I've almost finished my recovery from tennis elbow and can't wait to try this technique towards hitting great serves. If it works, this will be by far the most helpful video on serving I've ever seen. I tried some shadow swings, and with Mark's very simple and clear instructions - I could feel tremendous power generated so easlily by fluidity, racquet head speed, and weight transfer.
Mark was my favorite player , hit 2 first serves, nobody have seen anything like Him, only His bad knees stopped Him i met Mark in South beach at Club Bed and he is as Cool as he looks , talks and plays . We started talking about tennis , his knees and life , I told him that i have named my only son Mark after Him . Answer :"thats cool , mate" I tried to hang with Him that night , because for some unknown reason all the fine ladys were around Him ...., who knows why,,,,,,,,,,,,,?
Nothing wrong with that as a heuristic. In fact, the man who really rave about that - Vic Braden (who I corresponded with about the serve and then met by invitation) was the first to say, while totally wrong technically, it was often useful to tell people - though he preferred: scratch a friends back. I see you also like Oscar wegnar - who’s a friend of mine. I doubt he would be nearly so disrespectful to Mark, who gave a good solid beginners lesson here - and laughably the Internet gurus who criticize the most are often the ones who most need it.
'Scratch the back' is simply the expression they use for dropping the racket behind your back. I don't see anything wrong with Mark's tutorial on the serve. He kept it pretty simple. That's how it should be. He did fine. I liked it.
Probably the only one who has ever said this. Sampras, and stich are most cited for this from that era.... krajicek sometimes is as well. Lesser ranked players like Wayne Arthur’s deserve mention as well. Flippers motion always looks a bit stiff, but it is undeniably sound, simple, and lethal. A good model for all levels.
Nothing wrong with that as a heuristic. In fact, the man who used to really object to that - Vic Braden (who I corresponded with about the serve and then met by invitation) was also the first to say, that while totally wrong technically, it was often useful to tell people - though he preferred: scratch a friends back. Laughably the smug Internet critics are often the ones who most need the basics.
I don't think he's scratching his back given that the racquet head is dropping down by his side rather than back. His technique makes it really easy to get the necessary racquet head drop that is hard to achieve with other techniques and which is essential for fluid and effortless power. It felt great with shadow swings and I hope to try it out on the court soon as I'm almost better from my tennis elbow.
Mark’s serve in this video reflects the prior rule when the server was required to keep one foot on the ground before contact. The rule was changed around 1960, so now you see servers jumping up off the ground. The technique shown here is good for seniors who cannot jump. If you watch videos of Pancho Gonzalez, then you can vividly see that his left foot remains on the ground. And yet Gonzalez still had a very powerful serve.
I really like Mark's serve. Even he is not my tennis idol, but when I practice serving, I can't help imitating his movement.
Tsitsipas too 😎✌️👍
I've almost finished my recovery from tennis elbow and can't wait to try this technique towards hitting great serves. If it works, this will be by far the most helpful video on serving I've ever seen. I tried some shadow swings, and with Mark's very simple and clear instructions - I could feel tremendous power generated so easlily by fluidity, racquet head speed, and weight transfer.
Thanks for watching! Good luck!!!
The best way to get it done. Simple and yet the most efficient.
Mark was my favorite player , hit 2 first serves, nobody have seen anything like Him, only His bad knees stopped Him i met Mark in South beach at Club Bed and he is as Cool as he looks , talks and plays . We started talking about tennis , his knees and life , I told him that i have named my only son Mark after Him . Answer :"thats cool , mate" I tried to hang with Him that night , because for some unknown reason all the fine ladys were around Him ...., who knows why,,,,,,,,,,,,,?
Literally only 10% of what he can really hit
Amazing how not even going for it can generate that much power!!
gracias por compartir tan buena informaciòn,un gran abrazo!!
Very helpful thanks
Hello, sorry for compartition on twitter.
Excellent Mark no doubt in what made u as one of the biggest server in this game's history.
scratch the back is wrong
Great job
yes.scratch the back!
Mark please make more videos about volleys and groundstrokes too.
Legend!
His feet moved differently in the past.
This is a basic serve lesson for beginners not a lesson on his actual serve in tournaments.
Butter if you lern to scratch the back aa beginner, than IT World be difficult for you to Change later
Yeah I remember scratch the back
Super useful - thanks
I cannot believe he said "scratch the back". Shocking! What he said was nothing at all about how he serves.
Why would he say anything about his serve technique. He’s showing basic teaching technique to beginners.
Nothing wrong with that as a heuristic. In fact, the man who really rave about that - Vic Braden (who I corresponded with about the serve and then met by invitation) was the first to say, while totally wrong technically, it was often useful to tell people - though he preferred: scratch a friends back. I see you also like Oscar wegnar - who’s a friend of mine. I doubt he would be nearly so disrespectful to Mark, who gave a good solid beginners lesson here - and laughably the Internet gurus who criticize the most are often the ones who most need it.
'Scratch the back' is simply the expression they use for dropping the racket behind your back. I don't see anything wrong with Mark's tutorial on the serve. He kept it pretty simple. That's how it should be. He did fine. I liked it.
Scratch the back is Bad advice
Great video mark awesome
Not sure about the rest but I like the 1 2 3 and rhythm advice a lot
Foot fault!
Foot fault
This is the most simple yet helpful serving tips
scratch the back is wrong
The Scud!
The most natural and beautiful serve I've seen
this is Pete.
Probably the only one who has ever said this. Sampras, and stich are most cited for this from that era.... krajicek sometimes is as well.
Lesser ranked players like Wayne Arthur’s deserve mention as well.
Flippers motion always looks a bit stiff, but it is undeniably sound, simple, and lethal. A good model for all levels.
@@datacipher Spot on. Sampras, Stich and Krajicek. All beautiful serves.
This is absolute golden proof that playing good doesn’t mean you can teach.
Love my man mark but scratch your back and all that is 😂😂
It’s a basic teaching technique for beginners...
Nothing wrong with that as a heuristic. In fact, the man who used to really object to that - Vic Braden (who I corresponded with about the serve and then met by invitation) was also the first to say, that while totally wrong technically, it was often useful to tell people - though he preferred: scratch a friends back. Laughably the smug Internet critics are often the ones who most need the basics.
I don't think he's scratching his back given that the racquet head is dropping down by his side rather than back. His technique makes it really easy to get the necessary racquet head drop that is hard to achieve with other techniques and which is essential for fluid and effortless power. It felt great with shadow swings and I hope to try it out on the court soon as I'm almost better from my tennis elbow.
Mark’s serve in this video reflects the prior rule when the server was required to keep one foot on the ground before contact. The rule was changed around 1960, so now you see servers jumping up off the ground. The technique shown here is good for seniors who cannot jump. If you watch videos of Pancho Gonzalez, then you can vividly see that his left foot remains on the ground. And yet Gonzalez still had a very powerful serve.
I dont live markt lesson.scratch the back is Bad tip