Average Guy Tries to Return a Pro Tennis Serve | Above Average Joe | GQ Sports
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2022
- The average male pro tennis player serves their opponent at 125 MPH. On this episode of Above Average Joe, average guy Clay Skipper has exactly one calendar day to prove if he can return a serve from a pro tennis player. He has recruited big time help from tennis coaching legend Rick Macci to meet the challenge. Is Clay more of a Venus or a Serena... or a Richard?
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If I had a hype man like Rick, I probably would've never quit tennis
get back at it bro, Im getting back again after 5 years.
@@filipposclub back at it again after 8 years. Started beginner level again. Loving it again
I wanted to quit but my parents told me to keep trying so I did now I love the game again
Yeah man get back to it. I played tennis at a high competitive level until 17 when I destroyed my shoulder and I was never the same player. After that I walked away, because it was too hard mentally. probably hit a tennis ball a couple times in nine years. For as much as I invested in time, emotions, and physical pain at times, to stay away it progressively ate at me. Sorry for the rant but fact of the matter is I lied to myself saying i could never bring myself to play again. Can I serve without pain to this day, no but I can hit balls back and forth. Point is after time it becomes more clear why you loved the game to begin with. Try it out it might be some of the most fun you would’ve had in a while
why u need people to hype u in a hobby ?? u dont need that just have fun and hype urself
I love how RIck spoke of anxiety. That's something I never thought of in my own game but always play with.
seriously, after plyaing a bunch of junior tennis years ago, it all makes sense!
Wow! I didn't know my second serves were going over 120!
Very cool video! However, as someone who plays college tennis those serves were not even close to 120 mph 😭
That’s like 120km/h
The were probably low 100s. 115+ bounce
Also, I can't find any spelling of "Devonte" in the ATP database. There's a Devante Lindsay and a Devonte Thomas that lost 2 Futures matches, but there's never been a Devonte in the top 100. I think this is all part of Rick's psychology.
Yeah definitely, I played quite a few kids in high school that had serves above 120, before I destroyed my shoulder. Just a collection of huge serves in a small area. Definitely don’t think it was 120
@@joshc.6706 dont think? bruh, this is clearly not 120 mph. not even close.
The ones at “60” were 40 and “90” were 55 120s were maybe 90-100
ok...thank you..I wish they would have shown the actual serve coming in with the CUT and change of view cuz we never actually saw the time the ball takes to get to him, and the bounce to him looked slow AF! .i was wondering this because I'm trying to estimate my serves (i'm new to tennis *2 months) and my 1st serve is definitely faster than the 2 "120 mph" guys LIKE WAY FASTER last week i hit an ace in doubles that both opponents said was the fastest serve they've seen in person, they've been playing 30+ years and the ball off 1 bounce went THROUGH the chainlink fence (not getting stuck in the links it went all the way through)
the 120's looked like they were between 70-90mph. Not even close to 100
@@poofykins u are playing tennis 2months and u are serving 120mph? 😂😂😂 sooow!!! U should play tennis 2years and u are going to be next number 1. 🙃😂😂
@@poofykins yeah no
@@fezox2712 nooo I got clocked at a tournament at NIU (on my 6th week of playing) at 101 mph i hit it good and clean
but recently i did hit one a little faster...
and #1 LMAO NOO, my forehand is weak, my back hand is so bad that i switch to my left hand to forehand instead haha.
i might say in a year I hit 130 1st serves with good accuracy. I am going to be getting coached.
and I am not suggesting this is normal...i'm tall...and I played Pro BBALL and semi pro volleyball, and was obsessed with balance and core training / vertical jump so I have the natural motions and know how to apply power in the swing. so yah it came super fast and natural. Once I get coached on how to implement my lower body and core...i hit 130 easy.
Lmao none of those serves were 120 lol
Yeah more like 110 or 100
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten if even
I don’t think he’s holding the racket properly
@@holyscythe he's not but normally beginners are just meant to have a feel for the sport on the first day in any coaching. Technical stuff comes later.
If you combined several of them...
Great video with many useful tennis tips! But I don't think any of the serves were close to 120mph.
they werent...lol
It's why the camera angles of the serves were setup the way they were. So you couldn't tell how fast they were. No way they were 120.
It seemed like they were slower slices, but in some ways that's even harder to return. He didn't get a racket on those.
they wanna fool the people who never played tennis
Agreed! That last set of serves looked more like 90. Definitely not close to 120. But he was pretty darn good considering how little practice he had. That split step is something most recreational players never get down and he did it really well. He's a pretty good athlete like they said. Now if those last two servers were really trying, he wouldn't have had a chance. ;)
What a great coach. Knowledgable, patient and good at teaching.
When I was 10 I got on the court with James Blake. Had one of the fastest serves in tennis back then. The challenge was to hit his serve over. They were waiting for another pro to show up to actually hit it cuz they were not expecting any kid to come close. I got up there and hit it in the net but it threw my racket back to the wall. Literally got me an interview with Tennis TV but at that moment I knew I didnt want to play pro💀
You were 10. I wouldn't expect anything more than that.
Rick is the best, nice job Joe, it's way harder than it looks. As an ex-D1 player, what you did is remarkable. Now imagine 140mph or more with angle and precision. Your soccer background would translate well to tennis, go play for sure.
The 90's are like 50 - 70 and 120's are like probably in the 90mph, putting spin on the ball takes away speed, go look at zverev serve at court level, that's the real 120mph serve lmao
Clay was such a good dude with the kids... Made his triumph even more rewarding to watch.
Not sure why these pros, including that former Top 100 guy, were SLICING out wide. Very annoying.
That is a difficult return for anyone. Just serve it flat to his forehand.
If the ones at 5:00 were 90 mph my serve gotta be at least 180 lol
Yeah those weren’t 120mph serves…
Title should have been "Average Guy Tries to Return a Slow Tennis Serve"
That first guy was no way serving 120. Slice serve out wide 120? Not a chance. I’m not even sure the other guy was serving 120ish.
I think they were just trying to get him to return and feel good about himself
Yeah get Kyrgios out there and see if he returns any 😂
@@chadhowland9787 😂😂😂He wouldn’t even be able to visualize the ball
@@Batwam0 Badly mishitting such shots could also lead to arm injury. His forehand is already mostly arm with the wrist forward. Probably just as well they gave him slices.
He has a great phrase for everything!
I've been playing tennis for a while and when he said bisect the angle on wide serves, I was like "wow that makes so much sense"
What a fantastic coach!
120km/hr😂
I want to take a lesson with that coach in the black shirt. Heard he works wonders for tennis 🎾
I mean the video is ok, but Rick is the GOAT here, like what a good coach and hype man
I love this guy and his “Rickisms”
When I first started playing tennis the ball went to mars and this guy did it in no time.
I did learn something in this video. Thanks.
What a great teacher.
Gilligan was serving some heat
Really love this video
Really fun video!
Yeah, the "120 mph" serves were more like 120 km/h serves. No way a slice or kick serve can reach 120 mph. Lol. A 120 serve will kick the back fence really hard.
For a guy who hasn't played tennis before, the guy picks it up pretty quick. However, I would say those serves were closer to 40/75/~100
Still impressive for his first time.
I agree 100%
I agree, but I think the 90s were closer to 60
I wouldn't mind if this guy could teach me anything. I'd go back to math class if he was my teacher.
I think Rick does himself and the players a disservice here by greatly exaggerating the pace of the serves. Great coach, love the positivity, but you also have to keep it real...
This guy must've never heard of Novak Djokovic.
Coach brought out his pro racket for this lesson 😆😆😆 fun video though 👍
Rick is a freaking tennis whisperer. What a guy!
Real life macci is even more OP then the movie version.
I think Rick made a mistake. GQ wanted mph but he gave the dude kmh serves instead.
Lol thats never 120
yall should get Clay to try defend a pro's badminton smash
Played a little tennis and there is no way those last serves were 120 MPH.
You know you have an elite coach when his assistant feeds the balls.
Id be surprised if those serves were over 100 let alone 120. The 1st time I saw a 120+ mph serve I reacted after the ball past me. Lol.
Great video with excellent return tips. I don't want to be a nitpicker but the serve speeds are grossly overstated. I have played competitively my entire life and my first serve has been clocked up to 105 mph. There is no way any of these serves are anywhere close to the speeds he claims. That aside...its a great instructional piece.
Rick Macci played a tournament there a few months ago
after watching this, i feel super confident about returning a 120 mph serve lol
was this the rick macy academy at south county park in boca raton FL??
The first time to return 120m/hr serve? Have to say u’r a Real sport talent.
It’s obvious he can’t even get his racket on slice serves because he’s a beginner. I doubt he would be able to return kick too.. But none of those serves were 120. Probably 100-110 at most
Probably wouldn't get a kick serve back. I remember the first time I went against a good kick serve, it went as well as when I played Little League and saw my first good curve ball.
Barely touching 90 imo, I’ve seen real 100+ serves playing in high school and they look noticeably faster on camera than these
People in the comments are so annoying lol its a great video and we get to see Rick's coaching. We are getting a ton of knowledge for free which is better than see a guy get aced over and over. The amount of positivity is great to see!
I love Rick
Rick Macci.... $800.00 for a one hour lesson, and h'es booked out 2 months in advance as of today. Does that fee come with a guarantee that you'll be as good as Sampras or Federer after your lesson? As P.T. Barnum might say "there's a sucker born every minute".
Gotta pay for those facelifts.
God he’s so choked up on that racket hold it at the bottom G
"He is on fire"
I want a Rick in my life
All of the mph subtract 20-30 and then it's probably accurate. Lol.
Dude are you sure you're an average joe?? I couldn't even do this with 3 years of training!
That sounds like a great tennis coach
At 10:23 he completely missed the kid in the purple shirt raising his hand! 💀💀💀
Surprised he didn't correct that grip, I'd start there.
Two most important shots in tennis - 1. Serve and 2. Return
This is a great example on why you need to take lessons in Tennis.
Court 16 is my favorite court there
we need an Above Average Joe episode with soccer at Man City
Let's see him return against Bublik or Kyrgios..will give him 20 tries....
Rick Macci is the Daddy...👍🏻❤️🎾
Nick Kyrigos best serve today
Coach is a cool dude
why does rick have a low end raquet? it has a two pieces frame or am I dripping?
if these are 120mph serves then I have a 300mph serve it's time to record my world record
Looked like he was distracted by all the kids around him
I'd have to say, I think hitting a pro baseball pitch is harder than returning a pro tennis serve.
i would agree but dont use this video as proof this video is lying to you
@@zachpatterson411 You mean regarding how fast the serves are that he's returning? Because I don't believe for a second the speeds that they're claiming. I'm an experienced college player and can hit 120mph. I'm skeptical of some of those serves.
Yeah
It is.
@@TheTamrielDrunkardthose serves barely touched 90 imo maybe 100 at best, playing in high school currently and I’ve filmed some of our top players serves and they look a fair bit faster than that
This was pretty cool, although I'd like to know why Rick felt the need to lie through his teeth and claim that Devante is "top 100 in the world" when he's not even a pro.
Calming 10% 😂
Where can I get these rickisms
If those serves were 120 MPH, I'm John Isner.
So your saying I have a chance!
If it was 120mph it was before the ball hit the ground. Once the ball hits the ground, the velocity changes a lot.
50% less.
Yeah yeah
120 KPH...maybe...
Those serves we're nowhere near 90 or 120 🤣
wow...that guy is a great coach, knows how to bring the best in individuals
my brother the black guy serving is bomb!!!! Devante Lindsay
it's all about bending your knees, especially if you're tall
Why is everyone so pedantic about the exact speed being 120mph? chill out... Didn't you enjoy the video?
Because the whole premise is a lie. He couldn't even get contact on a 120 mph serve.
Not 120mph but great video anyways haha
How about that ludicrous racquet grip, nothing to correct there, coach?
I hope Rick gets paid per fist bump! :)
This 120 was not even a 90-95😂
I mean no way those kids are serving 60mph per hour.
great video but I'm a high school player and have returned 60 and 90 mile per hour serves, and the kids in the video were not hitting it nearly that fast, The 120 also seemed to be more around 100
Edit, thought about it some, the kids in the video probably could serve at 60/90 but were nervous because they were on camera which is why they served slower than he said
The kids I play on my high school team serve like the "120" and faster. I could probably serve like those alleged 120s.
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120 Is the new 80
Devonte doesn’t look like a pro the way he’s dressed lol.
LOL those aren't 90 MPH serves. More like 60 MPH.
How does the coach let him play with that racket grip wtf?
He didn't bother to tell him how to hold a racquet..
HINT: what I REALLY liked about this video is Maccis GUNG HO POSITIVE attitude towards his student! makes a person try harder be diligent and b UPBEAT!!