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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.86,0:00:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey I'm Andy with tennis warehouse and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.37,0:00:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today we're going to learn how to hit a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.37,0:00:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,serve. The service arguably the most
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.54,0:00:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important stroke and tennis it starts
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.43,0:00:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every point and when used correctly it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.63,0:00:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can give you a tactical advantage in the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.63,0:00:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,point. I'm going to highlight the five
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.43,0:00:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,key elements that every high-level serve
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.75,0:00:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should have. FIRST it's very important
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.98,0:00:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're serving with a continental
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.11,0:00:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grip. Many people when they start out
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.49,0:00:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,playing tennis use their forehand grip
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.79,0:00:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to serve. This is called the frying pan
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.92,0:00:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grip and a pancake grip and people can
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.06,0:00:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produce some pretty effective serves
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.94,0:00:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with it but it's going to limit how good
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.03,0:00:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consistent your serve can be. If you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.68,0:00:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watch the pros every player is serving
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.42,0:00:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a continental grip. The easiest way
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.46,0:00:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to find your continental grip is to take
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.72,0:00:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the racket in your opposite hand like so
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.98,0:00:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the V of your dominant hand and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.22,0:00:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work it down the beam of the racket all
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.36,0:00:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way down to the grip and that should
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.70,0:00:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be your continental grip. This should be
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.98,0:01:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that you would hold a hammer and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.06,0:01:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the V of your hand should rest on the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.30,0:01:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,left bevel of the grip. This is the most
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.40,0:01:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,universally used Griffin tennis. Next the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.60,0:01:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tempo of your serve is very important
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.21,0:01:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you always want to think slow to fast.So
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.17,0:01:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I'm starting my serve
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.78,0:01:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to start very calm and balanced
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.15,0:01:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you want to start with a ritual that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.27,0:01:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can repeat every single time you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.33,0:01:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,serve and what that's going to do is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.33,0:01:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help you get focused and balance before
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.67,0:01:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every server. For example I like to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.19,0:01:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bounce the ball seven times before my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.30,0:01:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first serve and three times before my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.46,0:01:33.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second serve and I want to do so with my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.74,0:01:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feet lined up so that. If I were to draw
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.96,0:01:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a line from my back foot and some to my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.69,0:01:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,front foot it would point at the net
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.92,0:01:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,post in front of me. So remember think
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.48,0:01:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slow to fast come still and balanced at
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.63,0:01:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the beginning and fast and explosive up
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.85,0:01:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into your contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.35,0:01:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NEXT I want to get to the most important
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.85,0:01:58.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aspect of the serve which is the toss a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.19,0:02:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consistent toss will lead to a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.10,0:02:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consistent serve while an inconsistent
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.32,0:02:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toss will lead to an inconsistent serve.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.68,0:02:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Start with your arms straight doesn't
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.86,0:02:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to be locked out like that, but just
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.89,0:02:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nice and comfortable there with the ball
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.98,0:02:12.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the tips of your fingers and what
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.93,0:02:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're going to want to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.55,0:02:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just place the ball up above you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.46,0:02:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of flinging it out of your hands
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.40,0:02:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't want that ball to spin as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.30,0:02:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're tossing. Toss location is also
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.35,0:02:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extremely important for your servant may
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.23,0:02:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vary slightly from Player to Player also
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.39,0:02:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on what type of server that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.47,0:02:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're hitting. But a general rule of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.44,0:02:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thumb if you picture me and the position
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.80,0:02:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the toss is like a clock you want to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.88,0:02:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be tossing right at twelve o'clock
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.80,0:02:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,position directly above you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.39,0:02:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people may move their serves their
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.42,0:02:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toss slightly to the right for a flat or
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.39,0:02:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a slice serve or slightly to the left
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.20,0:02:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a kick serve but generally you want
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.29,0:02:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be right around that twelve o'clock
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.36,0:02:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,range. Your toss height should be not too
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.20,0:02:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high but not too low. Your top should be
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.40,0:02:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high enough to allow you to not have to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.20,0:03:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rush your motion and get fully extended
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.32,0:03:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your contact position yet you don't
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.51,0:03:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want it too high to where the ball is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.50,0:03:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,falling more than a foot or two from the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.71,0:03:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apex of the toss and be higher than that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.97,0:03:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the ball drops a few feet from its
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.12,0:03:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Highest point your toss may be too high
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.81,0:03:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After you toss the ball you're going to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.90,0:03:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to move yourself into a loading
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.92,0:03:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,position getting ready to explode up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.97,0:03:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the ball and it's important here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.92,0:03:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we remember our slow to fast tempo
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.24,0:03:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we want our energy to build during our
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.48,0:03:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,motion as you do so your left arm should
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.81,0:03:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still be fully extended from your toss
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.54,0:03:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's going to help keep your left side
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.38,0:03:35.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your body up and your knees should be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.78,0:03:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bent ready to explode up into the ball
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.90,0:03:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with your legs they can they can be one
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.97,0:03:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of two ways here to do it either way is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.10,0:03:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right or wrong they're both widely used
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.35,0:03:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the Pro Tour you've got guys like
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.28,0:03:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Roger Federer are Pete Sampras that use
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.51,0:03:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a platform stance where their feet are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.61,0:03:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still apart their weight is evenly
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.70,0:03:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,balanced between their two feet and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.78,0:03:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're going to jump up into the ball
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.84,0:03:58.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without moving their feet. Other guys
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.58,0:04:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like John Isner, Rafa Nadal, myself
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.04,0:04:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually use more of a step-up stand so.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.31,0:04:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I may start a little bit wider at first
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.38,0:04:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then step up into my loading
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.34,0:04:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,position now my feet are together my
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.44,0:04:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knees are together once again my weight
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.70,0:04:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is balanced evenly between the two legs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.00,0:04:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm ready to explode up into the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.09,0:04:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ball so your knees are nice and bent
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.23,0:04:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're ready to explode up into the ball
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.04,0:04:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your left arm is extended and now the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.24,0:04:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,position of your racket is extremely
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.20,0:04:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crucial here
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.01,0:04:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so with that let
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.02,0:04:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,storm up you want your racket to be
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.89,0:04:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really close to your face right here and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.12,0:04:31.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what that's going to do you want to get
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.89,0:04:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your kind of in a position where you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.79,0:04:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would throw a baseball or football. If
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.65,0:04:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you didn't have a racket in your hand
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.37,0:04:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of right by your face there and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.15,0:04:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when that's going to allow you to do is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.21,0:04:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really generate lots of racket head
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.06,0:04:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speed up into the ball.The most commonly
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.26,0:04:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taught mistake here is to get into that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.48,0:04:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loading position with your racket
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.40,0:04:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scratching. Your back okay and you'll
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.100,0:04:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually get to that point but you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.89,0:04:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't want to load to there because now
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.09,0:04:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've got no momentum up into the ball
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.35,0:05:00.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't generate racket head speed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.66,0:05:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want that racket right here so that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.65,0:05:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you explode up you're going to drop
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.82,0:05:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the racket and generate racket head
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.82,0:05:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speed up into your contact FINALLY we're
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.12,0:05:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ready to explode up into the ball for
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.09,0:05:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contact your in your loading position
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.30,0:05:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now this is going to be the fastest
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.09,0:05:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part of your motion as you go up into
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.94,0:05:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ball
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.88,0:05:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your arms are going to exchange
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.32,0:05:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,positions now so your left arm will drop
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.42,0:05:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into your chest your right arm should be
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.63,0:05:25.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loose and explosive your wrist should be
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.93,0:05:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very loose and right at your contact
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.24,0:05:30.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,point at the top. You're going to want to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.35,0:05:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a nice wrist snap down into the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.29,0:05:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,court one thing that's also extremely
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.44,0:05:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.36,0:05:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want to make sure your eyes are up
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.60,0:05:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at contact and you want to try to see
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.62,0:05:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ball actually make contact with the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.84,0:05:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strings. As you're at full extension with
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.29,0:05:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your arms there to reach up at contact
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.40,0:05:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your legs should explode up into the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.72,0:05:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ball and into the court that's very
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.82,0:05:52.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.13,0:05:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want to get your body going into the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.78,0:05:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,court as opposed to behind you. When you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.94,0:05:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do so you're going to explode up land on
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.20,0:06:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that front leg there and your back leg
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.70,0:06:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will kick up behind you and that's going
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.52,0:06:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to kind of counterbalance you make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.50,0:06:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm really balance from that point
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.38,0:06:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're going to want to recover quickly
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.27,0:06:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get back into your ready position as
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.40,0:06:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quick as you can for your next shot and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.43,0:06:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the basics of the serve. Be sure
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.50,0:06:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to check out our youtube channel for
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