Damn, this video made me feel a lot better about my serve.

This is the reality of street-level rec tennis... full props to all the guys who agreed to be on camera for it!

How y’all been playing 15 years with no serve motion

As as coach it hurts to see people serve with an eastern grip😂

2:16 that form bro 💀✨💅

5:55 15 years for that serve is a crime

“I been playing tennis for 15 years”. Proceeds to throw up a frying pan serve motion 😂

Wow, there was quite the tennis boom 15 years ago, apparently.

Learning point: Before a player even hits a warm up serve it’s easy to predict who has a chance to break 80 mph. Those who hold a Continental grip have a chance. The more the grip moves towards a Semi-western forehand grip the lower the chance of them breaking 80 mph. One guy broke this predictive rule, Gerry at 2:30. He basically had the physicality to break the rule, barely. In a alternate universe the same guy having learned a proper service technique easily breaks a 100 mph. Actually this video illustrates the sad state of knowledge of proper tennis technique in the rec tennis community. Only a few players knew to use a Continental grip when serving. It would be like coming across a pickup basketball game at a park where 8 of the 10 players were shooting Two handed set shots from chest height (newbie technique) and only 2 shot jump shots with a one handed release, the technique a pro player would use. The only time you might see this type of basketball game in reality is if you were watching very young elementary school kids and not adults at a park. In basketball a basic shooting technique (one handed release) is almost universally employed at the rec level but in tennis a equivalent basic technique (Continental service grip) is rarely found and doesn’t become employed almost universally until you reach the USTA 4.5 level. A level that includes some college players.

Fun challenge. I hope those players improve by learning the foundations of a good serve eg continental grip, pronation etc . A good coaching lesson will work wonders 🎾🤞🏼

Haha I'm loving this man. Great vid, love that you're spreading the wealth!! The vibes are priceless

The biggest thing in a serve is the elevation of the contact point... most of these players were hitting up or across the ball at a very low contact point, no way that form will get them very far

Yoooo! Kevin's go-to serve is a reverse slice 🔥

15 years of wii tennis

Hi guys! Nice video, congrats! What device do u guys use for measuring??

Great video, highly representative of rec level serving. Even with a continental grip, getting the right hesitation in the power position, throwing arm straight up and hitting in the right spot fully extended is very difficult for most.

300 years in experience combined

That unnecessary leg load killed me

good for them for playing tennis and being excited enough to show off their game on camera. We need more gen pop people playing the sport. I'm tired of my local courts being used for that god awful pickleball.

Great video. What app are you using for the speed gun? Thanks. AdamM

hi, can i know what is the product name for the speed meter? would be interested to get one. thanks

Just discovered your channel. Keep it up guys. Great content. I think that many of them said they had been playing for 15 years because they were mostly in their mid 20s and probably tried tennis for the first time around 10 years old.

Love this content, come thru to Milwaukee.

I don't know much about tennis, but "The speed is there".

i can see this channel get 100k subs some time this year or next. keep it up

When you see people with the pancake grip i knew instantly it wouldnt reach 100mph as theres no rotational speed, just forward momentum in the arm

Ok, what speed thing did you use to measure?! Been trying to find a good one

Love you guys content

It's funny how most people overestimated their serve speed...It often feels faster than it really is, and until you have it measured it's tough to know your serve speed.

How Did u measure ? Where did u buy it the machine ?

POV: Rodrick tries this challenge…

Keep up the good content fellas

How do u feel about your serve? - Im a lefty

sedrick has great form

what grip was that my coach always told me that the face of the racket should NEVER face towards the sky while lifting it this hurt my eyes

This sounds like a lot of fun to try! I've been playing for about 16 years but haven't had the opportunity to measure my serve speed in a long time. My serve motion is decent for my level but doesn't usually have the power/speed to consistently do damage with it. I think in the best case scenario I would barely get 90 since I've hit that speed before when it got measured, but I'm not sure I would reach 100 (especially in only 2 attempts and without it going out).

Anyone know what device is used for measuring the speed? Found a few that look similar, but not sure which!

And in this week's episode of expectation vs reality...

this made me feel wayyyy better about my serve mechanics. fuck that was hard to watch at times. good lord. zero fundamentals on some of those.

half these serves gave me a heart attack

The speed was there

Where did you get the radar and how much did it cost

they deserve more money

100mph is quite hard to reach for the most of rec players

its weird how different speed is calibrated on different machines. Swingvision would have these serves at way lower MPHs

Great content, how much for 120mph? :)

kevin' form 💀💀💀

It's wild how people play for 15 years and serve with a low toss and a semi western grip.

Omg, just 1 person with a decent serve motion. Just with the correct grip and pronation added to their serve motion, they should all go above 80 mph. As a tennis coach, I am dumbfounded that no one taught them the basics...

All of these guys estimating their serves 20 mph faster than reality.

Gotta come to Wilmington, NC… might go broke though lol

Cool video idea! Btw which city is this court in?

This is Austin High. Do you announce when you guys do this? I’d like to come out

I’ve got a question, I’m 11 and I serve at 70 mph, is that good for my age, tell me what you think

no way most of these guys play for ten, 15 years with this kind of serve.

Are you guys counting foot fault too?

Where was this my senior year in high school? Fastest serve I've hit was 96 so I would have at least cleared the 80 mph mark at that time. Don't think I could have hit a hundred though because the serve hit at 96 mph really did feel the hardest I've ever hit (and I don't think I got it in when it was measured either). It's been several years since I've picked up a racket though so now I'm not even sure I could clear 80 unless I'm given enough time to build my game back up. I'm sure I could get the $10 prize though. I do agree with what was said below that if you don't see someone hit with a continental grip and get the racket on edge then it's unlikely they would be able to come close with an eastern grip.

Come to Massachusetts I need to pay some bills!

Come to Cincinnati! I’m going to start making tennis content soon. We should collab! Love your videos

I'd honestly like to know how fast my first serve is

Where’d you get this radar gun?

How much is the radar?

i wanna try this, i feel like i have a bullet first serve

Appreciate the video! But maybe next time don’t stand exactly where you block the view of the ball landing in the box 😂

Placing the radar on the service line is an instant 5-10mph more. Serve speeds are measured as the ball travels over the netline. Another interesting data is that this radar will measure higher speeds on balls travelling closer to it, so given where it’s placed, everyone should be aiming at a spot between the T and the middle of the service box, for a chance of a higher reading. Balls also make a difference, fresh balls can get you up to 10mph more. Source: I have access to one of these.

Bruh I go to that school I play on those courts everyday how did I not see you guys

They're all using the wrong grip. The correct grip is continental.

nah bro 2:10 WTF ARE THOSE SERVES LMAO

Great video by the way all Babolat rackets 🤔no Wilson ??😂 good job guys

How about if I serve 140 mph?

There's a really weird edit at 1:37 where it cuts to a completely different guy serving to an empty court and then back to the original guy to make it seem like he hit that serve. What?

why can't this happen at my local park. Easiest $100 of my life.

If i had played for 15 yrs i would be in the atp

Come to Wichita Kansas , I think I can hit about 115 serve

Hey bro? Come to city of orange CA. Am a self taught 3 and helf years. And I am suffering with bipolar depression. I think I have the confidence to ace you and also a big returned. I hoped to meet you guys one day in orange El Camino real park.

what speed gun is that

I count 3 with 15 years…wow 😂

imagine nick kygrios coming to try this challenge.

I know yall mad but I've been playing tennis for two years and it's so hard to learn without proper teachers/coaches, these people, just like me, maybe never got the chance to receive training even when they're been playing for a lot. I can't afford no classes and all I know is from KZfaq, so you might wanna check your privileges too

People who play tennis for 10+ years and STILL use eastern grip 🤯 !!

why ae they all using forehand grip to serve

How much does it cost to get a speed thing? I'm told my first is around 120

why don't these type of vids ever happen at courts near me. id make absolute BANK

i am i playing 20 years serving over 100 mph on first and 2nd serves for two hours when i play sets

If only I was there, I’d be takin the $100

I play highschool tennis and I cannot hit a good flat serve with the continental grip. But I can hit a good slice serve and pretty good flat serve with the wrong technique. When I try to hit a flat serve with a continental grip it hurts my wrist and I can’t get a lot of power. I think it’s because I’m not pronating right but I’ve have yet to find a video or coach that can correct it.

No chance these guys have been playing for 15 years

WOT is up!

how i wish i was there haha would been easiest 100 bucks of my life

Did you look for every 2.5-3.0 in the vicinity or what?

Bro cmon! I could have gotten that 100 easy… wish i was there 😢

Damn. You couldn't find like a teaching pro wandering around or something to hit a 100mph serve? I thought at least one guy would do it. LOL.

Very good video

Bring this to Portland love the content I’ll show you what 120+ looks like

I can only serve 90ish at most

There is a clear pattern. Guys who claim they serve over 100mph always fail. Just keep the bar low.

but is the speed there?????

Come to Long Island 😈

Frying pan servers... all of you would add 20mph easily just by switching to the continental grip, I guarandamntee it.

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