Platform Stance Variations on the Tennis Serve | Federer Does This!

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In today's video, I explain platform stance variations on the tennis serve.

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Long live Pete Sampras indeed! My no.1 favourite service action of all time! 😍

Yiyan
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The coil is effectively the same for both sides. It just looks different because you're sending the ball in different directions. Deuce - it goes left of your body. Ad side - it goes right to your body...(for right handers).

DanTuber
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This sort of interesting technique analysis is why I think Nik is the best tennis coach on YouTube. 👍

mandalorianjedi
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Great video! This may partly explain why I always enjoy serving from the ad side more!

acada
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I think a possible explanation for the difference in the stance foot placement, Nik, is that the serving geometry is different for the ad court than it is for the deuce court. For right handers the chest is at a greater angle from the service box on the deuce side. I think this translates into, optimally, less rotation needed to achieve the same torso angle as occurs on the ad side, hence the difference in foot placement.

Fernwald
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You're right. Very interesting. I will try this when I go to my court tonight. Thanks.

ReidVV
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One thing I think Federer's stance is that his stance is deceptive that he can make slice, kick and flat serve on one stance at right side. So I think Federer's stance is balance between variety of service and power.

jianhuiluo
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Came to learn the Fed way but thanks for rediscovering Pete's Greatest contribution to the game!

tennisjourney
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I'm really grateful to you!
In your comparable analysis there are many answers for preparing one or another service model.
Thank you again for the presentation.

tennis
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Thanks for the upload. I’ve been looking for this vid for a while after seeing a preview on instagram

Krwler
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Wow! This is really eye opening stuff, I've noticed the slight difference in stances in the pros when serving from Ad vs Deuce side, but couldn't really figure out why. Thanks coach Nik your explanation has made it all clear now.

jezepeachy
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Thank you, just today will be trying this type of serve!

IgorBobyrev
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Really interesting! I have a pinpoint stance myself but I’ve always felt myself changing the angle of my body when I’m serving from the deuce side (I’m right handed) so more of my body is facing the correct service box. I’ve always thought that’s what everyone did and never really given it much thought. Thanks Nik!

Charlie.Robertson
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4:23 - The Key Point
5:24 - Direction of ball depends on angle of racket face, not body position

PaulVoorberg
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Completely agree with you Nick. Extremely good analysis !

PaulFit-mkur
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Super cool. Thank you!!! I’m gonna try it tomorrow

PrecisionPointTennis
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Great video, I thought about this recently and actually searched for this topic and found you. Thanks for your help coach!!! Long live pistol Pete!!

efont
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I feel my body is more stable when there is a wider gap between two feet, especially with bent knees and tilt body for kick serve. It didn't occur to me it also helps body coiling before I watched this great video. I will definitely stick to wide gap stance now that I get the echo from the video.

danielqian
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Thank you for the specifics - Pete Sampras fan too

rimawihone
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If you think of coil as degrees of rotation between start and direction ball will be traveling then it should be close on both sides with the different alignments.
Assuming your shoulders are the baseline then serving to ad is say about 45 degrees counter clockwise from your trophy position.

What I think happens is the whole setup is rotated CCW to realign your shoulder to the same coil degrees of sweep on the deuce side. I guess sometimes people change their foot spacing for that but I don't. My feet stay the same separation front to back and left to right, it just rotated a little.

This lets you keep one basic serve motions for both sides, otherwise you have 2 fundamental different serves because the extra coil on one side can mess with your timing / toss.

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