This video provided me with my aha eureka moment where it clicked for me. I understand pronation now and am bombing my serves whereas last week I was weakly pancaking it! Thank you so much for for this video!👊🏼💪🏼
Yay, a lefty video! Makes it a lot easier to follow. Wouldn’t it be great if every tennis instruction video also had a mirror image version? There’s a lot to unpack in this video - I’ll be watching it several times. The more slowmo, the better for me - super slowmo even better.
Bro that was the best 17:40 seconds I've ever seen covering just the serve. Can't wait to see other content. This will take me from hacker to weekend warrior Lol...Cheers
Stunning explanation of how high level players perform that serve. I hit 106 mph in the box and 112 mph on the tape the one time I had a chance to hit with a radar, but it needs some work to be more reliable. This video really clarifies a lot of things I am probably doing somewhat right on better days and wrong on others, so it's going to be very helpful for improving it. I strongly suspect I am a little too upright at contact on a flat serve and that might be why I can't be as consistent as I could be... Man, people in my doubles league will hate you if your tips fixes it -- they already have trouble handling my kick serve. 🤣
Copying in a comment I made on one of your other videos because the two together helped me. Awesome video. I love how you explain the technical details so thoroughly. The power and inconsistency in my serve has always fluctuated. After watching this video, I hit one practice session then played a match the next day where I was 70-80% on my first serve, and they almost never came back. For context, I've probably been playing at 40-60% first serve % this year, sometimes while losing power. This video as well as the "How to Generate EFFORTLESS POWER On The Tennis Seve In 3 Steps" helped me understand the serve so much better and simplified my approach. I also love the PhD level explanations sprinkled in with an occasional Beavis and Butthead laugh. It's endearing, keeps it light and funny.
Can I make an observation. I feel compelled to mention because you've done so many things right and explained how to achieve them. Well two I guess. You didn't mention tucking your non hitting arm into your chest. That reactive brake gives more power into your kinetic chain. Also Dietrie and the end it looks like you're focusing on the where the ball goes but if you were to look at where your ball is finding the strings you're apt to hit more cleanly. I didn't convince myself of this until during the serve practice the lights went out. That really got me focused on the ball contact because I couldn't see the service box much anyway. 🙂 You can still see ball exiting service box but you're more focused on that internal rotation as well as the sweet spot. Once I trained my mind the objective was a clean hit with pronation, wow I was finding that comfortable angle of racquet much more easily. Federer has the most delightful slice to the tram line often Djokovic often can't reach it. That's how acute an angle Fed gets. I do notice he has found this angle so confidently he really isn't concerned where his serve is going he trusts Hawkeye and judge more on that. What he is doing is watching how and where he is impacting the ball on his stringbed IMHO. Really love to have that particular slice serve in my quiver Dietrie, what a weapon. Love your kickserve how it exits in gyrations away from the receiver. Looks like a real headache for your opponent in the the add court. I can emulate it fairly easily... but from the duece court that slice is still a mystery. Thank you for your video! 👍👍
Hey Rich! Thanks for extending the conversation with your brilliant observations 😊 A lot of the things you mentioned I agree 100%. The first note about the off arm helping to both initiate and decelerate the core rotations is spot on. We cover this very in-depth in our Serve Course and would happily make a video talking all about the role of the off arm on the serve. I too have noticed when I am training that when I focus on the contact point & the exact placement the string bed impacts the ball. Sometimes, I just keep my eyes on the contact zone even after I make contact to take my attention away from the result itself and instead, evaluate my serve efficacy based off of how it "felt". Federer definitely has one of the best slice serves on the tour, and it definitely doesn't help his opponents that they are so unpredictable too 😂 Thanks so much for the compliments - it really means a lot because the kick serve especially has been something I've been working hard on for the last year. And you can take it from Dayday, he has been hating my Ad Kick to his backhand. I wish you the best of luck on your continual training! - Daytri
@@RacquetFlex Must be fun being a lefty with majority of opponents being righties. My Dad had a wicked slice return off his backhand in deuce court man you had to be fast to return that chip, the devil's own handiwork in the spin he had put on it! I strain my neck to see where my serve lands which tightens me up so I'm always holding focus on a clean hit now. Keeps receiver guessing up's my serve percentage. Aces are better savoured too 🙂👍😈
I have a problem with the scorpion kick on my back leg. I often find myself overrotatated with both feet landing side by side on the baseline. Could u pls suggest a soln to overcome this ? Tks guys 👍🎾 ur awesome 🌟
Very interesting analysis, and it sounds quite complicated ( but serve is complicated, no matter how you explain it ) but I will go to the court and give it a try. BTW, your serve looks pretty much like Federer's, except one thing - your toss is a little higher than his. But regardless, a very good serve. Thanks for the video. Keep it coming.
Incredibly helpful video. Instantly improved my serve. Question though: how do I modify this motion for kick or slice serve? With the internal shoulder rotation I feel more like I am getting more of slam out on the ball rather than spinning it (though it does seem to impart a nice amount of spin anyhow).
I look about 20 minutes at your vocal explanation. I could have listened to podcast as well. I learn more by watching you serve 25 times in a row and trying to move my arms legs and body as you do. Then the whole procedure gets stuck in my memory, even without a ball.
love the explanation but doesn't seem to offer too many drills to help improvement. as a recreational play, I would like to learn drills to relax my wrist during a serve.
They are making a living as tennis coaches, they can't give out all their knowledge for free. Pay for their online courses if you want more, otherwise be thankful
Dang Daytri, you dropped some serious wisdom in this video. I was definitely doing this @1:24 and getting little to no topspin on my flat serve, but since watching this video, I've implemented what you were teaching here and now I can definitely see the improvements. Thank you for this extremely valuable and somehow free lesson!
Love all the scientific analysis here. But I feel that it is not always helpful as teaching tools especially for kids. I want to use some metaphor to describe this to my kids.
At 5:19 you say: now just like a forehand where you are hitting over the top of the ball. I don’t understand how you want to hit over the top of the ball, because over the top of the ball you would hit nothing. I am probably thinking wrong or misunderstanding you but isn’t it like that if you want to hit topspin you have to hit under the ball to the top of the ball?
No one goes into the bio mechanics and physics of ball striking like you guys. Technique is technical and essential for understanding tennis. Wish I could give this a thousand likes. Thanks!
I just have to tell you guys that all the effort that’s put into video editing in your videos are so worth it! 👍👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆🏆 I really appreciate how you guys are creating such high quality contents! Thank you so much! 🙏🏆🥇🏅🎖
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Really good lesson. Appreciate that you cover stuff not addressed elsewhere. Very productive and unique drills. Hoping you can clarify: Drill 1 Contact. Your racquet is perpendicular to your arm in this drill. Your actual serve position has a bigger arm/racquet angle @ 11:13. The perpendicular angle works for the drill, but why refer to "your serve contact ... your racquet tilted slightly"? Drill 2 Freeze. The freeze requires lots of deceleration and stress on the shoulder and arm. (The deceleration of Drill 3 is even greater.) How do you deal with this stress with your students?
Oh my word, this is awesome. I'm only half way thru and I just ha to comment. The idea of only lifting your shoulder to 110 degrees is soooo clear, and requires a torso movement to get the contact point up. It totally makes sense, brilliant. Never seen that before. 👏👏👍👍
on top of everyone's compliments on this well-researched and enjoyable vid I am stoked that you're a leftie so I can compare my recordings to your motions :D
Amazing stuff man, your serve was 114 mph just when you were doing the drill not using the legs drive 😮 weirdly enough your tecnique looks so much cleaner than some big pro on tour 😂 have you ever thought to go on tour ? shame if you didn't!
So the serve is actually like a helicopter blade movement at an angle. That's the internal rotation thingy you talk about. Easily one of the best articulated videos on the subject. Well done!
Feel free to ignore this comment unless you have a couple free minutes. I have a strange serving glitch which leads to minor injury that I'm wondering if you've ever had a student with. Sometimes, as I whip the racket through contact, I injure the tendon on the pinky side of my right forearm (palm side of the forearm). It's the same injury as when I over-supinate my hands under load (say, doing a barbell curl). Essentially, it just feels like something about the racket's path pulls on that tendon through the swing. I'm holding the racket quite loosely, and I can't quite figure out exactly what forces are causing the injury. It's specifically difficult to hit a non flat serve - the more I try to create a left to right or vertical racket trajectory, the more I end up injuring the forearm, and the more I just throw my arm straight through towards the net post, the more I'm able to avoid it. With a baseball or football in my hand, the motion feels totally fine - it's something about the racket's mass moving in my hand that's stressing it. I'm sure I'll figure it out, but if this happens to be familiar, I'd love an explanation. Thanks.
Is the internal shoulder rotation volitional or automatic? When I throw a baseball or football, I don't consciously rotate my shoulder at all - it just happens as an automatic result of other forces, but maybe I could throw harder if I did. Should I focus on it consciously?
got a quick question...on kick serves... can I open the racket to be more open to face up high with the knowledge that the spin will bring it back in the box......in the same way I do a forehand with a western grip
I’m having trouble with getting the correct angle of my racket at contact. With so much momentum going into deserve it can’t seem to be at an angle and it’s always straight up... how do you ensure that you have the correct angle of the racket to ensure you have maximum pronation?
Thank you coach, I love your references explaining all the muscles including their percentage, you just saved my shoulder and forearm and wrist. I am a 48 years old guy that started a year ago, I wanted to learn tennis to keep fit and found out I have have to be fit to play Tennis, thanks again, btw nice haircut too
Hi, Donell! Yes, tennis definitely has that effect. Although, serving is probably not the best for fitness unless you're only targeting the right bicep. 😜 Keep up the good work! Thanks for the kind words!
Your student has a better understanding of your explanation if you position yourself at the baseline and face the net as the server positioning. By having the baseline as a reference to the angel and position of the racket as you demonstrate.
This is an unbelievably good video. Could you please record a video instructing how to sustain accuracy/consistency as we progress through serve development.
Like the commentator who is an orthopedic surgeon noted, your attention to biomechanics and correct use of lingo (long axis internal rotation, ulnar deviation) only adds value to the functional details you provide (tilt body to prevent impingement when raising the racket arm). I'm a PT. I appreciate your videos immensely. Keep 'em comin'! Thank you.
Hi Daitri I have a son who has a great powerful swing for his first serve but it doesn’t go in the serve box all the time is there a way he can add a spin to it with turning it into a kicker
Awesome video which articulates and demonstrates the serve with in-depth explanation at every point. The most complete and thorough explanation I have ever seen. So happy I clicked on this, even demonstrated the biomechanics in clear precise language. Can’t wait to get the hopper out and tweak my serve!! I hope you have additional instructive videos!
A nitpick: when you say "decrease your margin for error" you should really be saying "increase your margin for error." You want your margins to increase, not decrease.
I hate to be this guy, but let me clarify. What he says is, "margin of error." You want to decrease your margin of error. With that being said, I much more often have heard the phrase, "margin for error," in tennis, which you would definitely want to increase. I had listen to what he said a couple times to figure out why it sounded funny to me.
Wow. You guys make the best tennis tutorials on RUclips hands down! After trying some of the key tips, I can feel instant boost on power, spin and consistency. Unbelievable. I could serve 90+mph from time to time but this instantly takes me to 100+mph! I have never experienced such a big improvement on the most difficult technique overnight! Kudos!
My serve is exactly like yours.
And then I wake up.
Better that you wake up and learn some physics of tennis.
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My serve is exactly like yours.
I ve seen like 20+ videos for serving but this is gold
This video provided me with my aha eureka moment where it clicked for me. I understand pronation now and am bombing my serves whereas last week I was weakly pancaking it! Thank you so much for for this video!👊🏼💪🏼
Yay, a lefty video! Makes it a lot easier to follow. Wouldn’t it be great if every tennis instruction video also had a mirror image version? There’s a lot to unpack in this video - I’ll be watching it several times. The more slowmo, the better for me - super slowmo even better.
One of the best and most instructive explanations I’ve seen on what really goes into making a great serve. Fantastic.
Thanks for that Paul! We have so much more to share. Stay tuned!
Bro that was the best 17:40 seconds I've ever seen covering just the serve. Can't wait to see other content. This will take me from hacker to weekend warrior Lol...Cheers
He is serving 180km/h without even moving his legs :) And they told me its impossible to serve that fast without jumping....
BEST INSTRUCTION IVE SEEN ! Mixes science with technique and application excellent video!
Awesome video. I´ve never watched such a good and complete explanation about tennis serve movements. Congrats.
This is by far the best explanation of most common different possible issues with the serve. Congrats, really well done. Also like the drills.
At first I just watched this for fun, but then I actually tried it, and it worked!
Hey Zhenxia - Thanks for watching and actually applying it! You're the best :)
Superb. All of these guys' videos are brilliant.
Stunning explanation of how high level players perform that serve. I hit 106 mph in the box and 112 mph on the tape the one time I had a chance to hit with a radar, but it needs some work to be more reliable. This video really clarifies a lot of things I am probably doing somewhat right on better days and wrong on others, so it's going to be very helpful for improving it. I strongly suspect I am a little too upright at contact on a flat serve and that might be why I can't be as consistent as I could be... Man, people in my doubles league will hate you if your tips fixes it -- they already have trouble handling my kick serve. 🤣
good analogy with valve and wrist.
Copying in a comment I made on one of your other videos because the two together helped me.
Awesome video. I love how you explain the technical details so thoroughly. The power and inconsistency in my serve has always fluctuated. After watching this video, I hit one practice session then played a match the next day where I was 70-80% on my first serve, and they almost never came back. For context, I've probably been playing at 40-60% first serve % this year, sometimes while losing power. This video as well as the "How to Generate EFFORTLESS POWER On The Tennis Seve In 3 Steps" helped me understand the serve so much better and simplified my approach.
I also love the PhD level explanations sprinkled in with an occasional Beavis and Butthead laugh. It's endearing, keeps it light and funny.
Very good step by step explanation of the serve. Thanks!
WOW IM a lefty too about your height you hit some powerful serves ,this is great stuff you are teaching haven't seen this anywhere else!
please, make few videos about federer serve in detail! its best serve in tennis history
Excellent explanation! Thanks
Daytri, so awesome. You guys better be coming out with an advanced serve series module soon!
Hi, Nabeen. Very soon! I'll let you know. Thanks for watching 🔥
Can I make an observation. I feel compelled to mention because you've done so many things right and explained how to achieve them. Well two I guess. You didn't mention tucking your non hitting arm into your chest. That reactive brake gives more power into your kinetic chain. Also Dietrie and the end it looks like you're focusing on the where the ball goes but if you were to look at where your ball is finding the strings you're apt to hit more cleanly. I didn't convince myself of this until during the serve practice the lights went out. That really got me focused on the ball contact because I couldn't see the service box much anyway. 🙂 You can still see ball exiting service box but you're more focused on that internal rotation as well as the sweet spot. Once I trained my mind the objective was a clean hit with pronation, wow I was finding that comfortable angle of racquet much more easily.
Federer has the most delightful slice to the tram line often Djokovic often can't reach it. That's how acute an angle Fed gets. I do notice he has found this angle so confidently he really isn't concerned where his serve is going he trusts Hawkeye and judge more on that. What he is doing is watching how and where he is impacting the ball on his stringbed IMHO. Really love to have that particular slice serve in my quiver Dietrie, what a weapon. Love your kickserve how it exits in gyrations away from the receiver. Looks like a real headache for your opponent in the the add court. I can emulate it fairly easily... but from the duece court that slice is still a mystery. Thank you for your video! 👍👍
Hey Rich! Thanks for extending the conversation with your brilliant observations 😊 A lot of the things you mentioned I agree 100%.
The first note about the off arm helping to both initiate and decelerate the core rotations is spot on. We cover this very in-depth in our Serve Course and would happily make a video talking all about the role of the off arm on the serve.
I too have noticed when I am training that when I focus on the contact point & the exact placement the string bed impacts the ball. Sometimes, I just keep my eyes on the contact zone even after I make contact to take my attention away from the result itself and instead, evaluate my serve efficacy based off of how it "felt".
Federer definitely has one of the best slice serves on the tour, and it definitely doesn't help his opponents that they are so unpredictable too 😂 Thanks so much for the compliments - it really means a lot because the kick serve especially has been something I've been working hard on for the last year. And you can take it from Dayday, he has been hating my Ad Kick to his backhand. I wish you the best of luck on your continual training! - Daytri
@@RacquetFlex Must be fun being a lefty with majority of opponents being righties. My Dad had a wicked slice return off his backhand in deuce court man you had to be fast to return that chip, the devil's own handiwork in the spin he had put on it! I strain my neck to see where my serve lands which tightens me up so I'm always holding focus on a clean hit now. Keeps receiver guessing up's my serve percentage. Aces are better savoured too 🙂👍😈
I have a problem with the scorpion kick on my back leg. I often find myself overrotatated with both feet landing side by side on the baseline. Could u pls suggest a soln to overcome this ? Tks guys 👍🎾 ur awesome 🌟
Great video. I like the scientific approach supplemented with the drills you’ve found to work for students. Subscribed.
Very interesting analysis, and it sounds quite complicated ( but serve is complicated, no matter how you explain it ) but I will go to the court and give it a try. BTW, your serve looks pretty much like Federer's, except one thing - your toss is a little higher than his. But regardless, a very good serve. Thanks for the video. Keep it coming.
Thank you very much very professional very usable I'm very happy thanks a lot again
Fantastic, as usual.
I wish you coached around where I live. Your serve form looks so real if that make sense
Incredibly helpful video. Instantly improved my serve. Question though: how do I modify this motion for kick or slice serve? With the internal shoulder rotation I feel more like I am getting more of slam out on the ball rather than spinning it (though it does seem to impart a nice amount of spin anyhow).
Actually, I see you answer this exact question in the toss video. ruclips.net/video/CWEdccTar68/видео.html Thanks!
Great Video, Coaching So good!!
I look about 20 minutes at your vocal explanation. I could have listened to podcast as well. I learn more by watching you serve 25 times in a row and trying to move my arms legs and body as you do. Then the whole procedure gets stuck in my memory, even without a ball.
Awesome!
Is this for a kick serve or flat serve
Part 3 was too focused on correcting assumed errors.I’d rather the focus to be on correct positioning. It was really good to this point.
You are amazing
Thanks , bro
Hi Thanks for this great video. Could you Provide a link to the report of Mark Kovacs. Thanks in advance.
Hi, Coert! Here is one of the most comprehensive: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445225/.
@@RacquetFlex Thanks again.
But the margins for flat serve very small how can I increase flat serve???
you serve like Federer and i am trying to switch and learn his yours movement. still struggle a little 😊
Palos Verdes?
Close! Laguna Niguel, CA
@@RacquetFlex nice courts out there.
@@RacquetFlex Laguna Niguel, about an hour from me. Do you do in-person or small group lessons?
Are we talking first serve ?
love the explanation but doesn't seem to offer too many drills to help improvement. as a recreational play, I would like to learn drills to relax my wrist during a serve.
They are making a living as tennis coaches, they can't give out all their knowledge for free. Pay for their online courses if you want more, otherwise be thankful
Amazing explanation. Thanks
Best tennis channel on RUclips that dives into biomechanics and research! Thanks for the videos!
Thanks Skywalker! We do our best 😜
Ahhh the entire arm “pronates” not just the forearm and wrist. I like the forearm analogy
Most thorough and scientific explanation of serve mechanics I've seen anywhere, coupled with great enthusiasm. Excellent video.
This feels like a class at the BOLLETTIERI tennis academy without paying the fees 😁
Great breakdown of how to properly hit the serve. Love it.
Dang Daytri, you dropped some serious wisdom in this video. I was definitely doing this @1:24 and getting little to no topspin on my flat serve, but since watching this video, I've implemented what you were teaching here and now I can definitely see the improvements. Thank you for this extremely valuable and somehow free lesson!
I'm SO happy to hear that Krishfield 😁 It was a huge revelation for me as well during my serve training. Keep up the great work!!
Love all the scientific analysis here. But I feel that it is not always helpful as teaching tools especially for kids. I want to use some metaphor to describe this to my kids.
At 5:19 you say: now just like a forehand where you are hitting over the top of the ball.
I don’t understand how you want to hit over the top of the ball, because over the top of the ball you would hit nothing. I am probably thinking wrong or misunderstanding you but isn’t it like that if you want to hit topspin you have to hit under the ball to the top of the ball?
No one goes into the bio mechanics and physics of ball striking like you guys. Technique is technical and essential for understanding tennis. Wish I could give this a thousand likes. Thanks!
I just have to tell you guys that all the effort that’s put into video editing in your videos are so worth it! 👍👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆🏆 I really appreciate how you guys are creating such high quality contents! Thank you so much! 🙏🏆🥇🏅🎖
How to play tennis.?
You guessed it from my words...?
I am in Urdu No movies found...?
plz
plz
plz
plz
plz
Any brother understand in Urdu...?
may number ococ-GHFFCAB.....................
میں پاکستانی ہوں اور میری زبان اردو ہے
Really good lesson.
Appreciate that you cover stuff not addressed elsewhere.
Very productive and unique drills.
Hoping you can clarify:
Drill 1 Contact. Your racquet is perpendicular to your arm in this drill. Your actual serve position has a bigger arm/racquet angle @ 11:13. The perpendicular angle works for the drill, but why refer to "your serve contact ... your racquet tilted slightly"?
Drill 2 Freeze. The freeze requires lots of deceleration and stress on the shoulder and arm. (The deceleration of Drill 3 is even greater.) How do you deal with this stress with your students?
I would like to see the correct form in slow motion. I also see why my shoulder is sore! Thanks!
Click the gear at the bottom of the screen to adjust video speed.
@@bassmaster1953 thanks!
excellent advice, superior production values and dynamic narration
I have a terrible serve and am trying to rebuild it piece by piece from the ground up. This was a really helpful video, thanks!
This is freakin awesome! More progression drills please. I understand how the serve works now...but hard for an old day to change muscle memory.
Have always been told about pronation but this goes so much deeper, looking forward to practicing with your pointers!
Oh my word, this is awesome. I'm only half way thru and I just ha to comment. The idea of only lifting your shoulder to 110 degrees is soooo clear, and requires a torso movement to get the contact point up. It totally makes sense, brilliant. Never seen that before. 👏👏👍👍
In theory its easy to understand, but in practice its hard to implement.
on top of everyone's compliments on this well-researched and enjoyable vid I am stoked that you're a leftie so I can compare my recordings to your motions :D
As an engineer that plays tennis - this is what I needed. Awesome.
Agreed, also an engineer, and the technical breakdown really resonated with me.
This is an excellent serve video. There's a lot of bad instruction on RUclips but this is one of the best I've seen.
Amazing stuff man, your serve was 114 mph just when you were doing the drill not using the legs drive 😮 weirdly enough your tecnique looks so much cleaner than some big pro on tour 😂 have you ever thought to go on tour ? shame if you didn't!
Number of coaches I've had in 10 months: 14
Numder of times any of them have tried to explain any of this: 0
So the serve is actually like a helicopter blade movement at an angle. That's the internal rotation thingy you talk about. Easily one of the best articulated videos on the subject. Well done!
Feel free to ignore this comment unless you have a couple free minutes. I have a strange serving glitch which leads to minor injury that I'm wondering if you've ever had a student with.
Sometimes, as I whip the racket through contact, I injure the tendon on the pinky side of my right forearm (palm side of the forearm). It's the same injury as when I over-supinate my hands under load (say, doing a barbell curl). Essentially, it just feels like something about the racket's path pulls on that tendon through the swing. I'm holding the racket quite loosely, and I can't quite figure out exactly what forces are causing the injury.
It's specifically difficult to hit a non flat serve - the more I try to create a left to right or vertical racket trajectory, the more I end up injuring the forearm, and the more I just throw my arm straight through towards the net post, the more I'm able to avoid it. With a baseball or football in my hand, the motion feels totally fine - it's something about the racket's mass moving in my hand that's stressing it.
I'm sure I'll figure it out, but if this happens to be familiar, I'd love an explanation. Thanks.
I wish you guys were right handed. As a rightie it gets confusing sometimes and needs more effort to replicate the moves
Now you understand the pain of all those who are left handed
As a lefty I'm grateful to have them
I play with a double handed racquet. Serving with each hand. Where do I contact it? Thanks Curtis
Best serve video I've seen by far. Great job! Now can we get a kick serve video please🙏
Excellent video!! Wish I found it before injuring my AC joint from trying to hit serve too hard in incorrect way
Is the internal shoulder rotation volitional or automatic? When I throw a baseball or football, I don't consciously rotate my shoulder at all - it just happens as an automatic result of other forces, but maybe I could throw harder if I did. Should I focus on it consciously?
got a quick question...on kick serves... can I open the racket to be more open to face up high with the knowledge that the spin will bring it back in the box......in the same way I do a forehand with a western grip
I’m having trouble with getting the correct angle of my racket at contact. With so much momentum going into deserve it can’t seem to be at an angle and it’s always straight up... how do you ensure that you have the correct angle of the racket to ensure you have maximum pronation?
I am a tennis fan with the right hand., but I can only learn by looking at your video in the mirror. . . .
Thank you coach, I love your references explaining all the muscles including their percentage, you just saved my shoulder and forearm and wrist. I am a 48 years old guy that started a year ago, I wanted to learn tennis to keep fit and found out I have have to be fit to play Tennis, thanks again, btw nice haircut too
Hi, Donell! Yes, tennis definitely has that effect. Although, serving is probably not the best for fitness unless you're only targeting the right bicep. 😜 Keep up the good work! Thanks for the kind words!
It looks like he’s not leading with the edge of the racquet on the serve... the racquet face is kind of open when he’s swinging to strike the ball.
Your student has a better understanding of your explanation if you position yourself at the baseline and face the net as the server positioning. By having the baseline as a reference to the angel and position of the racket as you demonstrate.
This is an unbelievably good video.
Could you please record a video instructing how to sustain accuracy/consistency as we progress through serve development.
If not a pro with the time for thousands of repetitions, how can pronating at contact provide any spot control in the service court?
Like the commentator who is an orthopedic surgeon noted, your attention to biomechanics and correct use of lingo (long axis internal rotation, ulnar deviation) only adds value to the functional details you provide (tilt body to prevent impingement when raising the racket arm). I'm a PT. I appreciate your videos immensely. Keep 'em comin'! Thank you.
This comment is 3 years too late but boy is the explanation good!!!
Great I loved it and make more since!! I’m lefty tennis player!!
I noticed when Becker and Sampras hit their Serve their elbow was bent. Was it bent at contact or after contact? Thanks
Hey deitre. Can you make a video on drills to practise just 2nd serves alone pls ? Tks 👍🌟
Dude's cut his hair!
Great video as usual man. :-)
Hi Daitri I have a son who has a great powerful swing for his first serve but it doesn’t go in the serve box all the time is there a way he can add a spin to it with turning it into a kicker
This video has helped my serve so much. I'd imagine I've gained a minimum 10mph. Thanks for sharing and always waiting to see what you all put out.
Please explain slowly and clear for those who are not good at english...like me :)
Awesome video which articulates and demonstrates the serve with in-depth explanation at every point. The most complete and thorough explanation I have ever seen. So happy I clicked on this, even demonstrated the biomechanics in clear precise language. Can’t wait to get the hopper out and tweak my serve!! I hope you have additional instructive videos!
Incredible!! My shoulder thanks youi!!! 🦅🖤⚡️
off topic but what a lovely background, where is this?
A nitpick: when you say "decrease your margin for error" you should really be saying "increase your margin for error." You want your margins to increase, not decrease.
I hate to be this guy, but let me clarify. What he says is, "margin of error." You want to decrease your margin of error. With that being said, I much more often have heard the phrase, "margin for error," in tennis, which you would definitely want to increase. I had listen to what he said a couple times to figure out why it sounded funny to me.
thanks for pointing out wrong use of muscle groups ..so useful for injury prevention
All is good but I can’t play left handed 🤣
Notice how he was serving left but explaining it for right handed .. lol
Liked the vid and the lesson....shorts are cool too,where did you buy them?
Hey friends, when do you initiate that torso lean at 7:21 - as soon as you go up for the ball?
Wow. You guys make the best tennis tutorials on RUclips hands down! After trying some of the key tips, I can feel instant boost on power, spin and consistency. Unbelievable. I could serve 90+mph from time to time but this instantly takes me to 100+mph! I have never experienced such a big improvement on the most difficult technique overnight! Kudos!
Nice coach but very complex explanation and also being left handed
this is really what i have been looking for. thanks so much