How to Agressively Return Weak Second Serves

How to Agressively Return Weak Second Serves | 4.0 NTRP Tennis Lesson

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16 күн бұрын

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In today's tennis lesson with Shamir, we work on how to agressively return weak second serves & the return of serve in general.
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Пікірлер: 140

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

How to Develop Explosiveness 👉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZqqjjJR4kt3ehnk.htmlsi=xNmx3f7RZl03ZANg

@milanvincic9668 15 күн бұрын

Shamir is back. Discussions are back. Quality content for tennis rec players Let me tell you one thing Nikola, with other people's videos I rarely watch anything that is more than 10 minutes long. With you videos the more they last the happier I am. Great video guys - enjoyed every moment of it

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for hanging in there. This was a long one 🙏

@robdavies4294 15 күн бұрын

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1064">17:44</a> Shamir finally reached peak intensity ;-)

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

This happens to tennis coaches a lot. I never caught it on camera and kept it in. Unintentional from Shamir of course but teaching tennis can be tough 😂

@12GaugePadawan 15 күн бұрын

I thought for sure when coach walked away that he was going to retaliate. 😄

@brianli0987 14 күн бұрын

@@IntuitiveTennis the reward for being forced to look at Shamir's butt = get hit with a return. Joking of course 😂

@hermanodejesus7264 7 күн бұрын

LOL

@ardhendushekhartripathi5573 15 күн бұрын

I face these weak second serves so many times at my level and just mess it up every single time trying to over crush it. Thank you so much Nick for explaining things so well!!

@melfox215 15 күн бұрын

Another problem, especially on lower levels (low 4.0 and lower) is that many guys ALWAYS position themselves behind the baseline when returning. There is no rule in tennis to start from that spot. If your opponent has a very slow (2nd) serve like a young kid, you should not stand behind the baseline. Move to the middle between baseline and service line, prepare to hit a forehand, be in high intensity and move to the slow ball. You should NEVER return a slow serve below net level, so get to the ball before it gets down. As you then might be close to the t, you need to play more spin, so that you don't risk all your returns being too deep. In the end, it's not as easy as many think. It takes practice, but once you're comfortable with those shots, it creates so much pressure on opponents, that they lose confidence in their serve games and probably raise risk and produce a lot of double faults. If you're a good net player, you can also attack all these bad serves with a slice attacking the net. You can mix it up by playing drop shots instead of attacking slices from time to time. It should definitely be your goal to become a player that can benefit from these serves.

@NsteveA 15 күн бұрын

Big props to Shamir for doing this and sharing it with us. And I hope he's issue free with his foot.

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

He is feeling better 💯🙏

@rattata30 13 күн бұрын

I doubt it 😂

@mykorabel 15 күн бұрын

Shamir just can’t stop overthinking every technique he’s learning 😅

@victorxD27 15 күн бұрын

He's just like me fr

@JanitorIsBack 15 күн бұрын

he can't stop talking, very annoying

@davidhale8034 15 күн бұрын

@@JanitorIsBackit's his lesson FFS!!! 🤦

@mehmetkunter5998 12 күн бұрын

@@davidhale8034 i agree.. let the coach annoyed by it if he is..

@ajollypanda4175 12 күн бұрын

@@JanitorIsBackthats because he cares about learning…he paid for what you’re watching for free

@OxygenSWAT 15 күн бұрын

Fear the Shamirr!!!!!

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

💯

@danielschoeman5427 15 күн бұрын

Shamir is a fun student. Good job guys

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Thank you. Shamir is great.

@jonathanshin5094 13 күн бұрын

Thank you so much to both you and Shamir. I keep losing against a good opponent, whose main weakness is a super weak second serve (albeit well placed). After this video I realised have been too relaxed often returning with my BH - I will up my intensity, quick first move, foot positioning, and run around much more to my FH!

@IntuitiveTennis 12 күн бұрын

🔥🔥

@tennis_geek 15 күн бұрын

Coach, video on how to gauge opponents weaknesses & build a point building game strategy please.

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

💯

@aca8638 10 күн бұрын

I also played recently and had problems with soft serves... this is pure gold sir!

@dj7oya 13 күн бұрын

As milan said, it's funny how you can grasp my attention for more than 10 minutes. One of the very few creators capable of that.

@IntuitiveTennis 12 күн бұрын

🙏

@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71 11 күн бұрын

Great job on the video Coach and Shamir! I have shortened my backswing on my return and it’s helped me out so much and I practiced this drill with the tennis ball machine. My friends asked me how I improved on my return of serve, and I shared this video with them. So we got you some new subs Coach! Thank you for your great work on this videos Coach!

@raizispce 2 күн бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="658">10:58</a> just show us how important "the split" right before the opponent hit the ball is!! Keep the good work Shamir

@repriser9876 14 күн бұрын

He doesn't have the lower body muscles to support the response required to kill a weak serve. He needs conditioning, because of too much trunk weight.Thank you for sharing.

@SuperDutzzy 13 күн бұрын

Im struggling of weak opponents serve all my tennis career, thank you for your work, Shamir did great!

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

Thanks and keep improving the return of the weak serve 💯🙌🙌

@Reedfender 15 күн бұрын

SHAMIR THE GOAT

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

🙌🙌

@hrasenspocht3530 15 күн бұрын

great video, thank you, Nik and Shamir.

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Thank you

@petershort936 15 күн бұрын

A weak serve you didn't cover is one that is slow and non-threatening, but remains low because the server is cutting the ball. By the way, this is a great practice. Very few rec players practice return.

@minorstripe 15 күн бұрын

I watched an older video today morning with Shamir and thought it would be great if there were a new video with him coming up! Keep it up!

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

More to come!

@stephannicolas8696 Күн бұрын

Woaw!!!What an amazing video!!!Thank you so much for sharing all that knowledge.So many precious tips.This content format is awesome. All the best to Shamir. 10/10 Electricity, 10/10 Intensity!!! Cheers from France

@IntuitiveTennis Күн бұрын

🙏🙌

@melfox215 15 күн бұрын

Hi Nik! I consider myself being somewhere on Shamir's level, but the return is probably my best shot. Based on watching almost all of your videos on KZfaq, I was thinking 'hot feet' are necessary on any shot, so I try doing that on the return as well. My explosiveness might not be higher than Shamir's, but I think to get half a step closer to the ball and get more opportunities on forehand returns. Part of it is also, that I try reading my opponent and very early choose the grip to decide if I hit a forehand or a backhand. Bad part is, when the serve gets to the not expected side, I need to switch to continental grip and hit a slice return. Even on forehands.

@tennisone6376 15 күн бұрын

Good session, keep going Shamir

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Thank you. Shamir is training hard 💯🔥

@PrecisionPointTennis 14 күн бұрын

Excellent instructions!!!

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@leandronicolas8848 15 күн бұрын

"What did we learn today?" I love this part in your videos/lessons.

@ThesGt 15 күн бұрын

wow this came at a perfect time, i do have problems with those slow 2nd serves, will do this, tons of great tips

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@cheefussmith9380 12 күн бұрын

Great stuff

@Jing0_ 13 күн бұрын

Not that Nick isn't likely already all over this but anyone else notice Shamir's split step seems late / often he's starting to hop after you hear the pop of the serve off Nick's racket? Might explain the struggle getting to the ball and prepped

@bsinghgill 12 күн бұрын

Agree with this point. Also noticed he moves sideways for the wide ball on the deuce side. If he reacts sooner he can go diagonally to the return. He also needs to shorten his back swing I think.

@citiofbrass 2 күн бұрын

I like this coach. Keeping it real and not babying him

@PaullHutchh 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for this! A lot of the mistakes Shamir makes are the same for me. Very eye opening 👏👏

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@odb233 6 күн бұрын

My best asset is my return of serve I believe. I just sometimes go too big. I played a lot of baseball as a kid and I think that has really helped me seeing the ball early and anticipating the speed and trajectory.

@meharvirdi1719 14 күн бұрын

shamir should experiment with a two-hander just as a "trial." I really think just in 1-2 months it would already be better than than his one-hander

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

Impossible

@meharvirdi1719 13 күн бұрын

😂😅

@bsinghgill 2 күн бұрын

His 1HBH is nice, he just needs a lighter racket to allow him to generate more RHS 😉

@keremkilicay9995 13 күн бұрын

I just get the feeling our old friend Shamir is seriously loaded.

@rattata30 13 күн бұрын

Why is he a mile away when receiving the serve?

@kylepiscitello8889 2 күн бұрын

I feel like his feet are stuck until the last second. There’s no active energy in the legs prior to getting ready for the turn/swing.

@almoko 13 күн бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

🙏🙏

@shenjunjun1927 13 күн бұрын

Hurting feeling when the ball knokcing Nick 's head. Tennis could be dangerous. Great coach.👍

@KC-tt6oh 15 күн бұрын

Hahah, Shamir getting yelled at for running around the forehand to hit a backhand return. “Don’t EVER DO THAT!” 😂

@Ben_Weaver 15 күн бұрын

Dammit Shamir, don't kill him. I like this channel.

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

He didn’t mean to. it’s all 🫶

@bbb12345 15 күн бұрын

That's a beautiful place to play. Where is it? Is it a condo? Btw, awesome lesson. Thanks!

@marcushilmersson7848 15 күн бұрын

This is really good stuff and will certainly take to heart the footwork and intensity parts. That being said - all these serves, weak though they may be, still jump up to a convenient height for the most part. But what about the weak-a$$ serves that barely clear the net that you almost have to scrape up from the ground? I find them nigh on impossible to be aggressive with, what's the best strategy for those? Last match I stayed so low to the ground I could barely move to get underneath it.

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

I gave Shamir a few of those. They can be tricky. Apply same rules as you would for a short sitter FH kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bd91m5h0ttHTqnU.htmlsi=nuV0-GpZcUIcK5QF

@virtualyme7659 15 күн бұрын

Just my observation as another instructor. He is moving parallel to the baseline instead of moving diagonally to cut off the angle. If you watch towards the end of the video you feed him a wide forehand after a wide serve to the forehand and he does move diagonally to cut off the ball on the ground stroke. His backhand doesn't seem to get much coil and I feel like his preparation it's too long. Maybe he could coil and not try to bring the racket head up so high to drive the backhand return. Possibly another avenue is split step a little bit earlier. Not a criticism just an observation in an effort to help ☮️

@tedporter9048 15 күн бұрын

Whats your thoughts on louis calle’s coaching?

@KC-tt6oh 10 күн бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1067">17:47</a> Nick got a taste of Shamir’s sniper like accuracy 😂.

@Alientourists 15 күн бұрын

I think his hop step on his return is a little to low so he won't be explosive on his first step to the ball. Also a hop step with the foot landing turned to the side the ball is served to will help speed up him getting side ways to return. Instead of hop stepping into the return with both feet pointing forward

@tomprice5046 6 күн бұрын

I'm getting back into tennis after not playing for 10 years. Im looking to upgrade my highschool tennis racket ( Wilson Prostaff Trance 95 sqin 264g). Should I look for something with the same specs or upgrade to a 97-98 sqin ~300g? I dont really have the luxury to test drive different brands where I'm located too. I appreciate your videos. They've helped alot to get the rust off.

@danielmata9178 5 күн бұрын

Shaaaaaaaaamir!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@marktcx 14 күн бұрын

Love this - enlightening and entertaining! Bert and Ernie of tennis 😃

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

Thank you

@rsh8057 12 күн бұрын

First 10 minutes, I was thinking these are not weak serves for 4.0 ;). I'm glad he dropped the pace to reflect an amateur serve. The kick serves on Ad side though were still pretty tough for a 4.0 to attack w/ backhand.

@abab0015 15 күн бұрын

Not same video but by any chance can you post the settings used for N2 ball machine you used 4 months ago 😅

@hansolsson3409 15 күн бұрын

Great lesson and hilarious discussion about the butt! 😅😅

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Haha 💯 thank you Hans

@t2dev 4 күн бұрын

Unless you're Roger, Pete, Steffi, Justine, Iga, Mac, Ivan, Stefan ... Don't chip it... Meaning unless you've practiced it enough that it's no longer a weakness.

@CoachRyan727 15 күн бұрын

10!

@MostLikedComment123 4 күн бұрын

intensity is such a problem in rec, but it makes sense lol

@TheBlessedLion 15 күн бұрын

I‘m a lefty server…I like these discussions…😂

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

💯

@claureic 10 күн бұрын

I have a question: you didn't mention the split step. is a split step necessary on the return? when you watch pros, they all do a split step on the return.

@shawnrobertson5481 13 күн бұрын

I'm a lefty and I don't think I've ever seen a blue moon when I decide to go play tennis ;)

@guyprovost 15 күн бұрын

Why the drop from 4.5 to 4.0 ? when did that happened ?

@Tennis214 15 күн бұрын

He’s been having major issues for quite a while now with one of his feet. I’m not sure it’s a degenerative condition, but from what he’s said he still doesn’t trust it

@guyprovost 14 күн бұрын

@@Tennis214 Ok, thanks, I was looking at this very informative playlist and looking ahead on the topic and saw that drop, and did not get that his injury actually had this impact. Feel sorry for the guy.

@thechip834 10 күн бұрын

What are those lines close to the service box?

@IntuitiveTennis 10 күн бұрын

Pickleball

@petershort936 15 күн бұрын

Still think Shamir plays with a racquet that's too heavy for him. He gets benefit from the weight on the forehand side, but he loses speed on the backhand. He could drop from 330g to 320g and I think he'd still get a lot of pop but gain some hand speed.

@Tennis214 15 күн бұрын

Totally agree with you there. It’s tough because coach doesn’t want to make it about the gear but he’s hinted to Shamir that it’s even too much for himself. That’s a racket you need to be in top shape for and super intense footwork wise. I’d think the standard Percept 97 16x19 with maybe just a little weight at 3 and 9 would be a major beneficial change for him. It would accommodate his long term foot condition as well. Last thing is he strings his current racket with a full bed of 16 gauge 4G which is not necessarily a problem, but the tension is in the mid to high 50’s. This entire setup is just very demanding.

@petershort936 15 күн бұрын

@@Tennis214 yeah, I think Nic addressed that string tension with him at one point. Only reason to use high 50s if you're a rec players if you've got gut or multi in the string bed.

@don9733 15 күн бұрын

Samir is a typical rec player I have seen at least at my club they think they can swing a pro spec racket, 340-350g with 55 lbs poly

@rattata30 13 күн бұрын

What racquet is Shamir using?

@bsinghgill 12 күн бұрын

I think Shamir’s using the Percept 97H. There’s a video of it on Nick’s channel. Personally, I think Shamir should use a lighter and more powerful racket as it looks too heavy for him IMO.

@rattata30 12 күн бұрын

@@bsinghgill thank you very much

@zm453 15 күн бұрын

Shamirr you're breaking the car 😅

@shanmugasundaram6625 2 күн бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1065">17:45</a> LOL

@igo2054 15 күн бұрын

maybe Shamir should pracite SABR to have a better return

@deepseadiver8191 15 күн бұрын

The best coaching trick ever: allow him to hit you while standing in the middle, then from that moment on he never hit a single returns into the middle ! 😂

@jvcelt 2 күн бұрын

explosive..... fire out....

@maxgluteus4263 13 күн бұрын

We need to start a poll on Nicks most popular student, Anna or Shamir?

@Didymus1984 15 күн бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="246">4:06</a> - 😂😂😂

@SOGSouljah 15 күн бұрын

The timing and everything about this is pure gold... The way coach looks up, the birds chirping, lmaooooo

@Didymus1984 15 күн бұрын

@@SOGSouljah - I didn’t even factor in the bird chirping (at least not consciously). Hilarious.

@gregfrancavilla3279 15 күн бұрын

I thought he was trying to be funny at first

@edwardypark 15 күн бұрын

Shamir is Nik’s tennis son.

@jaychon8418 15 күн бұрын

did he hit you on puprose :-)? I saw him laughing 🙂

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

He didn’t

@GGGinJe 15 күн бұрын

Another court ruined with pickleball lines.

@IntuitiveTennis 13 күн бұрын

😩

@JV-py3lg 15 күн бұрын

Lefty here 👋 don’t run around my serve

@IntuitiveTennis 15 күн бұрын

Haha never ☠️

@jvcelt 2 күн бұрын

i don't feel that he is being aggressive enough. i guess that's why i hit it out so often...

@igo2054 15 күн бұрын

guys you do a lot of overthinking I can relate cause I do the same

@mtshogo 15 күн бұрын

I thought Shamir was dead after he tagged Nick.. haha

@nikhilgoyal204 5 күн бұрын

This is a hilarious video. Shamir needs pro tip on butt positioning which the coach tries to address. Shamir Proceeds to smack a ball right in the face of the coach in a bit. 😂 coach is trying hard to keep Shamir on point and focus on execution instead of asking incessant questions.

@hn6187 5 күн бұрын

Why's he standing a mile back when trying to learn to be explosive on weak serves

@deojeetsarkar2006 Күн бұрын

Only if the video was precise to the topic..

@citiofbrass 2 күн бұрын

Shamir needs help with foot work and being more assertive. I've been there

@BlackMagicBliss 15 күн бұрын

This kid was losing to a 3.5 player, accused him of trying to record him and rage quit their set. 4.0 nobody thinks he's a celebrity 😂

@VrSword 15 күн бұрын

who?

@Tennis214 15 күн бұрын

Cool story bro.

@Isusasaves 15 күн бұрын

Talk less, reps more. He is getting half the lesson for his money.

@Tennis214 15 күн бұрын

You’re not factoring in all the edits. We’re not seeing every rep. In most of their sessions Shamir is gassed at the end.

@zetristan4525 15 күн бұрын

And for high kickserves, growth hormones so you can be like Nick. Never force it, so you don't hit coach in the neck🦒 This video's embarrassing to the poor guy. You have to take the ball inside the court so you can feed off the little pace and bounce it still has. Lean in and let your flexibility create your pace, spin and angle. Otherwise a good baseliner only welcomes you hitting it hard to his court.