Tennis Lesson: Serve Step 5 - Racket Drop

[zachdyer]

This seems a little complicated.

[beavertown2006]

I've been a tennis dummy for ages, I couldn't even serve the ball over the net for how many times I tried it.

After following this instructions, I am able to serve not only over the net but to add some power too. I'm very stunned by this instructions. Thanks Will!!!

[Dubolian]

Amazingly detailed tips, many thanks

[MrStinkpuss]

You have done your homework unlike some other tennis instructors on youtube. Where did you get your training? I have a pretty good guess but would like to know.

[shail4221]

you pwn man

[kyuubinaruto2345]

thank you so much!! these videos improved my serve a whole lot better i actually got onto my varsity team at school :) ur Vids are awsome and easy to follow keep up the good work

[triggerhappy54]

your fucken retarded dude you suck haha

[TheLeilisa]

im 5ft 10 is it good for Tennis?

[Microice109]

hello. I am 12 years and i am really good at playing tennis but i just can't get the ball to go where i want. Any tip?

[sinistarrrr]

my left hand (throwing arm) goes by my side and I dont know how to feel why having it pump or go into your body works

can anyone explain this?

[vreeke777]

this serve instructions are veryvery good any youngster can have great opportunity off it

[057219431]

Really Great Tips that helped me improve my serve a lot. I now feel much comfortably serving

[pizzaboy1250]

hey man,great tips!PS. you look like a mini peyton or eli manning ^_^

[blondie7453]

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[caloyjp]

am really having a hard time getting to the racket drop/backscratch position. am really not getting into it and if try to i feel as if i'm late hitting the ball. any tips on this?

[PlayBetterTennis]

@caloyjp

The scratch back position is a misconception. In fact, it is an external then internal rotation of the shoulder NOT a flexion of the elbow as in the back scratch. Leg drive creates most of the racket pointing down. My tip - focus on what you can see and don't worry too much about what is happening behind your back.

[2onyandrews]

Just WAAAAAAYYYY to much detail

[giovannimiao]

i thought like you bfore, but now that I'm really trying to make a good hit, I see that all this details are so important, before you automatize all that little action and do it without thinking anymore to them

[GameBattles313]

wen ever i seem to drop my racket, i seem to catch the ball on the frame or i just completely hit it with the side of my racket and it goes straight infront of me and hits the fence. this only happens wen i drop it back. do you know the problem?

[EASPORTSHOCKEYMAN]

OMG that happens to me sometimes its so annoying :@

[kittybookitty]

this is the hardest thing for me.

everytime i try to do the racket drop, and i actually think about it, i end up completely messing up the rhythm of my serve in general.

How can i practice this?

[Deepskybin]

i think that you don´t have to think about it, it just happen when you jump i think, as you can see between 1:20 and 1:35

[HellewThar]

What grip do you use when you serve FYB?

[FYB2007]

continental

[dionjas]

FYB2007, if you freeze at 1:18 in this video. Did you just simply drop your racquet as you explain "scratching your back"? It looks like your arm is broken. I can't do that with my arm I'm not that flexible or is it just the camera angle......

[FYB2007]

The racket is pointed straight down at the court. One way to practice getting to this position is to go to a field and throw your racket straight up in the air. That will make it pretty likely you're getting to the correct racket drop.

[dionjas]

thanks! got it!

[JovashBB]

Thanks a lot bro!!!

[selene21682]

Great tips! thanks soooo much!

[FYB2007]

no problem!

[gewooneerlijk]

hello,FYB2007

how do you get combination with slice and kick together.?

[dlightman1978]

and thanks a lot . I'm defintly seeing A LOT of improvement on my serve.

btw do you prefer if I post my questions as comments here or do you prefer PMs ??

thanks a lot for your help

[FYB2007]

hey dlight not problem. you can post them wherever -- either works for me!

[dlightman1978]

Of course I have been practicing more and more every day I hit about 250-300 serves and I'm lowering but still. If I just serve from scratch back without trophy.. the amount of kick I'm getting on the ball is plain sick... it's simply amazing.

However if I start serving from trophy pose, I guess I lose the scratch back momentum and the ball just goes sort of flat.

Long story short, apart from keep practicing which I am... do you have other recommendation?

[dlightman1978]

Will another question, I mean I have been asking a lot in some of your other videos.

I'm having a lot of trouble with the following: I'm at my trophy pose and it's very hard for me (I don't know why) to drop my racket from the trophy pose to the scratch my back pose. I video myself and I barely drop my racket to my head.

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[fatwong33]

This is fantastic. Great work!

[abrayah13]

i like tennis!

[damastadj94]

i am still having trouble with my serve.

[chrisrdow]

nice,i liked your lessons,I noticed with the men with the best and most fluid servers now,(mardi fish, safin or federer)hardly rock on their heels at all during the toss,they keep thier center of gravity is fairly static through the toss and back swing, at the end of the toss and backswing they have their knees bent and are leaning back relaxed.the guys who do rock on their heels a bit before the toss tend to have balance problems. I find it easier to be consistend too.

[SoraNashimi]

This parts a bit tricky for me :D great tutorial, thanks again.

[rockingmasterofnerd]

Your videos rock!! My serve improved drasticly!!!!!

[flyfrt]

excellent