Tennis Serve Progressions Step 3: Toss

[420League]

1 can be anyones coach, but 1 play 1n Colomb1a , bogota 1m very exper1enced player!

[aviramdj]

Very good video. one of the few i'v seen that teaches the right way .

gj, from Aviram M . tennis coach .

[mephatboi]

it seems like the end of the grip/beginning of the throat of the racquet is where the top of the baseline should line up

[Doberboy218]

Wow! What a great tip! One of the biggest problems I have with my serve toss is not only consistency but where to toss the ball exactly. I'm going to give this a try today.

[thady999]

Will, thanks for the inspiration youre the one who mtaught me this things.

By that I meant your teachings made me number in General Santos City.

Thanks Will owe it all you.

[bybi126]

good job. my serves always go into the net, or behind the service line. any suggestions?

[triplematchpoint]

hey Will, i think the ball toss exercise that you have on ur vid is helpful, but i find it more useful if you incorporate the whole motion with the toss, which i completely am terrible at, u got any suggestions?

[nishantrafa]

these videos really helps alot...thanks alot...

[UntouchableDroid]

How exactly do you hold the tennis ball before you toss it? Do you hold it with only your thumb and index finger, or do you just lay the ball on top of your four fingers excluding your thumb like how you did it?

[akin1989]

Will, come to London, and be my Coach DAMMIT!! LOL

[FYB2007]

Heh I'll see what I can do =)

[AngryTypingGuy27]

I suck at this!

[Rams709]

A lot of pros seem to put weight on their front foot when tossing, it helps to make it a bit more consistent (I think!).

Great videos btw.

[FYB2007]

THX

[TheRamstoss]

@Rams709 really? you would have to toss, move your weight to the back foot, then bring your weight back forward before the ball falls.. wouldn't that be awkward?

[elishajazzy]

tnx a lot man. thank you for ur genorosity in sharing "how to's". it really helped me a lot. i love all your videos.... hmmmm exept for 1... ( how to smash ur racquet ) ur the best man. whats ur name anyway? :)

[FYB2007]

NP =) My name is Will Hamilton.

[splendoroftheking]

r u the one in the video? :)

[FYB2007]

Affirmative

[rainbowcullen]

thank you ! i love you vids so much : )

[lolomgwtfimbored]

Is the position of the racket in the first exercise for left handed players?

[jboner87]

that could have been summarized in 90 seconds

[cuttingchais]

great video, i have to practice the toss using this drill now.

btw i have a question. i notice that when you toss, your palm is sideways. is that alright? most videos i've seen recommend keeping the palm facing up, so that the ball goes straight up too.

[FYB2007]

hi cc. the angle of your hand w/relation to the baseline can vary. pros don't all do the same thing. they do, however, hold the ball in their fingers, release it by opening up their hands, and continue to raise their tossing arm in a smooth motion after they've released the ball.

[yueboy123]

hope you can make slice video

[bocon007]

thanks for video - it helped a lot

[ProjectZapped]

i signed up for tennis finally!!!!

[ofpeter]

if only was in italian... I got it anyway

[billy1496]

these videos improved my game a ton, i can afford to go for the ace on 1st service now that i can actually hit a decent 2nd

[AufleyStrange]

this videos fuckin' rule

[pimpinpianist87]

Very helpful...interesting way of developing a consistent toss, I'll have to try it. Thanks