Avoid These 5 Common Serve Mistakes (Pro Tennis Technique Explained)

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Avoid These 5 Common Serve Mistakes (Pro Tennis Technique Explained)
1. Forehand Grip
2. Bending knees before toss
3. Waiter’s Tray
4. No Pronation
5. Throwing tossing arm behind you
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Thank you Court Level Tennis, 12kgp-Tennis, Essential Tennis, and ZenRacquets for the videos
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[apshinn]

OMG this lesson was insane! The explanation of 0 to 180 degrees and where we should hit on the pronation and where the palms face was so on point! Toss and bend was great to point out and I’m sure I’m guilty there. No way this lesson should have been free!

[spirothegamer]

I am amazed by the amount of DEPTH you give into your analysis in order to leave no stone unturned in what you are teaching. I consider you and Milan Krnjetin of TENFITMEN the best online tennis coaches, BY FAR.

[sumanmaheshwari]

So so helpful. And I just love the way you explain the micro details with so much clarity, no confusion and some sharp humour. Thanks a ton

[keithsum]

Great explanation on Pronation - keep up the simple analogy and examples.

[lordluskin]

When an ice skater is spinning with arms out and then pull their arms in, they spin faster because their moment of inertia (resistance to rotation) decreases. Conservation of angular momentum means they spin faster. The same principle applies to serving. When you pull your throw up arm down, tuck it in and finish in the X position described in the video, your moment of inertia decreases and you swing faster. Pull your throw up arm down faster and tuck in faster you swing faster. In simple terms you can only swing as fast as you can pull down and tuck in your throw up arm. Try a few air swings and move your throw up arm down and tuck it in slowly and then swing and pull down and tuck in your throw up arm faster and see what happens to your racquet speed. It will speed up without any apparent effort on your behalf! You should be using both arms to generate racquet speed just like a pitcher in baseball and a fast bowler in cricket using both arms to generate ball speed. But you have to practice to synchronize the motion each arm to get the timing right and create the whip crack he talks about in the video. Check out a video of Ash Barty serving. Her throw up arm goes from being straight up to being tucked in, in the blink of an eye. Similarly Rod Laver back in the day.

[simonkim]

A great video. I am not a big fan of your birthday hat method, but I always enjoy your videos. Thank you!

[Aditya-lrmz]

Truly amazing lesson. I love how you proactively know what question the viewers might have. The granularity of this is unparalleled. Kudos!

[davidphelan]

great whip explanation. McEnroe has beautiful front arm positioning with elbow on tummy at contact. His whole body is very still at contact

[marcink]

Thank you coach, since a long time i knew i do something wrong with my service, i was working a lot with my rhytm and a lot of stuff, but i’ve never realized that i flex my knees during my toss. Quick fix and my service is much more fluid and better, because i toss first now, thanks, you are doing good job!

[yusuf]

this is one of the best explanation serve videos i have ever watched. well done coach

[dfrenchah]

best explanation of pronation I have seen, thanks Ryan

[bayususetyo]

This video has answered all my questions!! Especially on racket ball contact's position when serving.. 85deg!! Thanks so much!

[mervingasco]

Thank you... will try once in the court one day. Love your videos and been watching them a lot doublre and singles

[johnwright]

Great explanation. I’m working on my serve and this helps. Thanks.

[sarvasiddhantaservicespltd]

Hi Coach Ryan ! I am Ravi from India and love your videos. We play recreationally at our society and your videos are a great hit !! Thanks !

[GyaneshwaranG]

best teacher ever! you explain all the science behind every tip. it helps us remember the tip while playing. I just realised I do mistake 2! very excited to try out today evening! can't thank u enough for your excellent videos!

[pjcdm]

Logical and incontrovertible instruction about the pronation assertion on the serve.

[juggernauts]

Thank you so much for your great tips. Your explanation of pronation is one of the best. Keep up the good work. GBU.

[vochiphong]

this is the best serve lesson series i ever watched

[YongMingPor]

great video. another great player to watch is boris becker. the way he holds his left arm at the end of the serve is just perfect.