5 Tips For Faster Serves

As an ex-National coach for a European Federation, I can say Ryan's explanations and teachings are excellent! Great job!!

This is just not a video for faster serves. This is a video for serve fundamentals. Everything Ryan says is so natural, organic and sequential. Thank you!

I’d like to add a few comments. I’ve been serving for years with social tennis palms up swing. The first time I tried this I tried to follow all the tips but without the party hat. I found that almost every time there was something wrong with my arm position, just couldn’t get it in the position shown by Ryan. Old habits are hard to kick. Then I dry practiced it at home but with the party hat on. Bingo! I noticed that in order to knock the party hat off your arm and elbow HAS to come into the correct position. Then I tried again in a new session on the court with the hat on and double bingo! It works! The hat gives you the focus point of the whole procedure and virtually corrects everything all at once. Thanks Ryan! The only thing now is to have to try to wean myself away from the hat!

I love Ryan’s teaching aides and analogies to other sports, like a quarterback pass, etc. This makes his lessons very relatable and logical. He also breaks the movements down very well, so we can begin to mirror his movements.

Thanks Ryan, am 65, play recreational tennis, and learnt how to serve a faster serve today.

Great lesson, my tennis trainer tried to explain something similar but this is so much clearer

This is excellent. After years of struggling I can immediately see where I’m going wrong. What a dude!

This is brilliant teaching. I've played tennis all my life and had some good coaching. I'm now 78 years old. Because of Ryan, my serve is improving. Before Ryan, my best serves were in the high 60s (see what you have to look forward to?), measured with a radar gun. I know what high 70s looks like and I'm now doing it, after Ryan. And I'm getting a higher percentage of un-returnable serves in my doubles matches with mostly younger opponents. So I'm better than half as fast as Kyrgios, otherwise known as half-fast (couldn't resist). Now if I can learn to hit a proper forehand volley (backhand? No problem.), I'll be a much better doubles player.

Great tips, coach; great “check-points”!

Ryan is by far the most elucidating coach I've ever heard. His reasonings are so logical and relatable. I learned more in 5 minutes about the mechanics of the serve than I did in 4 hours of one on one coaching.

One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time! Showing my daughter this as we speak

Tried these tips this morning and they made a substantial improvement to my serve almost immediately. Thanks!

The best serve lesson I've ever watched! A paradign shift for my toss! Congratulatios, teacher!

I watched your video about 4 days ago and I have tried this technique with two opponents and they have both said my serve is a great weapon!! Thanks for the tip that really help, I’m more confident with my serve!!!!

11:00 had to sub after this. havent heard an instructor break this down before. such a good explanation and something that all new players should be taught off the go!

The best videos for learning tennis without a doubt !!! Keep doing it so great, thank you man! Greets since Spain 😝😝😝

I have been playing tennis for 20 years and this video is far better than others. Thanks for creating this video and keep up the good work.

AMAZING!!! BEST TENNIS LESSONS EVER!!! BEST PRO COACH TENNIS EVER!!! I have seen so many videos learning to serve better and nothing compares to these tips.. I cant wait to test it on court!!!

Hello Ryan, i‘m from Germany and watch your channel for some weeks. Your tips are so good and you explain it so perfect. Trank you so much! And you are very sympathic!

Hi Excellent video. I'm a 4.0/4.5 level player and incorporate all of your tips except one...the unit turn on my service motion. That is a great tip I will add to my serve immediately. I also use the horizontal elbow/hand position as well. It works just as you explained but I was taught it using a slightly different technique. A tennis pro I once worked with told me to keep the back of my racquet hand pointing skyward during the toss which accomplishes the same arm position and it works just as you point out. The great thing about tennis is you are never too old to learn and improve your game. I'm 76 years old and you just made my decent serve a little stronger.

I learned more about the serve in watching this video than I have in 8 years of taking lessons and clinics from my local pros. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

That is the best serving instruction I have seen so far.. I am looking forward to my next practice!

I watched your another serve tutorial yesterday and now this and I cant wait to go and try all of these! Thanks a lot for sharing!

Just working on the elbow position alone helped me tremendously today on day one of practicing serves. If you are moderately athletic this step alone puts your racquet in position for more consistent winners and a more natural, athletic, Brady like delivery. After returning and watching the video again I noticed that I had been serving with my elbow back but was in the vertical forearm position. This is one to watch again and again and work on each important step. Can’t wait for day two of focusing on palm down as well. Thanks for clear concise serve mechanics fundamentals.

during my last competition match, the referee didn't allow me to wear the hat, so sad...🙄

Good explanation Ryan! I'm learning a lot from you, not only with your tennis masters, but also with your understandable way speaking in English. A huge from Barcelona (Spain)

This video made me much more confident in my serve, now I feel much more sure my serve will be an ace, thank you so much Ryan!!!

Rayan, thank you very much, I think it's the best serve lesson I ever had, it puts together all the puzzle pieces together that I have collected from various pros over the years. They all were right, however, this is the most comprehensive and detail-oriented demonstration and explanation I ever come across. Thanks again.

Great tips. I always heard elbow up but never saw it this detailed. I am going to try some of these tomorrow. Two more serving tips that helped me are: keep the tossing hand up almost pointing at the ball after the toss, and to really focus your eyes on the ball as you hit it.

Always learn from reviewing comprehensive stroke videos multiple times! Thanks so much!

Thank you for doing this! It will save many of us from injuries, and at the end it is great to get better and enjoy the game way more!!! Tennis forever!!!!

This video helped me a lot!!! Instead of getting about 40% of my serves in correctly I know get about 85% of my serves in. Thanks for explaining it so well!! Slow motion serve (9:15)

I used to have a powerful serve, could spin everything...then when I started playing a lot a year ago, I stopped doing the things you talk about in this video...thanks!! Can't wait to get out there and follow what you're saying. The main thing I was doing wrong was my toss...tossing it too far back makes the serve inconsistent and you lose power. Dude, you are the best instructor. Thanks!!

Watched two videos on your serving lessons and you already pointed out all my mistakes. Can't wait to go buy some birthday hats and start actually learning how to serve.

Wow your instructions are absolutely the most useful instructions I found so far. You really explain the steps well and they are easy to follow! Great job!

I absolutely love this video. These 5 points for me are all that is required to produce that perfect (and powerful) serve. A real breakthrough concept for me was using (or simply visualizing) the "birthday hat" on my head. In order to get power (as has been stressed to me by various coaches) you must cock the wrist and then generate that wrist snap as part of the forward motion towards contact. But unless the arm is in the correct position/orientation, you will not get the desired result. The birthday hat visualization is such an easy way for the brain to understand this. If you swing in a way that knocks off the hat, the arm, hand and wrist working together will create the mechanics that will generate the perfect service motion. It works!! Thank-you Ryan

After seeing this movie & practice follow your instruction, my serve have a great improvement. Thank you so much!👍👍😊🙏

Love your simple and creative way of explaining. Makes sense and clicks with me. Well done..

Thank you for the tips from Korea.

Plain, simple anda yet so effective... Great tutoring 🙏 I improved my serve dramatically after watching this

Oh Man! this is one of the best video of explaining how to serve faster and better!!!really deserves a big Thumb up !

thank you very much for the tip for ball toss, this bother for 15 years, i had a bad ball toss , i believe i have good serve but bad ball toss, i wish more people listen to you for the ball toss. thanks again.

Your advices are great. Very clearly explained and useful. Thanks

Thank you Ryan. These tips have helped improved my serve tremendously!

Tremendous coaching! Love the birthday hat visualization.

Clear, efficient, short. The best!

Such brilliant tips from Ryan! I have issues with serves on the ad side and that's because I didn't coil away from the court. These are powerful tips!

Thanks for the vid.,it is great. I tried to serve with your tip "birthday heads off",and it is working, the serve became more faster and stronger, very cool tip, thank you. Today i'll try the rest of them

Thank you Ryan! I put it into practice today and putting the racquet on the ball helped me a lot. Also the way you coil. I even managed two aces for the first time. Cheers from Madrid

I can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing your best practices!

maybe the best, to the point video on serve I've seen. I've always wondered about the strings down, racket in front of you position, and always wondered if my racket was too far from my head during tophy pose and drop. now I know exactly what I was doing wrong. thank you.

Thanks Ryan. This has really helped me improve my serve. Your explanations are always super clear and relevant. Greetings from Scotland, best J

Thank you for going straight to the point and putting the tips in the description

Always so good. So clear and easy to learn. You are a teaching legend. Love you . Wish you all the best in life.

Hey Ryan, your videos with the birthday hat, made my serve at least 50% more continuous also much more faster and better placed !!! Thanks for your super detailed and funny natural presentation! Keep it up, Ryan ;-) Greetings from Magdi

Nice you mentioned A.Rod . He was the player that came into my mind when i saw your arm / racket pararrel to the ground tip! Great tips. Thks

This is the best explanation for the serve of all time. I only would agregate another tip about the toss with the arm straight at constant speed, without pushing, and waiting up to maintain the armony of the whole movment. Congrats from Colombia.

Recently I have had watched many similar videos. With clear and easy understand plus the slow motion’s video. I like it and I think he is the best.

Love your tips! One of the best explanations I've seen! Thank you for your job

Man! you are good. I've been trying to do this for *decades* with various coaches. I have the classic push/waiters serve - bane of my life. Can't wait to try this out.

This helps me a lot with my racquet lifting properly when my toss arm goes up. Love the hat thing. Gonna practice this

This morning i try. That's great!!! That's work very well!!! Thank you very much and ciao from Italy 🤗🤗🤗

Absolutely brilliant! Can’t wait to do tips 1-5 exactly as shown! Thank you!

Great set of essential serve pointers, Ryan, and nicely demoed.

Thank for your tips and tricks! Naturally I'm not a tennis player but I play volleyball and my serve strong, but not stable. I find some I do right and some I do wrong. Best and short video lessons! Very useful!

Thanks! Your method opened up my serve!!

Wow, didn't know such things exist! Thanks coach!👍👍👍

Best tennis video I have seen because it gives you check points on your error to work on.

Those are five EXCELLENT tips!!

Great lesson - nuanced which you'll understand if you have been analysing serve power and accuracy.

Thanks Ryan, you are unique in your way of instruction! 👌

Wow that make total sense ! GREAT TIPS !

Thank you. Love the birthday hat. Excellent.

Hey Ryan thank you very much for the Videos, I watched the 3 essential tennis videos of yours that is for Forehand, backhand and how to serve which are 3 basic things in tennis and incorporated that in my game this morning, as a beginner it was very helpful and i did good, Thanks !

Hey Ryan, great tips. I have been working on my serve since I started playing about 6-7 years ago and am always trying to improve. Some of these tips I have heard before and have worked on (Coiling, knocking the hat off etc.) However your tip on the toss was a real eye opener for me. I had heard about how your tossing arm should be at 45 deg. into the court, pointing at the net post etc. I had always assumed the toss was meant to go vertically up and down about 1 foot - 1 1/2 feet into the court, in line with the hitting shoulder. As a result I struggle to keep it from going backwards (because the ball goes in an arc, but its going from front to back) and although I am moving into the court when I serve I often feel like I am hitting the ball too far back. When you said that it is good to take the ball back with the racket and toss from behind the base line into the court, that was like a light bulb going off for me. I can't wait to go the court tomorrow and try this out. I feel like this could be a missing part of the puzzle for me.

Great job Ryan. Nobody does this better.

It's going to be very helpful for serve. Thanks a lot!

Amazing tips as always, Ryan!

This is the best explanation that I have seen until today .. thank you.

Bravo - this is excellent. Clear, concise and interesting.

Thank you for explaining the physics, so helpful!

Hey man, thank you so much for this video! I recently watched this and it clicked in my mind the serve motion I should adopt (hitting the party hat). Thank you for your contributions!

Excellent video. I do almost all of this. I've tried and never been able to master the J serve on a consistent basis: too many moving parts. So i simplify this element with a more straight arm at 45 degrees toss, and then execute what remains. By tossing a little higher i have the time to do so.

Good job Ryan, excellent demonstration and explanation, thank you.

Thank you Ryan! Excellent your explanations and teachings for my amateur tennis! And really usefulls ;)

One of the best online tennis instructions👍

I know I'm going to look dumb with the hat, but it can't look any dumber than my serves...

I love your explain. This is just for me. I will share this clip to my friends as you mentioned.

Hands down the best serve tutorial on YT!

Great tips. The service motion seems like one of the most complex motions in all of sports to me.

Awesome serving tips Ryan! Very impressed with your YT vlogs.

Really good training video!! I have definitely seen an improvement in my serve, thanks!

Absolutely the most clear and essential lesson I ever seen!

Thank you Ryan - sooo good. Wish I'd seen this years ago!

This was a great video and has helped my on my journey to Wimbledon

Long take and not boring at all Amazing teacher

Great demonstrations, your teaching style is great!

You are such a amazing teacher! 👍 👍 👍

Thank you Ryan !