Hit A Perfect Serve (Step by Step)
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Hitting a perfect serve comes down to understanding the continental grip and the 7 serve checkpoints:
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1. Ready Position
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2. Palm Down
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3. Knock Off The Birthday Hat
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4. On Edge
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5. Contact
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6. Pronated
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7. Finish
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Hi Ryan , I’m mani and I’m 17 years old and I’m playing tennis since I was 12 . I always had problems in serve and always disappointed during matches while making a lot of double faults, and after watching this video and practicing for a couple of weeks, I’m now serving way way better and Im so happy. Thanks a lot Ryan ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻
I am 71 and I have never played so well. I tell my friends it's because of the party hat guy. I never had lessons and I love playing tennis now. My friends aren't listening but I am beating them because of you. I wish I sinew this stuff when I was a kid.
I played my 42 year old son for 6 hours today. Just couldn't stop playing. I love learning this game.
33:46 is the time to start from if you already watch the video once.
My thoughts exactly
Probably the most comprehensive tutorial on serve I have seen. Just while practicing the recommended steps, I could already feel the difference. The idea behind snapping your hand when it is hurt was in particular very illustrative and immediately helped me understand pronation. Looking forward to taking this to the courts!
Wow thank you! And please let me know Harsh how it works for you on court. Any questions write them here and I’ll help. You Got This!!!
I'm, be in
I've been lifelong struggling with my serve. Thank's a lot! Never seen such a comprehensive Master Class before.
Thanks so much. So glad you liked it!!
You are a living legend I cannot thank you enough!!!!
Wow Rebecca. That’s an amazing compliment. Have an awesome week and thanks for your support!
Great serve tips. 👍👍🙏
Q: how to toss the ball into court (forward) while the body is coiling weight leaning backward?
Mike
Thanks for the videos, my serve is improving every day. I would love to see you crank out 10 serves at the end of your video maybe even slo-mo the best one. It's been hard for me to break half-of-my-life poor form but I'm on the up-escalator. Recording myself helps. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you very much for the great tutorial! I would love to see a slow motion of you doing a serve. So all the steps you mention are clearly visible and maybe easier to copy. Thanks again! Great video to learn how to serve correctly. Greeting from a tiny village in the Netherlands.
Just play the video in .25 or .50 speed and there’s your slow motion.
I just turned 80 and my serve has become easier to return than I would like. I refuse to attribute this to my 'slowing down' but obviously, my serving racket speed has slowed down. I have taken notes about the fine points of the serve as you explained it and plan to take apart my current serving technique and build it back again BETTER. With improvements in accuracy of hitting my targets, increasing racket speed, and applying sufficient spin, I hope to squeeze out enough refinement to get to the point where my serve will become a weapon instead of a weakness. Your analysis should help considerably. Thanks.
What a great attitude. I'll take you as a role-model. Never too old to learn a new trick. All the best!
Wow 💛
Best ever technical video on how to serve.
Thank you so much!!!
to much talk and over explanation, may confuse your student ,information overload . Needs more practical
It’s a video that can be watched over and over again. Take what is needed. Apply it. And then continue on. No different than a school text book. Thanks!!!
Not only very instructive, also a very nice teaching approach. I wish I had someone like you when I was a child!
Wow what a nice compliment. Thank you!!
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Thank you for this precious tennis lesson with simple and argumentative information!
Bravo!
So well explained, no literature can explain the gratitude I have for you. I struggled so badly and your technique made it so simple. You made my tennis serve.
Ryan, pretty sure someone is copying your videos: ruclips.net/user/shortsnuAD8CpGoFU I can’t report him on your behalf but can let you know.
Best video I have seen on RUclips regarding the serve and you don’t need to understand a bit of biomechanics to keep up. Thanks so much! Did you actually coin the phrase “knocking the birthday hat off”? I’ve heard other people talking about this.
Wow thank you so much for the kind words. And yes, I started having my students wear actual birthday hats when serving 6 years ago. I’ve shared it a lot on social media and I’m glad to see other coaches adopting it. Thanks so much!!!
There’s an endless supply of videos and video lessons but I’m a believer that you need to kill the clutter - Find something to focus on and adopt the principals. This is an utterly amazing step by step set of serving principals that deserves focus and repetitive practice. I’m going to kill the clutter and make this my serving Bible. Can’t thank you enough for the depth and willingness to truly teach!
Wow thank you mark!! What a kind thing to say!!! Please keep me posted about how these techniques work for you!!
I am 71 and your lessons have me playing like I have never done before.
Today I played singles with my son for 5 hours. I am so excited to get pro help for the first time in my life. I never knew tennis was played this way. I tell my friends to watch the party hat guy. They haven't done that but they wonder why I am playing so well.
hows your game progressed over the past 2 years? just discovered this guy tonight, cant wait to get out and try his methods
Hi Ryan, that was rally helpful. Just a question, the most difficult part is to be aware about the pronation since the move is really quick. Any advice to feel more the pronation movement in order to do it properly? Thank you. I havea set of birthday hat too 😊
Hey! Thanks for the comment. So I’d recommend hitting slice serves and then bending your elbow after contact to promote pronation like Ben Shelton. Here’s a video on the topic: ruclips.net/video/TLe1OfXmKqA/видео.htmlsi=vXiq4I42KSGKGcoi
This video should be a mandatory watch for all tennis players
Wow thank you so much!!!
This video was more informative than the 5 years I’ve been being coached
Thx
Thanks so much!!
there are just so many things that we need to keep in mind and i always forget about something:( i will keep practising though, and i hope i get it right one day..thank you so much you are so helpfull.
Really glad to help. Don’t think of everything at once. Take once piece and practice it. Then move to the next idea. This video encompasses a lot. Take one bit at a time and move slowly. You’ll get it. :)
Phenomenal. I’ve spent 1 year of testing how to serve and basically I came to all this features as described in video. Oh God... watching this video 1 year back I could save lot of time:)))
Wow thank you! So glad you found the video helpful!
@@2MinuteTennis appreciate you highlighted really important points. I passed this through my own experience and they are workable. The best in this video that you describe terminology that you are using together with motions and pointing “how not to proceed”. Lot of couches they do understand terminology not correctly and they explain in a wrong way to their students.
Best serve class I've ever seen. 👏👏 I wish my tennis coachs have donne this to me. Great, great job! Congrats from Brazil.
Wow thank you so much!!!!
Just Genius . Everybody at every level should see this tutorial. You are a Master of Tennis.
Wow thank you Carlos! I really appreciate your support. Glad the serve videos have cleared up the proper serve technique. Have a great day!
I love the videos. Curious why the videos are so long when you have a name like 2MinuteTennis. Really great content. Thanks again.
Hi rob. Thanks for the support. So my website is 2MinuteTennis.net. I created it 6 years ago with hundreds of 2 minute long videos. I’ve changed my format but kept the name. All my social media accounts are 2MinuteTennis. Thanks so much!!
I appreciate your coaching technique and will practice to improve my service. Thank u
Wow thank you. Appreciate you support. 🎾👍
A continental grip would be like having the eastern forehand grip and turn the racquet slightly counterclockwise (for right handed players).
Hmmm. Not sure I agree Sanjay. If I’m holding an eastern grip, I loosen my grip slightly so I can’t rotate the racket, and then I rotate the racket to the left (counterclockwise), I’ll end with a semi western. Right handed. If I rotate clockwise in the same example then I’ll get a continental.
Hey Ryan. I watched this tutorial before my training in 4-person group yesterdays evening but had a time to watch just first 4 steps, but believe me, as u said even those 4 steps REALLY helped me to improved my serve yesterday. Thank you Sir and greetings from Poland.
Wow I’m so glad this video helped your serve!!
Brilliant step by step breakdown of the action 👍
Thank you David!! Appreciate the support. 😊👍🎾
Hi Ryan!! I carry an old injury on my shoulder and lifting the racket as you do on step 2 is very uncomfortable. Any modifications or adjustments that you can suggest to for old guys like me? 😁. Thanks!!
David Bruce
Great tutorial.
Thanks so much Nicholette!!!
I need one of those birthday hats! 💯😂
Haha if there’s a Target near you they have the best birthday hats
Excellent coaching. I did learn a lot from this remarkable video and I will surely recommend to my friends.
Thank you so much
Way too much talking! OMG! Show the technique! You lost me at 7 minutes!!!!
Can’t please everyone! Thanks!!
Really!? 😆🤣😂 “2 minute tennis” but almost 37 minutes to teach the serve?
Thanks for the comment Mario!
hey , the biggest problem I see with people you didn't even mention . the toss ? . keeping your arm straight . I see people with fad tosses because the bend their arm slightly when they toss??
You’re 100% correct. Thanks for the comment. You’ll see that topic in Yesterday’s about djokovic’s serve.
Lo pondré en practica lo del Elbow y lo del Coil en el pecho
I only see 6 mins of the video and I actually upgreade an insane quantity my serve, thanksss!
So glad to hear that!! Thanks for letting me know!
Hi…
Thank you so so much for your time. Where can we find you for private lessons?
Hey thanks for the support. I’m not doing privates now as it’s winter time in Pennsylvania and it’s snowing all the time. But I do Zoom lessons (just finished one) where I do stroke/strategy analysis for people around the world. You can learn more about it at onlinetraining.2MinuteTennis.net/programs. What are you looking to improve about your game?
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
So glad you liked the video Noel!
This is such a good how-to serve video!!! Very clear and specific. :)
So glad you liked it Jessica! Appreciate the support!!!
If I am able to get to Step 4 (on edge), looking very similar to yours, without successfully knocking off the birthday hat step, is that still ok?
Yes. That’s fine. No problem at all!! Good luck!!
You kept repeating yourself unnecessarily. Gosh
Thanks for watching!
Is your hand behind the base line after having coiled? If yes that would be difficult to toss the ball in front of the base line. Please help to advice.
This video will help explain. Thanks so much!! ruclips.net/video/Rb2T5e1X3Yk/видео.html
Hi Ryan u haven’t mentioned the step where the racquet tip almost brushes the shoes as you coil which u included on your other service video
The. Idea you my be talking about (I’m wearing an orange shirt and blue hat) is actually a lesson I made for someone who needed help with their serve.
This is a brilliant lesson, as many have said. I'm a 60-yo low-grade suburban competition player, who had some additional lessons a couple of years ago specifically to get more pop on my serve. That coach introduced me to the idea of winding and unwinding, and trying to get a bit of a sling shot action with the elbow and forearm.
But I hadn't come across the "knock the party-hat off" action. I tried it this afternoon, and within just a few serves I could feel it working! The improvement in the sling-shot action was pretty well immediate.
As an extra benefit, even after a couple of hours of practising it and using it in 2 sets of doubles, I have no soreness at all in my shoulder, which i might have expected on trying a new action. I'm thinking that's at least partly due to a pretty smooth transfer in the direction of the momentum that this action generates.
I still have a lot of work to do on the whole chain of events, but this near-immediate success is really rewarding and exciting.
With reference to your other similar video, I'm not sure I'll ever get to 100 mph, but I'm sure gonna give it a try!😅
Thank you so much.🙏
Can't believe I only just stumbled across this video
Haha it’s a good one! Thanks for watching.
Incredibly informative, thank you! You are thorough and seem very positive, supportive and non-judgemental as a coach. I'd really appreciate it if you'd talk about muscle tension and how it should and/or shouldn't feel like when serving (in your arms, knees, shoulders). Also serve placement, how to aim. (besides repetition) Is it in the body position or in the racket motion? Bonus question: My coach said that i should toss the ball with my palm facing up because the "drink holding" way is unreliable (but i naturally use this "drink" toss and i agree with you, it prevents you from bending your elbow) Should I try both or just use the "drink" toss right away? Greetings from Greece!
On an unrelated note...I found it funny that the channel is called 2minuet tennis, yet the video is 36 minutes long
Very true. But Facebook isn’t a book of faces either
When I have a ball in my hand I forgot every principle you teach :-(
We all have trouble implementing. Just keep working. 🎾😊👍
Thank you so much!
You have summarized perfectly all that is to know about a top level serve. I'm grateful to having found you!
My best wishes! You are a great man and teacher.
5:34 funny thing is when I learned the continental serve, I bounce the ball flat first to remind myself that this is NOT the correct grip, then I flip the racket or grip to continental 😁
Haha that’s great. Reverse psychology. Love it. Glad it works for you!
Hilarious but seems to work for Nadal as well ;-)
This was actually such a great tip! Have been using it to remember too
I did all of the steps and it did not work do not try it is fake
Brilliant video! Quick question, how do I stop my serve going too deep and/or wide? Thanks
Serves that goes deep are fixed by simply tossing farther forward into the court. Wide serves can be fixed by thoughtfully aiming toward the very center of the service box.
@@2MinuteTennis thanks for taking the time to reply!
thank you for the video. Im bad with words but this is extremly helpful. i just really want to thank you.
This vidoe must take 20 minutes but it's 35 minutes long.
Not sure what that means
Muy Alto Nivel de Técnica y Claramente Explicado, mas Claro ni el Agua....Like, like, like..
Always with a good content.. I really do appreciate your videos
Thank you so much!!!!
whoa ! played squash 25 years . that serve is not a big deal.
this tennnis serve is!!
this is excelent cannot wait to try it .
Easy to follow for both tennis professionals and players. Great visuals as well!
Thank you so much!!!
Hi Ryan. In this video you demonstrate in Step 6 you talk abour pronation. I might not be getting this, but if I could naturally pronate my arm like that I would have learned how to pitch a screwball was I was a teen. BTW, I'm turning 61 this year, and just trying to get back into a game I was used to be pretty good at. I attended both Port Washington Tennis Academy out on Long Island, and Ramey Tennis Camp in Indiana and Kentucky. Now I'm trying to bring back some of my former form as a weekend player.
TMI. Thanks and God bless,
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Excellent teaching class for serve👍👍👍
Thanks so much Sammy!!!
Good job on the video! question while you actually contact the ball with your racket: do I need to hit it towards my target or more upwards?
Too much talking. Little demonstration
Thanks for watching!
I love watching your videos in half speed to help visualize the proper movements but also because it makes you sound like a happy drunk. Thanks for the insightful and at times amusing content!
Phenomenal instructions!
At first, I thought the Video might be too long then I did not want it to end.
Learn so much from you , thanks Ryan!!!!
What happens if you don't do check point 6?
Are there any alternatives to checkpoint 6?
At worst your strings will face down. But it’s best to be loose enough that the racket turns to the side after contact. So facing down is the alternative. 😊👍🎾
Great tutorial! Hadn't consciously thought about where my racket was positioned before it dropped behind me so the birthday hat idea is great. I will work on this!
Thanks Larry. Appreciate the support.
La mejor explicación que hay de como realizar un servicio en tenis!!!! Impecable!!!
Classic 2MT serve video ✌️🎾
Thanks Justin!
does anyone one know how to get rid of the bruises on your forehead from missing the birthday hat?
Soap and water!! Haha thanks!!
Excellent drill though check points in slow motion
Thank you so much!!
Great video explaining the tennis serve. I'm buying some birthday hats and practicing today.
Thanks
Question, why bounce the ball? I started it and sometimes stuffed up the bounce so decided it was a waste of time and focus for me. Why do players do it?.
I like the idea of serving quickly, like Andre Agasi, then moving to next serve. You video on how to get the 100mph serve is also great as I like the efficient motion and quick serve, so slowly working there from watching your videos, you are my VIRTUAL coach.
Thanks Ryan for the video. I am watching a handful of tennis trainers on youtube and I really appreciate your videos. I also re-watch your videos after practicing. I wish I had this mind I have now and your videos when I was younger. Anyway, it is good to learn from you all the steps in mastering the technique.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Tomorrow I’m gonna try those tips. I’m pretty sure it’ll help.🙂
This is Brilliant but if i need to have spin other than side can we change toss?
Yes toss more above head and allow ball to drop more for topspin.
such an incredibly useful video. i've referred back to this several times since it was posted. loooove a long form 2MinuteTennis where you get into a bunch of picky gritty detail.
Good content but wish it is actually 2 minutes though
No way to make a video with this much value only 2 minutes
Could you do a demonstration video of the serve for a LEFT-HAND Person?
When you say that everything is just the opposite, it can be confusing.
WOW! For me it's confirmed, you're by far the best tennis teacher. Thank you.
Hey thanks mike!! I really appreciate your kind words. You got this!!
5 ads in 10 min of watching this video, is not it ridiculous?
I understand. The ads are how I support my family. I try to make it a trade for sharing world class instruction for free online.
I am self taught I use to hit 120+ Mph serves at 5 foot 9. I never swivel my wrist I do a wrist flick. I also twist my body and drop my back into the ball as I fall forward. My ball toss I am told is way too low but now I don't know how to do it any other way. I just learnt by tweaking my body ever so slightly jumping twisting hips dropping back dropping shoulder falling forward jumping slightly and flicking wrist early. Becker use to massively use his legs to serve I am exact opposite. I am satisfied with 120+ sometimes they squeeze through the fence out the other side that's when you know you have hit pro level serve. I would recommend if you want to serve faster get a coach otherwise you will learn wrong like me, shame I never learnt to use my legs properly - who knows what I could of hit. I have really grown however tinkering with my serve my own personal science experiment lol
THIS was a super good Lesson, The Best Lesson of serving that I have ever has/seen, I wish I would have seen this 25 yrs ago,,,,Keep up the good works, I will share this with my tennis friends,,,,JAS
Easy to understand even if foreigners watch it. A understand even if foreigners watch it. Awesome.
Excellent advice and coaching. Do people struggle to re enact what you teach? Its hard sometimes to know what the body does. Thats what I teach!
Remarkable instructional video! Could you please give your recommendations for placement (target) of the serve? Do you recommend adjusting the location of the toss, or the leading position of the body, or the position of the racket at the point of impact? Thank you in advance.
Wish I would have had access to this knowledge in 1993 when I was playing tennis in high school. I ended up quitting competitively because of throwing away games to double faults.
Excellent instructions tremondously helped me by keeping the racquet head closed facing down. Thanks to you no more or a lot less waiter serves. Should set up an account so we can donate to the channel.
Very intuitive. So, OK. You hold a glass of water. But, how do you hold the ball. Please slowmo how you release, free, unlatch the ball from your tossing /leading hand. What role does the thumb/fingers do. When do the fingers open for releasing the ball/glass at what level (eye/forehead) height.
Thanks to you, I downloaded Coach's eye. What a great app. I normally video my serve. But now can view it inch by inch. Other than the line for head location. What tools do you use. Thanks.
I have to be honest. I am a good server for most players, I hit maybe an ace a game average against different levels of opponents, I have trained with maybe 5 coaches at this point and none of them EVER talked about this "pronating". It seems very unnatural to me. I don't know if it is because I was already a decent server or if it is not that common, but you said to do it in EVERY serve? Can you serve a "Max speed" serve without doing that? Because it is so awkward for me.
Ryan,Federer racquet goes back while knees coming up..the timing of leg drive and racquet crossing head should be at same time..I agree with birth day hat concept that’s good.. but timing of knocking hat is confusing us
This didnt take 2min
Great lesson. Here's an intersting lway to get your racket pointing down after the front arm releases the badd. As you front arm releases the ball make believe you are PULLING the strings on a bow back but instead of keeping the bow level make believe you are aiming at a 45 degree angle. What this will do is get your front hip out, your serving arm and shoulder below the front shoulder and in the right position to knock off the birthday hat.
Superb 7-point serve !
I will practice to adjust when too high, or too low; left, and right; flat or with spin....
Thanks
Just realised, I was doing it all wrong, Thanks mate. You are brilliant, time to do it right. One love from Manchester UK. 😊