I just started to play tennis in the park at the age of 40 and You pushed me forward with this video 2 years :) :) :) Thanks. Many aces are landing against novice mates. Amazing video. Thanks

This is the second video that I've watched, from this young instructor - practical, understandable, easily doable; thanks so much!

These are the things that I´ve always missed and none explained to me .... thank you :-)

James, thanks for another really interesting video. Big kudos for making the vid short and to the point unlike so many others who talk talk talk with only a minor part of the vid allocated to the actual demonstration.

Throwing "only the elbow" with the rest of the arm coming along for the ride instead of throwing the "whole arm" has been a major factor in improving my serve. And this critical aspect has mostly been de-emphasized or omitted by most other instructors. Thanks.

worked on this today.my serve didn't go in a lot.stuck with it for the second set oh what a difference a first serve makes.James you rock man.thx so much for your marvellous skills. best Haydyn

This is very helpful for my servers thank you :)

This video has helped me with the right to left movement perhaps more than any other video. I hadn't realized that the elbow begins bending and leading forward as the racquet is over the head, and I had instead been allowing the racquet head to travel past the left side of my head which produced an awkward movement nothing like what I see gracefully executed in the videos. Thank you.

Elbow drop is my problem. This is an incredibly useful drill and great instruction. Nicely done!

This technique as explained and demonstrated is reproducible! Thank you for breaking it down to the most simplest elements.

I noticed my tennis partner with the misconception of the right to left move bending at the wrist instead of the elbow and sent your perfect explanation and drills. Thanks again lets hope he doesn't start serving me of the court.

Great video, James! I tried it and found it super helpful! By the way, those were some awesome serves you hit!

Fantastic tips.

Excellent and beautifully explained!

Hi James... Mick here... met you on an OTI weekend in Abingdon a few years ago. Great vid Mate... very useful. The water bottle one is fab too. Cheers!

Such a great video and advice!

Thank you James! I learned a lot from this video! And great serves! 🙂

Really well done video! I think Jeff Salzenstein had a similar idea called "elbow the enemy", but I don't think even he realized that the tip helps not only with keeping the upper arm level with the shoulder, but also to keep the upper arm in a straight line with the shoulder line.

Great video! We can finally play singles in the UK today.. will try this with my clients. Cheers 👍👍

Happy to have found your videos. You have a clarity and simplicity that goes a long way. Can't wait to try the swing up and elbow motion tips! Thank you!

This is what I'm looking for, thank you! Can't wait for lockdown to be over so I can practice those serves more.

Simple, understandable and very helpful!

The 2 videos I watched from you explain in detail the mechanics and progression of movement of the service motion so much better than anything else on the internet, even the ones from professional level instructors. Thank you so very much. I'm 52 years old 5 foot 7 and I can now crank out 100+ mph serves with ease.

Thank you ! Will try on Sat

I really love this video. Thanks very much

Brilliant demo, great idea to separate the mechanics from the actual court experience

Yes Yes and Yes! I needed this!

Wow, great information! And it's great that we can on these things while we are at home.

Cool, thanks for the tips

This video is exactly what I needed to see. I love the way it's broken down to the most basic form. You completely answered my question about the starting position with the serve. Thank you so much, I know it will help my serve .

Going to try this tonight, looks like a great tip to help keep that optimal angle of the arm! I know I tend to get lazy and drop my elbow too low. I'm ignoring the comments from the wanna-be coaches who can't seem to grasp this is one tip to help a certain aspect of the serve, if you want to go into depth regarding the total biomechanics and kenetic chain etc. get the OTI service course.

Your PhysioT. will love it.

Very nice! Congrats.

Very good tip!

Great stuff!!

Great explaination, things are so much clear in my mind after watching your video. Will try this dill today. Many thanks

Wow! Fantastic presentation James! The clearest and most detailed info on the serve motion I've ever seen. And a way to practice it, too! Brilliant.

Great tips James. We are quite often rained out of lessons here in Atlanta, but I am going to tell my students to do this practice next to the wall at home on rainy days. You are right; the mechanics are easier to learn off the court and will eventually be a habit that carries over to the court with the proper technique.

Thank you so much for posting this video. I took the 10 day serve and return challenge; it completely changed my serve game. I can’t wait to get back on the courts and show off!! This was a great follow up to the 10 day challenge. I love OTI!!!

This drill is so helpful. It is helping me smooth out my motion and get a bigger motion,

I've been trying to undo my abbreviated takeback for a few months, but my focus has been on the racquet head, not the elbow. And I've been trying to fix this on the court. This exercise should really help me memorize the elbow position I've been unable to achieve doing hundreds of practice serves. Great job. Thank you.

Muchas gracias por el video!!👍🤗🤗💙🎾💙

Just wonderful! This drill help me a lot.

what a great video! This is so helpful!

Great video! Thanks very much !

Helpful. When do you initiate the ball toss?

I appreciate it Together with the other video of James . I think these are pillars for the serve. Thanks James

Holy shit amazing drill

Can't wait to try, thank you for your such wonderful explaination!

Enjoyed the video and can't wait to see if I can do it on the court.

this is the second video by this young and talented instructor that i watched. i love it, can hardly wait to start practicing these serve drills!

Oh my gosh thank you so much! I'm a futbol (soccer) player trying to keep my tennis player daughter in shape. I know nothing about tennis so your instructions are so helpful and clear and I can easily work with her on this. Thank you from Hawaii!

fantastic explanation... i wud love this guy to also suggest a drill to improve ball release from the left hand. wud be really nice and useful indeed !

Excellent tip. Its very useful for me. Thanks

It is great advice and it worked for me. It is exactly the tip I was looking for. Thank You!

Excellent stuff!! Thanks!!

Very interesting and very helpful video! I’m very happy that I come across this drill of yours. Thanks heaps! Cheers!

Outstanding presentation. Thanks.

good tip

Awesome insight on the serve! I was one of those player who drop the elbow to my body for 30 years. However, this tip will help me overcome my terrible habit that I have engrained in me. Wonderful tip!

Thank you very much, I will put in practice both tips !!.I appreciate so much this videos and very clear concepts for a young pro!! Congratulations!!

This works! Thank you

Excelentes consejos y muy buen la explicación de cada uno

very pragmatic exercice from James. Keep Posting this kind of information in future.

Nice one.

Well presented and makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

Very nice lesson, congrats...👏👏

It's just fixed my serve back swing problem, thanks.

Tnank you for great tips! The wall is a good idea. I can practice anywhere.

great instruction

Very good video with simple instructions and progression techniques.

Brilliant!

Super excercise!

Thank you. I subbed. It is easier to follow the motion you describe without a racket than with one. Good job to break it down into the two "bite size" elements.

I’ve watched 100 videos on serving. I still don’t get the racquet drop loop thing. I can do it it all day without tossing a ball. The minute the ball is part of the equation my brain locks up. Your video gives me hope. I’m hoping I can get it now. I’m 70. I’ve been playing steady for 30 yrs. So I have a lot of bad muscle memory to change. What’s funny is I’ve been happy with my serve till 5 yrs ago. I videotaped my serve and I was shocked how horrible I looked. It’s like thinking your face is beautiful. Then you look in mirror and your totally disfigured. Wish I never had looked in mirror.

outstanding great drill because it so simpel and clear. Simplified Federe swing. Thanks a lot.Olaf Coach Copenhagen.

Fantastic Video, think you saved my elbow, been serving the wrong way for a long time, and it was causing elbow problems. Much more power now with less effort. Thanks

Thank you. This works. After practicing, I went out and used it on the court today and I could feel the difference in the motion and the speed of the ball. love it.

great tip (s)..thanks...this will help me a lot as I tend to drop my elbow too much

Top teacher 👍 Here of the Brazil

good stuff

Muito bom!!! Instruções didáticas e super aproveitáveis 👏👏👏👏

Thanks, nice lesson

Hey James - nice to see you in front of the camera. I’m worried about my serve deteriorating during the pandemic - this is a great drill to help me keep grooving on key fundamentals. Thanks for posting!

excelente video!!!!!! muy didáctico!!!!!!!

Great!! Thank you very much!!!

今天下午我試了這招，相當受用👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

My club just reopened. I'm going out to practice this today, James.

Really good helpful for me🤩

very good thanks.

James. Nice job. A little behind on my emails. This is a great drill to add to the information from the serve and return program I was part of.

Valuable content Vielen Dank !

Thanq

Good

Get him a OTI shirt ..

Fantastic I’ve always had problems implementing the elbow properly

Smart guy very nice and say what you talkin about very beautiful explanation thank you very much will

This is great instructional video for the hardest thing in tennis i.e. serving. However, sometimes getting beginners to concentrate on more than one thing at a time can be confusing and just too technical to remember. Great for more advanced club players but difficult for beginners to learn and grasp the nuances. The best basic instruction I've seen for 'beginners' to learn the service motion (for the racquet hand) is essentially to just throw a tennis ball as if you were throwing it as fast as you can but with a loose arm as this motion virtually replicates (but not totally) what the racquet hand should be doing in the service motion (not including the other key aspects like, the throwing hand, foot placement, body pivoting, etc). Simple I know but quite effective. A more advanced version of this is to go to the park with an 'old' tennis racquet and essentially just throw the tennis racquet (on grass and without hitting anyone!) forward as you would if you were throwing a ball. Try it it really does work.

This was great! Hope to see some other helpful drills we can practice in quarantine.

Thanks!