Andy Roddick - Slow Motion Flat Serve Side and Front View

[MrDirtySweed]

that kind of looked like a slice

[ramzen5]

Ugliest service form relative to Sampras, myrni, johanssen, and the like!

[cj397]

Haha he never said it was the best looking, he just knows it works.

[lochtelove]

haha his slow motion is my real serve speed! haha...he is AMAZING!

[htssnr1]

You serve really hard man ;D

[demosj]

Rofl. Roddick's serve in slow motion pwns my serve in real-time.

[constipasian]

hahahaha

[exile137]

use a trampoline for a racket like he does and you will too.

[allthatracquet]

Hey all- Having played 2 years now, I have been working on serving primarily because serving should be an advantage. People can put my 2nd wherever they want. You see my issue. So, I have been incorporating a jump in to make my kicker more powerful. Here, Roddick arranges his feet such that he doesn't have to step in, while others like Safin take a step in than jump. Do any of you have a theory on which can be more useful/stable? Does it affect spin/placement ability? Thanks!

[chris312H]

check out a website called fuzzy yellow balls(i know it sounds stupid but it's brilliant) they have info on all the different stances and motions plus the pros and cons

[GueorguiJoukov]

I have an answer to most pinpoint(PPt) problems because of Roddick.

The main issue with all server is to push with both legs. Basically, plateform prohibits it and most PPters slide their back foot in. This doesn't allow you to apply any weight on your back foot.

Here Roddick does something very little, incredibly awekward, but yet, it places his feet well to use both legs. No one noticed he actually brings back his front leg?

He lift it and plant it in the correct distance.

[GueorguiJoukov]

You read well. He brings it back. He does it on almost each serve.

But what matters is not how, but what. How you bring yourself into a key position isn't important as long as it allows all element to work well.

So, we must be looking for which position. A narrow stance with the non-racket foot little further in front of your chest than your racket foot. Use the front part of your feet and lower your knees.

Can be applied to all pinpoints fast and easy and it will improve your speed.

[GueorguiJoukov]

Again the idea isn't to copy, but to learn how to pinpoint correctly.

Obviously, you won't be looping very wide and very slowly when standing like this. It has the advantage of giving extra leg efficiency, but it kills some degree of rotation compared to a wider stance.

So, you have to spring up. Don't necessarily shorten it down as much as Roddick, simply make a smaller loop to catch up and you'll be fine. Learn how to use hsi foot stance if it suits you and add your own uniqueness into it.

[Redrocket14]

LA PERFECTION

[sepa0202]

wow!! I love his serve. And what a second serve!

[MapleDynasty]

his 2nd serve = greater than my first serve T_T

[sleepwalk768]

his serve is sick!

[Snap3231]

Thought this is 2nd serve but i think its first serve. Racket went too straight

[EternalChaos000]

This is a first serve o.o

Notice "flat" serve?

[xCycloneSh0tx]

was this a first serve or second serve? i notice his first serve he steps farther into the court then his second. From the looks of this vid i'm thinking second? anyone noe?

[GodAloneBeTheGlory]

FOOT FAULT!

[aznevilboi]

idiot he obviously hit the ball b4 he touched the ground

[alexthe200]

i'm trying to learn to serve like this, lol i think roddick looks the coolest how he serves

[Clayton28]

my buddy that i play with tried telling me that the feet arent allowed to come off the ground when i serve, ovbiously hes wrong

[jembals]

your buddy must be stuck in the '70s.

[chonobe]

HAHAHAHAHA WTF!! hahaha!

[pian000]

notice his arm is perfect 90 degree

thus power

[boca12ps2]

Amazing, this is what i was looking for. Thank you very much Txchou

[rjnrf]

Thanks :-)

[techdecker101v2]

the serve looked faster than nadals in slow motion

[riessypiecy]

Roddicks serve may be hard but he can't aim it as well as Pete and Roger can.

[bluedevils4life]

i agree that roddicks best weapon is obviously the serve but come on davis cup was on clay nadal never loses on clay watch this years french open

[aznricecakes]

wow... gobblecock you are cock

he is in slow motion you tard

[polipoli7]

i tried his serve(flat) and it bounces off so High I think 2 feet Above the Fence in the Court

[HarryGobbleCock]

This guy sucks! He looks like he's in slow motion. LOL! WAY too slow to ever make it in the tennis world.

[rockerduff1231]

ROFL

[PhantomPhanEuph]

He's the greatest server in the world moron. Plus the video is in slow motion. If that was a joke it was damn stupid.

[PhantomPhanEuph]

What? You used horrible sarcasm and that was a bad reply. All your reply stated was that you're an uneducated,immature brat.

Oh and by the way. Pawned means you actually got back at someone. You proved nothing but immaturity.

I simply stated you were incorrect or you used horrible sarcasm. And apparently from the other comments above... Several others agree with me.

[HarryGobbleCock]

Here's some good sarcasm for you: you totally didn't waste time typing those comments to me and it seems you lead a meaningful life. Pwned.

(pawned means to sell something for money, twat.)

Pwned.

[PhantomPhanEuph]

Wow, you like to make fun of someone when it applies to yourself. You just made fun of yourself.

Oh and yes I do live a meaningful life (I'm going to college and am part of a World renown music group. What have you done with your life?). But at least I don't disrespect people randomly like you. Pathetic comeback. Oh, and pawned has multiple meanings smart ass. Oh and also, when is wasting time a bad thing? Another thing, from your website, you make fun of a LOT of people. "Waste your time?"

[HarryGobbleCock]

Again, wasting your time. Go stalk someone else, loser.  Pwned.

[tuxdwyer]

you are without a doubt the stupidest person i have ever come across, in the title it even says it is in slow motion. people like you should just stay at home and not go out at all and hopefully that might cut down the gene pool that you are part of, you are just so ignorant you dumb fuck

[HarryGobbleCock]

it's satire you stupid fuck. have a great day!

[constipasian]

harrygobble was obviously kidding

[JasonTheAsian]

you CANT kill your arm with this shortened motion! thats why maria sharapova has shortened her service motion due to her shoulder problems. having a shorter swing forces to use your other parts of the body(ex. his knee bend)whick takes off the load of your shoulder

[Keirosuke]

i try that but it never gets in.

[shan171717]

wow, scary

[reefric]

his serve motion is awesome..unconventional, but so powerfull and efficient..

[therocker412325]

u rock!!!!!!!!

[takigan]

man....he LAUNCHES himself into it! wow.

[Asgirl3]

I bet thats how he gets so much power.

[k1ngkung6]

Roddick would be good at serve and volley, if he learned how to volley

[Manuel1192]

haha you're right

[awquity]

Do not hit this serve unless you want your shoulder to disintegrate.

-- If you make it to the pros, do whatever you want, but it you're playing rec tennis, do not his a serve like his. He abbreviates the motion and puts his shoulders in jeopardy.

[kaiserious]

he only shortens the take back. All the essential motion of a good serve is still there. No need to worry about shoulder injury.

[awquity]

By not throwing his arm behind him, as does Federer, he increases the damaged done to internal ligaments in his shoulder.

[constipasian]

its proven that an abbreviated serving motion doesnt harm ur shoulder

[iJustGotBlinked]

yes , thats why he has played for so long and not injured his shoulder seriously? if it was dangerous dont you think his coaches would reccomend him NOT to do it? roddick is awesome , i wouldnt question his technique.

[awquity]

when your shooting 150 plus, no one is going to tell you to stop.

[aznanimedude]

he can't hit that anymore, 140s yeah, but i doubt he's gonna hit 150 again

[VC51]

Are you serious? Did you watch yesterday's match Andy Roddick VS Novak Djokovic? Andy hit 153 mph and 151 mph.

[Hal5050]

I love his motion, I've tried it myself. Its really compact so less chance something will go wrong. I recommend it for anyone that can't do a full motion.

[therocker412325]

hi. its an awesome motion! i accidently clickd on negative. i ment to click on positive

[capfalco931]

what an amazing toss!

hes the best server ever

and he has so much acceleration to the ball its amazing

[reefric]

people who think andy´s serve is about muscle are wrong, it´s all about technique and speed,he uses his leg´s really well,hip rotation and a very fast raquet whip behind his head..I read on it, in a tennis magazine..

[GueorguiJoukov]

@reefric

He has the deepest racket drop, one of the deepest need bend and he is a rare player to push perfectly evenly off both legs... Regarding uncoiling torque, he is also incredibly twisted and his toss is further back over his head than most top players.

He not only bashes 135-140mph regularly, he is also the serve with the most spin (among those with the highest pace), beating even Sampras with an avg 2400rpm off a FLAT serve...

His example could even benefit each top ten player.

[reefric]

@GueorguiJoukov he´s basically mastered his serve..

[pistolpete58]

@GueorguiJoukov The fact is though, Sampras had/has a much more effective and technically superior 1st and 2nd serve than Rod and the element of not knowing where Pete placed his serve or what kind of spin shows speed/rpm doesn't matter as long as the serve is unreadable. The top 6 regardless off Roddicks serve pace gage where he hits it thus making the return on his serve significantly easier than one of a Sampras or Fed

[GueorguiJoukov]

@pistolpete58

Technically superior... can we consider disguise a technical element? If so, yes. if you speak of biomechanical efficiency, Roddick comes in front of any server in history - more spin, more pace, thus more energy.

But, it's true that Sampras' serve had this "oh shit" effect on many players, if nto all of them. There's a video of Federer doing that in 2009, Wimby. That's about as close as we can get to understand Pete's serve effect.

[AceGuitarR7]

@GueorguiJoukov i think disguise is more important then pace or spin.. roddick had most of his succes when he first cameon the tour. no one was used to the pace of his serve and alot of guys were intimidated. now there are pleany of guys who take on the roddick serve. just look at hewitt and federer. the win loss record says it all. sure roddicks caught up to hewitt but thats only cause hewitt has lost his weapons. now look at federer. one of the best stats in serving on tour every year and...

[AceGuitarR7]

@GueorguiJoukov .....and its not a big action.. but very well disgused. look at agassi's serve also. not a big guy but well disgused also. most guys on tour can hit big returns, so pace these days doesnt scare anyone. what scares people is a big return.

[GueorguiJoukov]

@pistolpete58

People think that the abbreviated motions has an influence on your swing while it barely has. Every single serve stops or slows down before accelerating when they meet the trophy pause, so what has gone before barely influence what will go on after.

It's a nice analysis; so many times we think of pace and reaction time while we forgot that a player must first read before reacting. It's also what makes a bad server, when finnaly he finally hits a good serve, being so unstoppable.

[Tastyichigo]

@reefric lol you cant hold the worlds fastest serve in the world with a serve of only muscle. Whoever said that is an idiot...

[qwerty1112212]

nice server!

[babicz]

doesn't look like a flat serve to me...

[THES0L0IST]

...How does it not look flat... He obviously is going through the ball which means a flat serve.. If it was kick, his racket would continue to travel over the ball a little and if it was slice, his racket wouldn't be moving in a straight trajectory.

[feverishrelic]

they should use a high speed camera on his serve action and the ball to really see whats going on...

[shadowknights900]

well hes 6'2? i think. yeah hes talllll xD

[bballking471]

he's pretty tall when i saw him and i was standing right next to him

[daraemkar]

Also Shadow, watch some of his slow mos. The close up one especially. He is so insanely flexible he performs alot of extra pronation. That ball has some nice spin on it.

[daraemkar]

I met him at a tennis camp in Austin. He's well muscled but nobody would mistake him for a football player or anything.

[reefric]

was he giving a clinic?..yes,he´s well defined physically,to much muscle for a tennis player can affect mobility and flexibility..

[shadowknights900]

hmmm.... lol. does that really look flat? i think theres a spin but oh well. O__________O pretty serve

[HCNguyen86]

Well im guessing you already know a ball can't be completely flat and will have spin on it...

but anyways it looks like that because of his pronation ^_^

[THES0L0IST]

Well it looks like it was a serve out wide, so he probably put some slice.

[zkinsey24]

Dear lord that wrist snap is insane!!!!

[sRod21]

i wanna serve like YOU ANDY!!!!!

[quest8899]

Has anyone ever seen Roddick in person. Is he a big guy compared to Federer or Djokovic. Also is Nadal a big guy on the court?

[sRod21]

never met him in person but he's certainly a big guy. andy and djok are 6'2", fed and nadal are 6'1".

[Stratocasterinferno]

yes, i got the first response, this is really a great player, and a great serve