The dude is so well spoken. Great teacher just simplifies his instructions. Without going on and on.

The best coach in explaining techniques, simple and clear

I got three points from your teaching... 1.loading on backleg 2. shoulder over shoulder 3. pronation with arm.. such good points...👍👍

You are the man. Clear concise and easy to understand.

Great to see Kevin back making all the informative tennis learning videos!

Excellent clear instructions. I like the spike drill. Thank you.

One of the most articulate explanations out there.

This was really good to discuss pronation on the serve. Really well demonstrated. Kudos.

Really great - your anecdotes/ways of explaining are really helpful in getting the "feel" for the movements (something a lot of my past teachers didn't manage with me!). Look forward to more content! (also nice and concise unlike a lot of other YTs)

This is an excellent checklist to make sure you’re currently hitting the fundamental points of the serve

Ok, your explanation of “Finish him!!” - wow!! This one thing has literally took my serve from a “basic nothing special serve” to a “serve that pops!”. I now get an ace almost in every set! A massive change to the level where I am (recreational club) A huge thank you! You are the best!

This really opened my eyes to the importance of pronation in tennis in general. When I had seen some of my friends spike, I just always assumed they were able to generate so much force because of arm talent/strength alone. Now I realize that pronation generates a lot of the power on spikes and serves. Undisputedly the greatest tennis teaching channel on KZfaq.

Best and clearest demonstration yet on why we should pronate on the serve. Thank you, my friend

This is one of the best serve lessons I've ever seen. Perfectly explained the kinetic chain though the body. 👏🏾

Thank you! I practiced this today at court and it really improved my serve.

Your the man, you got the coaching rizz

Thanks for this. I’m a beginner. Started with learning and basic forehand to rally, then moved on to a 2 hand back hand and now I’m on my serve. Almost ready for a game.. I’ve grown to really enjoy this sport

The Kovacs explanation ❤️ Thanks heaps! Great video as well! Inspiring stuff, dude! Keep it up! 🙌

Love the channel, been really getting after a ton of your videos and using the drills.

thank you for this great info!! Basically we need to focus on loading the back leg and pronating properly.

can't explain why but this is the best teacher in youtube.. Well done!! Great help

One year after my first view and I’m finally getting it. It does take a great many repetitions to iron out the wrinkles, not injure oneself and feel fluid. Thanks to you, Kevin and watching many other great clips.

Great explanation and tips, especially the pronation exercises. 🎾

Excellent points Kevin. thanks

thanks a lot mr kevin.i wish i could be there and learn more of tips.happy new year

Like your Style of teaching. You explain difficult stuff way easy....thumbs up !

As usual, great lesson. And you are so right about "serve + 1". I want so much to improve my serve that I get caught up watching my serve when it's good and I am stunned when it's coming back. Sometimes I'm even pissed off. Bad habit! :( So many things to think about when we play tennis. One of the most cerebral sport out there.

I wish I was taught these tips when I was a teen. This breakdown of the serve makes so much sense.😀👍🏽

very good points...legs, wrist, shoulders, chest, so many components to a kinetic chain serve, liked the word "spike" to explain the pronation necessary for racquet head speed

smooth, beautiful! The Smooth Bomber. Happy new year Kevin!

Awesome serve lesson

Excellent content, thankyou

Thanks for the tips, they are really helpful. I wished I learnt this when I was young

Really good and seldom explained well. You are a smart guy.

Thanks man, great advices!

Great lesson!

Very good explanation!

Beautiful job!

Great coaching, I truly believe Your words and my practice has IMPROVED MY GAME,,, Mahalo nui loa, (Thank You very much in Hawaiian)

The combat metaphor is key, really good videos

Great video. Thank you!!

Great tips to get my serve 👍 to the next level 👌!

Loving the content

Great Video Kev!

Wow, that was explained extremely well. Pronation wasn't explained clearly to me till I watched this video

You know your stuff Kevin!!!

Happy New Year! Love these tips and will try. On video, how do I know I've done them enough? Eg back knee at 90° , shoulder plane certain angle, racket face facing side fence or beyond post impact?

Good stuff!

I've been a recreational player for 1 year and half. I really tried to learn to serve the right way but struggled since August last year. Your explanation of pronation and the kinetic chain from leg to hand improved my serve in the most significant way. The right serve motion is now clear to me. Now is just practice. Hats off to you!

I really like this coach. He is one of the best out there. Steve form Japan>

BROOOOOOOOO the video is so good, i have some experience, but the video is awesome

Happy new year!!! I'm new to your channel but I've been loving all of your tips so far! Can't wait to practise them :) Many thanks from a beginner!!!

Good lesson

Love it! Serve plus one! That’s where it’s at!

Excellent!! Would love a slow motion of the movement. Thanks! 🙂

Bravo coach

Great,,,, insight thanks

Super video... thank you!! On 11:39 didnt saw raquet look from you right side.. more like it covered the ball vertical like to take it down.. may be cause it was fast i couldnt see... I also have a good serve like yours but what makes me feel trouble more often is the toss and the height of ball...

what a great video

Amazing video. Your pronation drill has already helped my serve a ton. I’ve been having trouble implementing the “back and down” technique though. 1) my knees bend a little late for some reason. I have no problem bending my knees or bending them deep but my knee bend lags behind my toss for some reason; adding a pause/hitch to my motion 2) it’s hard for me to rotate to my back leg because I’ve got some hip and low back stiffness. Do you have any exercises or stretches I can do to work on these muscles? Thanks!

thank you very much your lesson is unbelievable I love it and thanks again 💃🌴🕺🇷🇺🎾👍

Happy New Year, Kevin and thanks for this video! Great explainer on pronation, which I didn't quite understand before. I will be setting up my phone to record what I do now so I can incorporate this terrific instruction. In another of your videos, you were using a ball machine. What was the brand, if you don't mind saying?

Good instructions as far as I’m concern

The best teacher on the internet. Do u do in person clinics west coast florida?

Great video. What type of practice ball do you recommend for tennis machine? I used Gamma pressureless, but it is only last about 5 sessions.

Great tips Kevin, thanks!... btw what kind of a racquet do you use in the video? is that a blade?

Real nice

Nice video, but why are you pronation finishing on opposite direction as explained initially…thanks in advance

Thank you so much, very good video. But can you also show your idea about loading your backleg, and 60/40. Pin point stance or traditional platform stance for maximum effect? And what distance between feet is your recommendation? When I try to serve a "Roddick Servce" I've come to the conclusion that a tighter distance between feet is optimal for a lot of power, but with the original backswing you've got (looks like Federer) I'm not sure about the stance. Cheers André Sweden :)

The 60-40 loading of the back leg is worth exploring. Right now, it feels about 50-50 at trophy position with heels off the ground (platform stance), and then of course weight shifts to front leg. I am thinking this 60-40 loading of the back leg will occur just slightly before the trophy position, perhaps in the instant just before the heels lift off the ground i.e. while the back leg is still flat-footed?

Kevin, how to improve first serve percentage?

Great video! Even a good reminder for advanced players like myself. Subbed!

There is something about the extension of the arm and toss heigh that you could explain please

Thank

Should I try to sync up shoulder pronation with the hip rotation so that body weight contributes to a heavier impact ...or maybe hips go first followed by the kenetic chain of the upper body ??

Can you explain how to get started on the jump you do? Hurt left knee serving cause it gets turned w/o the jump.

Not only did you help me improve my serve, but now I throw faster too! 😂😂

Amazing Lesson! Happy New Year Kevin! PS. A friend of mine wants to know what radical are you using?

I would like to se an video that covers the one handed backhand return 😀

V good 👍

Where should the toss be? Left, right, out in front, etc. What kind of spin should we see when struck correctly?

Any tips for ball toss?

Do you do any in person sessions?

I find that when I pronate, I can't seem to generate any spin. It always creates a flat serve, which is OK for a first serve, but I need to improve my 2nd serve by adding more top and side spin.

Good Richard Simmons reference! haha

Thanks for the great coaching. btw I think you need to change your over grip 😂😂

3:10 Richard Simmons shoulder exercises? Count me in, baby! Thank you!

Dr kovacs could not find the tips or in depth of the serve ??? Please tell us location on his website???

Happy new years tiafoe

You don't look old enough to know who Richard Simmons is! lol Great video. Thanks for posting it.

That's a serve!

When I serve and go shoulder to shoulder I hit it into the net because it drops my hole body

I thought you said, after you hit the ball. You twist the racket, and when you drop it, go to your right side, cause your handed. But in your demo, racket down to your left side.

With all the respect for the whole information solid and sound, the headline was "serving bombs" and was left unveiled.... For bombs you need the instrument too, I mean you must prepare an especial heavy and specially balanced racquet which is camouflaged like the ones you play... Then in the match you feel that you are ready, the serve is ON and warmed up .. and you take out the very racquet during the changes of the sides.... Now you have your bombs . Don't forget to change the racquet to receive the service... One with attentive eye can notice that process done by pros

Do you not work for Ian anymore?

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Totally me, I'm hitting it big, I gotta hit it bigger xD

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You’re a great coach Kevin, love watching ya. But do you remember in English comp class you’d turn in a paper and the teacher would hand it back and tell ya, be concise, cut it down by 300 words? So you’d take the paper back, cut out what you thought was too much repetition and you’d turn it back in. The teacher would say, GREAT, even more, and hand it back. You’d turn in frustration and scratch your head wondering what to do. So you’d go back, edit it out another 200 words and add a picture or diagram. Yada yada…you get the point. Just like my comment here I could have easily wrote…less talk more hitting…be more concise with your words. I like your vids…just cut the talk by about 500 words and replace it with hitting examples rather than word examples 😊 (just my humble advice! Check out Nikola Aracic’s vids at Intuitive Tennis. He does it really well…and you’re really close to what I think are the 2 Top TouTube tennis instructional channels)

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