How to Hit The Perfect Kick Serve In 7 Steps (WITHOUT Losing Power)

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Learn how players like Federer, Sampras, or Thiem hit massive kick serves without losing pace, consistency, or getting tight on their 2nd serves... And how you can start hitting the most confident, heavy kick serves of your life too.
🔗 LINKS MENTIONED
John Yandell Serve Spin Rates: tennisplayer.net/members/myst...
Rod Cross Kick Serve Study: twu.tennis-warehouse.com/lear...
Dr. Bruce Elliot Study: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Simon Freund: / @simon.freund
How to Hit a Slice Serve: • How to Hit The Perfect...
Andy Roddick Interview: • Audience Q&A: Andy Rod...
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• Audience Q&A: Andy Rod...
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⌚ CHAPTERS
0:00 How Players Get Massive Kick Serves
0:48 Step 1 - Correct Your Grip
2:00 Step 2 - Adjust Your Toss
5:46 Step 3 - Optimal Body Rotation
7:13 Step 4 - Strong Back Leg Drive
9:51 Step 5 - Body Position at Contact
13:02 Step 6 - Throw the Racquet Edge
15:53 Step 7 - Release Your Racquet Up
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Пікірлер: 109

@Simon.Freund 9 ай бұрын

Haha I actually developed the pancake serve because I couldn't learn the kick-serve and wanted to be a smartass to my coach 😂

@AkatsukiShadow 8 ай бұрын

Well you proved him wrong.

@bvlin 10 ай бұрын

You guys have the best serve instruction videos on KZfaq.

@Judemonteiro595 9 ай бұрын

Ikr

@yoelmesfin7893 3 ай бұрын

I just figured out THEY AREN’T THE SAME PERSON 😱

@MinisterMindset369 10 ай бұрын

The best coaches. By far. The fact that we get two of you is…amazing. One left handed, one right handed. Perfection. Many thanks. Forever grateful.

@NamiseSports Ай бұрын

This is actually probably the best kick serve explanation available in KZfaq

@jeremyvanvlymen7191 9 ай бұрын

Tremendously detailed explanation - delivered in a highly articulate manner. Great job!

@timothycharlton 10 ай бұрын

This video was PURE GENIUS. So good on so many levels

@rihssty 9 ай бұрын

Another very helpful breakdown and explanation of all the techniques involved. The most helpful for me and most definitely the rationale behind this is the position of the elbow/forearm of the non dominant arm at and after contact. It does make sense that it act as a counterbalance. Another benefit of this for me personally is it will minimise my trunk to open up more than it should. Thank you so much.

@socrs 9 ай бұрын

Nice! Glad you mentioned throwing the edge. That helps me on all serves. One thing that is maybe not a pro thing but helps me is… Since the fundamentals of a serve are the same you can mix the amount of ‘kick’ you use. For example instead of a 100% kick serve you can add a little bit of kick (spin) to a first serve for better safety. Sometimes 50-50, 75-25, etc. Just slightly adjusting can lead to lots of variations of amount of spin you want if that makes sense so your first serve has more safety, but still has a good amount of pace. A guess you could call it a 1/2 kick serve. Lol.

@kiesbett 20 күн бұрын

its nice that you talk about eventuel limitations of the player and that you explain what to do then!

@master__frog5429 10 ай бұрын

Thank ypu guys for putting that effort to make these videos. It transformed my serve for the better!

@cryptolxquid3979 10 ай бұрын

Lets go I was jaw dropped when I saw my favorite tennis KZfaqrs upload a video on how to kick serve

@nguyen925 10 ай бұрын

Woah, I watched this entire video. I'll keep all of these pointers! Thanks sir (from Texas!) 🎉❤

@michaelgelpi1727 10 ай бұрын

Gimme a top spin slice tutorial! I wonder i've I have been hitting that accidentally, thinking I've been hitting a kick serve all along. I'd love to see the difference from your perspectives!

@Ashukumar-fk5wn 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I was looking for this since a long time. Thanks buddy

@reneabe 10 ай бұрын

Yeah! You guys are alive and well! Good to see new videos!

@jamesmontgomery5717 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful video as always! Would love to see some match play videos from you guys!!

@user-uc3xq7bv6q 2 ай бұрын

What a nice session! Appreciated it! Gonna practice this tomorrow

@yxzyzzyx434 9 ай бұрын

As a lefty who double faults a lot, I'd love a video on a topspin slice serve from the best tennis instruction channel on KZfaq.

@mehnsaikchan 10 ай бұрын

The most positive sum tennis channel, you guys share the e love, explain it like a friend who cares, and make sure your not the conspiracy friend, but the well read one 😅 thanks team RF!

@Fluzzel 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I would love to see a topspin slice serve tutorial

@themrstroke Ай бұрын

This is a superb serve lesson. What you said about Rafter, with his combination of hips vs shoulder counter twist, and his forward toss into the court(30%) to produce such a wicked kick, I certainly did not know that. I think now that I am beginning to understand, Ben Sheldon does something similar. Not coincidentally I suppose, he seems to have the best kick serve out there right now.

@Georgiedenbro 10 ай бұрын

Topspin slice serve, yes please! I believe I've been doing this one for years but I'd really like to know the mechanics to make sure!

@geckoofglory1085 10 ай бұрын

What a video guys! I appreciate you.

@jvo3777 5 ай бұрын

Great video, brother. Serve is my natural shot I haven't needed to work as much on, but haven't developed my kick too much yet. This is informative, I think more 7-1 than 7:30-1:30 to get the higher bounce would be better for doubles to follow it in and get more time.

@halbrody4513 9 ай бұрын

Yes, please. More on the topspin slice. Thx.

@curttheboywonder 10 ай бұрын

I would love to hear more about Djokovic and nadals typical second serve. Sounds like a great video.

@Permic1983 10 ай бұрын

Pure gold, as always! Slice vs. kick, pleaseeee xD

@sadiemellow 7 ай бұрын

Aside from it being a hard serve, i'd worry about injury and back pain. Kick serves are for the very determined.

@sophiali9052 10 ай бұрын

This is such an amazing video! This will be very useful in my serve. Thank you for making it!

@RacquetFlex 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@amantang11271 10 ай бұрын

7:25 That kick serve from Ben Shelton was crazy! It's like hitting a dead spot😂There's no way to return it but standing way far back from the baseline

@fullfocusable 9 ай бұрын

Medvedev could return it xD

@andrassolyom4333 9 ай бұрын

Your presentation is great !!! Very very useful Thanks

@MrMSS22 8 ай бұрын

No bullshit, all relevant information and common misconceptions. Well done! 👌🏼

@malkythealky 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video thanks so much for making - would also love to hear more about the top spin slice serve!

@RacquetFlex 9 ай бұрын

You got it!

@jeronimoandrada5134 5 ай бұрын

awesome video, thanks for the tips!

@willmurphy6663 27 күн бұрын

Thanks, great evidence based coaching

@jamiezenichi1017 2 ай бұрын

I love the videos you guys produce!; very thorough and clearly presented. Where do you guys teach at? What state and city?

@SpiritSlayer1 9 ай бұрын

33,953 views, 980 likes, 52 comments, 98.8k subscribers. Nice!!

@petercassidy8036 4 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you.

@poten.nis0409 9 ай бұрын

wow!! what a serve

@andreasnordin1891 9 ай бұрын

Awesome videos! Thanks.

@marcgreen34 9 ай бұрын

Would love to hear how the slice kick serve works, thanks

@devonforsure260 9 ай бұрын

Closing in on 100k! Great advice!

@p4r4n0id_4ndr0id 9 ай бұрын

Really want a video on Nadal's second serve. I'm more used to the slice serve than kick and I believe it would feel more natural for my game

@glademaster 10 ай бұрын

Yes please elaborate on the “Top Spin Slice Serve”!

@grantdelmege2724 10 ай бұрын

You guys are the serve gods. The best YT coaches by some way. Awesome instruction as usual👍

@RacquetFlex 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Grant!

@elchanclascocina 9 ай бұрын

Yes, please do a video on slice spin serve! This one was great as usual!✌️

@lemondrank 9 ай бұрын

theyve got a video on this already bud!

@elchanclascocina 9 ай бұрын

@@lemondrank Oddly enough, scrolling down my KZfaq that video appeared 😱

@djcarlo 10 ай бұрын

Gonna use this🎉

@RacquetFlex 9 ай бұрын

What’s up DJ Carlo! Awesome 🔥

@sidmanazebo 10 ай бұрын

awesome video, like all other videos.

@ryanbailey1547 10 ай бұрын

Such great videos 🎉

@baccarani1507 9 ай бұрын

a new video about differences between kick and slice would be more than great!

@curttheboywonder 10 ай бұрын

Best instruction on KZfaq.

@johnbenevoli2066 10 ай бұрын

Excellent & detailed breakdown, one of the best for the kicker, thanks for your research.

@friarcisco8717 9 ай бұрын

Thx!

@hqs9585 8 ай бұрын

Best tennis tutorials!

@MrFrescocotone 9 ай бұрын

Great video. What model of EZone are you using?

@jolezg1986 10 ай бұрын

Best tennis channel (also, love your jokes)

@987mikka 10 ай бұрын

The best of the best reviewer channel

@BigG61 6 ай бұрын

Holy moly that Ben Shelton Kickserve 😮

@MrCUSTREL 10 ай бұрын

please break down the topspin serve in more depth!

@HeavyTopspin 10 ай бұрын

Freund hits an inside-out serve, which has to be hit with a forehand grip. I was self-taught as a kid and hit this type of serve in high school (not nearly at that pace, of course) in the late 80s. I wasn't a great player by any stretch of the imagination, but got a LOT of hate (and free points) for a weird motion and lefty spin from a righty player. Try to hit it now and it makes my shoulder hurt because it's a crazy unnatural motion.

@howood1310 8 ай бұрын

Topspin slice serve video pls

@p.l.7043 9 ай бұрын

A slice vs kick serve video would be clutch

@djneight 10 ай бұрын

Ah yeah!! Kick away!!! 🎾🎾🎾

@snjvc 9 ай бұрын

Question : How to make the kick serve with more forward momentum.. I end up just brushing and the ball has difficulty clearing the net.

@3.5netrushtennis 10 ай бұрын

17:55 Wow what a cliffhanger of a comment right at the end of the video! You gotta follow up with a video on how to do the twist serve!

@benjamins15779 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you for your inf. Question, How can I get consistent on my toss?

@RacquetFlex 9 ай бұрын

Good question! We’ll likely make a video on this soon. Stay tuned 👍

@benjamins15779 9 ай бұрын

@@RacquetFlex hi, thank you in advance for this. I have been playing tennis just for couple yrs and I find the serve very difficult. I think the serve it's "hard" enough without me worrying about were my toss is "going" 😉😉 PS. I really enjoyed your video on the slice serve...

@josephinechow2050 7 ай бұрын

Did you say to toss more into the court to keep the ball in when swinging faster on a kick serve?

@trippwestbrook9827 10 ай бұрын

Question: I find sometimes when hitting the kick serve that I end up hitting the trailing edge of the frame and shanking it. What adjustments should I be making for this?

@the1tfactor 10 ай бұрын

Topspin slice, please. Like yesterday. When you get a minute 😂

@thebigmonstaandy6644 10 ай бұрын

Can you also make fast kick serve? this serve you can use fpr 1st serve I can make 2nd kick serve but i have problems with 1st kick serve : i lose to much power and my serv ist to slow

@poonremote 7 ай бұрын

Hey, I got a small question about the 5-day-challenge. I saw this too late 😂 Is it okay to join it if you're outside the US? I am living outside the US.

@safelyanonymous5717 5 ай бұрын

ball toss is the more important than anything; if your toss isn't right you will not get rotation or leg push

@pastperfectsenses 9 ай бұрын

Hello! Please slow-mo also these parts: racquet throw, contact, follow-through. Otherwise, great job, thanks!

@tsolomonliu 10 ай бұрын

Great job, Dayday!! Are u guys going to FL for the World USPTA Conference this year? Let's play again!

@1101chim 4 ай бұрын

Who has the best kick serve? Sam Stosur!

@zebumeat 9 ай бұрын

Very nice lesson. You look like Fognini lol

@lucapoli9602 7 күн бұрын

Beautiful voice

@traderone9377 10 ай бұрын

finally 😃

@dennmoney2011 9 ай бұрын

You look like Fabio fogninis twin

@sonofmagni3192 3 ай бұрын

Not specifically a kick serve issue but, something I discovered that I NEVER see anyone discuss is a mistake that 99% of all club players make. You have a strong leg drive, but all that energy is wasted because the timing is wrong. Players start the arm upward motion at the same time the start their leg drive, WRONG! Your racquet hand should stay still while your shoulder moves up, loading up the muscles and tendons in your arm like springs. Then start your arm motion when the leg drive is at least half complete. So, legs first, then arm. Watch slow motion of some top players and you'll see this, and when you try it yourself you'll find that free power that you've been missing. Thoughts?

@strongbrain3128 9 ай бұрын

How to do kick serve? There are these points and those points you must do, like all the pro have done, which are shown by demos. This is a collection of many important points/techniques you must do. Sorry, you get confused? just repeat those points, you will have a powerful kick serve. Even though the guy in this video did not show the true kick serve himself but just topspin serve.

@lassel1644 3 ай бұрын

at my age im not able to jump that much when hitting the ball

@Welcomelatet 9 ай бұрын

Can you please summarize this lesson. Just say what do.

@tennisace40 5 ай бұрын

If you are older forget about this.Not worth shoulder surgery.I know.

@bulaia2007 Ай бұрын

Although this may be true for some. It is not a good general representation of older players who understand the mechanics. If most of the work is being done from rotation, then the serve motion will incorporate the shoulder as a part of the kinetic chain. If not, the serve is definitely more shoulder-centric. It has more to do with what the athlete understands and executes vs. the age.

@aristorenfilmworks1568 3 ай бұрын

was that manny pacquiao in the pink shirt?

@RacquetFlex 9 ай бұрын

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@absolutelynothingtoseehere 6 ай бұрын

This video, like most others, spends the least amount of time on the most important issue, racquet orientation at ball contact and how to achieve it. Everything else is detail. I've watched a dozen videos now and I still don't really know how to do this.

@idcharles3739 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. This is a really tough one. I always think "work back from contact". First - "where do I want the ball to be when I hit it?" The racket head can be in only one position. Then I think "what do I want to do with my wrist?". Then "ok. So that tells me where my elbow needs to be" and so on. If you have the correct grip and you understand what you want your wrist to be doing at contact, then this means you can only have one shoulder position. Ok, so how do you get your shoulders into that position?