How I Transformed My Serve Technique... Again

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It has been a year since I uploaded my previous video talking about how I transformed my serve technique. Since then, I competed in a lot of tournaments and when I came out the other side my serve started looking slightly different. So, I decided to transform my technique again so I can have a better chance trying get some ATP points. In this video I go through everything I did to improve my serve and share lots of the exercises I did. Hopefully by sharing my serve journey it might help you to improve your serve as well.
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📝 VIDEO CONTENTS:
00:00 - Why Did I Transform My Serve Again?
00:49 - Video Structure
01:11 - The Old Transformation
01:53 - What Happened During Tournaments?
03:06 - Technique Regression
03:49 - How Did I Improve My Serve?
04:20 - Where To Start When Improving Your Serve?
04:43 - Ball Toss Exercise
05:52 - Loading Position Exercise
06:46 - Loading Position Exercise Progressions
07:29 - Don’t Serve On The Court!
08:12 - Did The Loading Exercises Work?
09:02 - Energy Leak
09:24 - Return To The Platform Stance
10:16 - Did The Loading Exercises Fix The Upper Body?
11:23 - Abbreviated Serve Exercise
12:01 - Upper Body Mechanics Transfer Problem
12:52 - Should You Break Down The Serve Into Small Parts?
13:29 - Why Didn’t I Want An Abbreviated Serve?
14:00 - How Did I Correct My Racket Throw Action?
14:35 - Racket Over Head vs Racket Behind Head
15:09 - Leading With The Elbow
15:56 - Old Serve vs New Serve
16:15 - Is The New Serve Perfect?
16:33 - My Advice For Improving Your Serve
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Пікірлер: 29

@s41magazine37 Ай бұрын

Every week I say I need to work in my serve. It's light years behind the rest of my game. This video is not only educational but inspirational. I'll be out with a basket of balls this weekend. Thank you.

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

I love this! Thank you for your kind words. I’m so glad that this video inspired you to go out and practice your own serve 😃

@wenw5349 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing how you managed to dig yourself out of the 'paralysis through analysis' hole. Your serve definitely looks cleaner and more efficient which will more likely translate into better longevity and consistency.

@blaskbla Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us your experience and journey ❤

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting! 😃

@user-vx2un6rh9e Ай бұрын

Interesting insight here Cam! Looking forward to seeing the changes you’ve made in future videos where you play matches!

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Expecting for the new serve to take a little bit of time to transfer into matchplay. It will be interesting to do have long this will take and if it improved my serve statistics. 😃

@grantdelmege2724 Ай бұрын

This really resonated with me as I've struggled with my serve technique for over 20 years! I finally rebuilt my serve during covid and after 3 years of hard work, I have a solid serve motion. Can it be improved? Absolutely! Is my technique and serve better than before covid? Absolutely! Serving into a fence or serving from the service line really helped! Great video Cameron👍👊

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

Serving away from the tennis court was one of the key things that really helped me get the feeling for it! It’s so much hard work when you’re trying to change a muscle memory you’ve had for a long time but it makes it more rewarding when you finally do it! 😃

@itsWillumz Ай бұрын

Excellent video mate - interestingly I had the exact same situation with you on the waiter's tray when trying to 'knock a hat off my head'. Went down to the court the other day and tried your new technique (dropping the racquet more to my back) and added some massive pop on my serve. Thank you for the free tips!!!

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

This is so cool to hear! I’m glad this video was able to help you with your serve as well 😃

@samfussell8287 Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@sabharishg5597 Ай бұрын

Great video bro and by the way when you are going to play ITF tournaments?

@svlagonda7417 Ай бұрын

I think your videos/channel is great and you come across really well. Would love to do see you do a serve instruction video though with what you think are the key checkpoints and particularly TIMING of the different movements (if you have time or not bored by that idea!)

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Great suggestion. I will definitely do something like this in the future. 😃

@igo2054 Ай бұрын

funny thing is that I made exactly opposite change I used to knock the birthday hat but didnt really like that type of movement and change to that more open racket drop and I just like it more, maybe its a personal preference

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

That’s interesting! Yes for sure. Like I said in the video I think it’s all about experimentation and finding what works best for the individual. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts! 😃

@marktace1 Ай бұрын

JMO, you have to gradually work from the abbreviated position step by step until you get to the full position. I’m guessing you have better than average range of motion in shoulder external rotation. Those of us with more limited range have no choice, we have to supinate first to get a decent racquet drop relative to our ROM.

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

I think you might be spot on here! I do have a bit of extra range/flexibility to most people. A lot of time it provides benefits, but here I think it was losing me power on my serve. 😃

@bananatea1379 Ай бұрын

Hi Cameron, I'm planning to buy a PA98 . Can you tell your weight setup or what is the best setup for PA98. Especially for more power and control.

@gabrielteo3636 Ай бұрын

Really good looking serve. This may not help, but for me, I turn my shoulders parallel to the net in the lading and I look at the left side of the ball and come at the ball from the left to the ball and I get a lot more snap. I try not to come from the back of the ball. Somehow it works. This is not a slice or kick.

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😃

@rajkumarpunathil6295 Ай бұрын

Which racquet have u got !? Whats the head size?

@davidperman7517 Ай бұрын

My biggest issue was the toss. Somehow it sorted itself out over time 🤷‍♂️

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

Yeah the toss is really the key for serving well in matches I think! Definitely something that still needs work for me. 😃

@drigans2065 Ай бұрын

Very interesting. From my analysis of my own (far inferior serve) over the last three years of intensive work (after 50 years of serving awfully) I can attest to just how difficult is to change one's serve, I know what to do but I can't do it! I came to a similar realisation recently about the importance of leading with the elbow and having a very relaxed arm in the loading position. You are basically trying to crack a whip above you. I noticed in your abbreviated progression, you appeared to be muscling it. Forgive the criticism, but you were squatting more in the loading phase, but by the end of the video you weren't. The idea is that you are meant to keep your tail tucked in during loading which then allows greater elastic loading of your trunk when you turn your shoulders more than your hips. I wonder if the hyper angulation of your arm was to compensate for the lack of trunk loading? The other point you raised about letting the racquet drop from a more vertical position rather than pass over your head seems to generate more whip too. Jeff Salzenstein calls it "breaking the plane" which is an energy leak.

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

I love using the whip analogy when I am coaching the serve. It’s a great way to really visualise leading with the elbow. I definitely think I was muscling it before and this is something I’m still working on. I think maybe I was trying to force the loading position a little before whereas when I shifted the focus to the upper body I still had good weight distribution in my but didn’t try and force the position with the legs. That’s interesting! Seems like lots of people prefer the racket drop behind the head. As I said in the video, I think it’s all about experimentation and discovering what works best for the individual… as long as you have the fundamentals. Thanks for sharing some great insight! 😃

@igo2054 Ай бұрын

Is that little waiter tray movement really a problem? I think Federer Sampras also had loose wrist --> waiter tray, thats not really the same as waiter tray that amatours have cause it happens later on, wrist opens app a bit cause its loos right? I dont see a problem really

@camprice99 Ай бұрын

There are some players that open up their wrist on the racket drop. But, the majority of these players maintain a good elbow positioning. If I didn’t have the hyper angulation I probably would have left it. But by working on this movement, it helped reduce the elbow going past the shoulder which was the main focus. 😃