serve, but i hadn't clue about the first steps. And, now, like a miracle, here it is what i have to do! Thx, Nicola!
Keep going 💯
Bremen is such a teachable student😊. He absorbs everything Nikola puts forward. It is a big advantage to be physically fit like Bremen , unlike us - the mortals😅
Good job guys🎉
Bremen is Great 💯
Happy hearing you saying the front foot bares most of the weight in the knee bend, I’ve see a couple coaches in the past and one now teaching students to fully load the back foot and drive from there…if anyone’s tried that they’d know it’s borderline impossible and not one big server today or before has ever served like that either so I really don’t know where that idea comes from.
He's going to have a rocket launcher of a serve the more he improves.
Good video👍
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The jump is really about the forward momentum and weight transfer. In other words, but for that little hop, you'd fall forward. It's really to catch yourself. Great video. You are an outstanding teacher. Thanks.
This guy is a great coach.
Great lesson. Would be good to see the next serve lesson with Bremen to see what else you add. Find a lot of players including myself with the same problems around ball toss and using legs more
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He has a wicked right arm…With the right technique he should be killing it!!!
This was great, helps me tremendously. I know I have the speed and power but lack consistency and I feel the biggest issues I’ve had is the almost the same he has, toss more in front and bend my knees more. The arm speed has never been my issue the speed and power is there and I’ll serve a bomb here and there in matches but I couldn’t figure why I wasn’t consistent.
FUNDAMENTALS. nice coaching nick
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Very helpful! If only RUclips was around during the early 2000s
Nice video, liking this kind of lesson for this level, very interesting !
Thx your for sharing content like this, very instructive 🙂
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Excellent, clear.
I should really send you some $... This vid had more benefit than any lesson I've had in my 40+ yrs of tennis.
Nice work coach..👍👍
So helpful, thank you.
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That's a lot of power without having the deepest racket drop. It will be a bomb for sure!
Nadal and Federer don't have a very deep racket drop. Still 120mph+ first serve.
I guess it is not a must to drop the racket below the hip for huge speed?
Thanks!!
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Really cool! Also really cool name, Bremen. It is the name of the city I was born in.
One thing I noticed was student also squares up racket too early as he goes to strike the ball, like a waiter serve unlike teacher who waits till the last second then pronates ,but he has more than one issue like myself to work on, glad to be reminded of leaning forward as you toss ball into the court !!!
Great video. That's something I can definitely use to improve my game. I have a question, how can I get more consistent toss? My toss is "all over". I think the serve is hard enough without me tossing the ball all over..😮 Help!
Toss guide ruclips.net/video/Ui2-wDmNGFY/видео.htmlsi=aOZn6ziua6JScmAB
@@IntuitiveTennis thank you very much. I really appreciate it
Wonderful-thanks
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Nic is n genius
Hey, great video tons of amazing info. Do you have any tips on practicing serving by yourself, since I need to improve on my serve but I’m not really sure how to practice.
Serve Practice Live Stream ruclips.net/user/livefPROMFPIcMo?si=bN87o_bCmCRGAaIy
Bremen you are a quick learner
Been watching your videos for a long time now thank you! I am teaching both my kids, I am teaching them what you are teaching here, more of a flat or slice serve. Their part time coach though is saying to only serve more of a spin (kick) serve style. He says do not teach the kids (8 years old) the flat serve. Would you agree with him?
ruclips.net/video/2r0-UZhC4Kg/видео.htmlsi=zxkxgG8h69fSADKk
Hi I have a question, isn't our weight supposed to be on the back foot when we bend our knees and that's something I've seen in a lot of instructional videos
I have a vid coming soon on that topic
@ bravo!
He thinks his first serve is bad so he tries not to involve his lower body, thinking this'd make his serve more stable. But this actually further stops his body from lifting up and hence a lower contact point and more balls not going over the net. Sometimes we just don't know our exact issue and attribute our problem to a wrong cause.
In this case, Bremen probably thought his legs and his old pinpoint stance were his faults for not making enough 1st serve. But Nick figured out other reasons.
Great stuff Nick love your service instruction. Impressive improvement is just one lesson! related question: do you talk of head positioning somewhere on the serve? by this i mean, I've noticed high/elite level servers turn their head just before hitting the ball so they're looking at their target. this also puts their head in a less stressed more natural position. any thoughts on this part of the service motion?
Yes I discuss this in my role of eyes video
ruclips.net/video/64y-Fa3Q8vQ/видео.html
Waiting for the pronation, slice kick and flat variations
Help. Sorry this isn’t about this video but I’m searching for a video here that was here regarding ball recognition. It was really great and I can’t find it. Thanks.
ruclips.net/video/g1evgMjuo1g/видео.htmlsi=LHjodTaKIiGPr-sX
one thing i notcied is no matter how far inside the court he throws the ball, he tends to go under it with his body, so he ends up always hitting the ball up above is head instead of in front of it.
you can see that by how he lands on the left foot.. no weight transfer, the right foot should be somewhere around his butt because of all the weight transfer but instead it just stay on the court barely lifting
Sampras once said of Todd Martin's serve that "He leans into the ball real well".
Dear Nikola,I'm 75 years old and so I have no more power in the legs. Can you give me some help for a better serve? Sorry for my English that I studied 60 years ago. Ciao e buon tennis 🎾 🎾
Do what you can with the limitations
Nikola, that voice is identical to an actor's, can't wrap my head around wich.....
Guy's got a live arm.
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The first coach to find a simple and effective method to to an effective serve should be awarded a Novel Prize 🏆 😂
Any serve videos 11.5 rating players can look at?
Wow you should be teaching us!!1
looks like he was hitting 100mph by the end of it, great job!
Tried to import it in swing vision app, it actually measured 107km/h, 66.5mph
@@arhetipthank you, I do think that swingvision reporting on speed is a bit off, unless it consistently measured all of the serves around that ballpark
@@kadivikram yes, actually swing vision claim it is off by 15-20%
Which one is correct?
Go forward not up ( 5:02 )
Go up not forward (Meike Babel 1:08)
ruclips.net/video/_6vkQ9Cmj0g/видео.html
IMO the ‘bullet’ serve at 7:40 was a ‘bullet’ because he was loading his *back* leg/hip, not his front.
Both loaded but still more weight on the front foot on that serve
Dude is BUILT. Once he masters the motions he wont need much power being that physically capable
I thought the player was a huge guy until the coach walked into the frame 😂 - or that the coach is a 7 footer
modified palm up serve
I wish I could load my legs like that, but I’m a LOSER and I SUCK!
Serving is very difficult. The fact he can adjust his toss at will is a huge benefit, just putting the toss in the same place is tough for many. .