I’d respectfully push back a little on keeping the racquet on the right side of the body. That’s more style than fundamentals IMO. Albeit popular with next gen. His current trophy is similar to Mac and Shapovalov. I do agree on the elbow being high which gives it no where to go. A lower elbow would allow it to lead and move up prior to the rest of the hitting arm. Regarding holding the left arm during his kick serve, seems he didn’t stay side ways long enough through the stroke. I visualize more along those lines but “holding the left arm longer” may be a cue to ponder if the other isn’t resonating. Enjoyed the analysis.
Thanks for your comments and contribution to the video. Having reviewed and coaches thousands of serves over the years, one of the most common problems among rec players is putting the racquet behind their head in attempt to make a swing. So I encourage placing the hand in a position similar to where it would be at the start of a throwing action, and result is the swing becomes natural. I think you are right about staying sideways more on the kick. The proper movement and timing of the left arm will revolve this as well. Thanks again, John
I think the biggie is the faux waiter’s tray position. If you look at how on edge Rune’s racquet gets compared to Winston’s the difference is quite large. Unfortunately, this is a very difficult flaw to correct and trying to keep the racquet on the right side isn’t likely to fix it based on my experience. Djokovic did manage to correct something similar. I wish I knew what drills he did. It is possible to work around it. Berrettini does something similar, but then again he’s an incredible athlete and can find other ways to generate speed.
I really like the back and forward wile explaining the different parts.Excellent work John. Suscribed.
Thank you, David! Welcome to the channel! Kindly, John
I’d respectfully push back a little on keeping the racquet on the right side of the body. That’s more style than fundamentals IMO. Albeit popular with next gen. His current trophy is similar to Mac and Shapovalov. I do agree on the elbow being high which gives it no where to go. A lower elbow would allow it to lead and move up prior to the rest of the hitting arm. Regarding holding the left arm during his kick serve, seems he didn’t stay side ways long enough through the stroke. I visualize more along those lines but “holding the left arm longer” may be a cue to ponder if the other isn’t resonating. Enjoyed the analysis.
Thanks for your comments and contribution to the video. Having reviewed and coaches thousands of serves over the years, one of the most common problems among rec players is putting the racquet behind their head in attempt to make a swing. So I encourage placing the hand in a position similar to where it would be at the start of a throwing action, and result is the swing becomes natural. I think you are right about staying sideways more on the kick. The proper movement and timing of the left arm will revolve this as well. Thanks again, John
I think the biggie is the faux waiter’s tray position. If you look at how on edge Rune’s racquet gets compared to Winston’s the difference is quite large. Unfortunately, this is a very difficult flaw to correct and trying to keep the racquet on the right side isn’t likely to fix it based on my experience. Djokovic did manage to correct something similar. I wish I knew what drills he did. It is possible to work around it. Berrettini does something similar, but then again he’s an incredible athlete and can find other ways to generate speed.
the string of his racket faces towards the backfence during the trophy phase. that seems the worst part about his serve to me.
Great point, Mark! This position certainly weakens his serve. Thanks for contributing! Best, John
Why does that make it bad facing the fence