When I hit a Kick I try to get straight up the ball and eliminate all slice. I will get across the ball to some degree as you cannot go 6 to 12 o'clock. This makes it Kick to the side. The serve in this video has both slice and topspin. It's safe, moves around, has more pace, and is easier to hit now i am 40 years old.

I was going for something practical that might help some of my slightly less advanced viewers. Let me know what you think. Thanks for the support!

Super demonstration very clear

I love this! Almost no one distinguishes between the topspin and kick serve. And it's great to see how you can just slightly alter the angle to make the ball do different things...

Slow motion part in this video is very helpful to me. Thank you so much.

I've watched many serve videos but this had one different tip that I've never seen before, and that is to ensure the racket finished down by your left hip facing inward. After 3 buckets of balls, this is a killer tip. I'm now getting more spin and consistency, holy cow !!!!!! I asked a local pro why this tip was helping me so much and he said because it keeps the strings one to ball longer which results in more spin. Bravo !!!!

Saw this video several times and finally GOT IT! Was confused with the difference between a "kick" and "topspin" serve. Realize now, thanks to TA, that I've been hitting a topspin serve all along as my go-to, bread and butter., 2nd, sometimes 1st serve. Hit down the T on the deuce court, out on the ad court, curves into the body. Hit it 8 to 2 o'clock, has pace, curves, and spin for safety. THANKS!

The video helped my serve as à whole during my competition today. I don't know why but the simple way you explain and the look of your finish simplified my serve too. Not forcing pronation or wrist.

Your instruction is so simple, and yet so effective !!!

Great use of repetitive slo-mo demonstration from behind to distinguish between slice,topspin and kick serve techniques. Thanks.

Awesome demo dude! No fluff high quality content

Thanks as others have said you are the first coach to distinguish between kick and topspin serve. I had been thinking along the same lines especially after watching courtside camera on practice between Alcaraz and Djokovic both seem to serve a topspin serve which is what I am aiming for to reduce risk of double faults and I find players find it harder to return than a faster flat serve. Thanks good video. I just need to practice putting it all together ie kinetic chain power build up and pronating hitting up and perhaps letting the toss of the ball drop just enough to hit up on it.

You made it so easy to understand

Yes good tips. Basics always work✅✅

I wasn’t aware about the difference between kick and topspin serve. Thanks for the video!

Super excellent instructions 🎾🏆

Very clear will practice I like how you make it simple to hit three different serves by altering the toss and angle of racquet. I want a topspin serve with not too much strain on my back and energy. Thanks for your help like the simplicity.

Thats incredible super coach!

An upward slice. Thx. Will try it out this morning.

Thank you so much for these worthy tips couch. God bless you🌞🌎 🌙🙏

Greate video, thanks!

Nicely explained, I will try it tomorrow morning at the court. I can slice my serves pretty easily, but getting top spin on my second serve proves to be a challenge.

Good stuff. Yes agree 👍 💯

Your slowmo from behind looks like a pro!!!

Now I know what to practice - top spin serve. Didn't feel comfortable with kick because of the slower pace. I like hitting faster balls! And cool you got out of the shadow eventually LoL

Thanks for the video! I hit a great kick serve on the ad side, goes high over the net and bounces half up the fence, but struggle on the deuce side to get under the ball and its very hard on my back, I'll just move my toss to the right a bit more on the deuce side to hit the topspin serve now👍

Loved it

Great video happy labor day!

Awesome video. Help‘s me a lot. Two questions: where exactly do you hit the ball (slice and slice-topspin-combo)? Bottom half or upper half? Thanks

I still have students hit spin serves from their knees to get used to toss and net clearance idea. Or, if a taller fence sits between two courts, measure distance and place cones, have them spin ball over taller dividing fence.

great stuff coach...minus the benjamin shanklin. diamdem gear lookin snazzy!

On all your serve (slice, topspin, and kick), you opened up your shoulder toward the net !! Is it because you serve on the deuce side? (it is hard to stay side wide to hit that angle)

Excellent video. The SlowMo sequences at the end were very effective. One question regarding pronation - how does what happens AFTER the ball has been struck (ie your pronation) have any effect on the behaviour of the ball?

So topspin service is between slice and kick, right? Thanks

Brilliant insights as usual. What I appreciate most is your ability to teach how easy the serve is! Btw what model of Yonex are you using?

The universal suggestion to hit an effective topspin/kick serve is to "stay sideways longer." I have not figured out how long "longer" is. Is momentum obtained with leaning forward? Or, at what point do I rotate into the serve?

I always enjoy your videos but I been hearing out there is the pronation with I hit a flat serve, can you clear this up please?

On a kick or topspin serve, the racket finish always on the right side of your body(assuming you’re right hand) , it goes to the left side only later on, in consequence of your natural flow.

The tennis serve is a crucial shot that can greatly impact your performance on the court. Learn it

Does this top spin serve work on ad-side too

I totally get your video but what happen to the shoulder or shoulder?? 7:20

Topspin = topspin + some sidespin Kick = topspin only (very little sidespin) This seems like a bizarre naming convention. I would have thought it was the opposite.

I have looked at your motion in slow motion. Your hip rotates nearly the same in every serve. The topspin and kick serve should be performed with your body parallel to the baseline while the slice is rotated like a 1st serve. You manage to rotate your hips too much and therefore you get an unintentional slice with every serve. I will say that your toss placement is correct. For the topspin, it should at 12 noon and for the kicker it should be at 11 or 11:30. Also, the racket path should be loop around in a tighter circle and finish around your gut. Some players, like Thiem, keep there elbow high while looping down. You also must pronate hard to get a good kick and put some pace on it. Thanks for video.

But kick is the one that a really good returner can wreck the most - it sits right up for them..?

I’m very confused, Tom. I thought topspin serve is when you swing 6 to 12 o’clock on the ball and kick is like 8 to 2.

I guess you never heard of Sam Stosur, Serena Williams, Ons Jabeur- just to name a few.

AKA: American twist serve

You don't explain how in topspin/kick serve, you swing out to the right before your arm comes back in, whereas in a flat serve you swing straight through. You get brush on the ball by swinging up and *out* . You seem to skip this point entirely, and I think your emphasis on finishing on the left side is quite misleading.

Pronation is not necessary for generating top-spin.

Your channel can not have the bell notification rung because it's "children content", what gives?

Very weak. No leg drive. Try the Step-back Platform Stance I mentioned. And power off the back foot as you convert Newton's 3rd Law (Action-Reaction) into rotational angular momentum and serve power forward. Simple physics saves the day. Go from weak to peak with one-step.

sorry but I found this video totally useless and confusing compared to others. Not a clear line and contradicting information. Nothing about staying sideways... nope.

Useless instruction, you are not showing where the ball land. How can we know if it is a kick serve?