The Tennis Serve Made Simple

Coach Dan takes you through a fun tennis lesson on the serve using his 4 step process for hitting the fastest serve possible. For a comprehensive tennis lesson on the serve, download Coach Dan's full lesson for $9.95 at www.otzsports.com.coachdan.htm

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[Coachdantennis]

Thanks for your comment. My feeling is whatever gives you a consistent motion that allows you to strike the ball at the top of the toss and to the right of the head (for righties) will work. I feel that dropping the racquet gives the swing momentum, and bringing it straight up makes you whip your arm more. If you can do it and feel comfortable, go for it. A few pros hit this way, and sometimes copying a pro that you like to watch will inspire you to hit the ball harder as well.

[sneezed7]

great video, do u have one for returning the serve because im a begginer and need some HELP?? :)

[Coachdantennis]

@sneezed7

A good way to practice the return is to have someone serve to you and to hit crosscourt returns each time. So, if you are in the deuce court, if you are a righty you hit the forehand crosscourt and the backhand down-the-line. In the ad court, you hit the forehand down-the-line and the backhand crosscourt. This makes you return earlier--if you are late the ball still goes in.  Work on the early return, directing the ball to a certain area of the court each time. It makes you focus.

[Coachdantennis]

If you watched the entire video, you will see that I start out saying that at first you throw the ball low and then by the end as high as possible to get a powerful serve. The reason I start my students with a low serve is to get them out of their previous bad habits that prevent them from a natural throwing motion. Once you "get" the throwing motion and the whip of the arm and racquet, then you gradually throw the ball higher until you reach up for the ball with the fully extended toss.

[Coachdantennis]

Great question! In the end, it comes down to which arm you feel gives you the best whoosh when you make a service motion (without the ball). If the answer is your left, you can easily transfer the racquet to the other hand after the serve. If it is the right, you keep doing what you have been doing. If the answer is both arms give you a good whoosh, you can serve to the deuce court with the right hand and the ad court with the left. A few top players have done this successfully. Good luck!

[Coachdantennis]

Thanks for you comment. I'm sure there are a 100 different aspects of the video that can be picked apart, but then it isn't "The Tennis Serve Made Simple". Let's stick with 1) get the throwing motion down 2) toss the ball low at first and then 3) toss the ball higher in order to keep it simple.

[rareafrica]

This is perfect for me. Dan makes it so easy to follow. Thanks.

[elesbe]

Hey this could get me back on the court!

[mymattaponi1]

this is a good video, Actually even easier is to bring racquet straight up instead of dropping it during this toss. HEre is how. holding ball and racquet in front of you, toss ball and at same time take butt of racquet to sky and then just hit "throw" the ball. ball needs to be tossed to your right side where the ball would be thrown.

[kkct7]

LOL this is wrong

[iamachampion98]

For making a more powerfull serve you need to throw the ball highier so you can hit with your arm straight

This is not basebal!

[Eroc8615]

Total creeper.



[TheTrueSalpan]

@Coachdantennis I just started tennis and i cant tell you how many matches i've now won because i can now serve. Lol

[Flamestar1989]

You're a great coach Dan :)