This may be one of my favorite videos on the topic of serving ever. You talk about things I don’t often see other YT coaches talk about, such as anchoring, focussing on your hands to keep a loose arm, transferring body weight from heel to toe to load up instead of down and up, and so much more. I appreciate you talking about your own experience and sharing what goes through your head as you’re serving. Fantastic video Jonathan! Would love to see more videos like this. 🙌
What a compliment, thanks so much for the comment! :) I'm always trying to learn how to improve so I want to let yall know my thought process and what I'm feeling. Hopefully the tips help yall out! After seeing all the nice comments like these, I'm definitely trying to make more videos like this.
I would just like to add that comment and one you also stated in the video. I had been emulating the Federer serve, but I too found power hard to achieve as well. I looked at Warinka serving and tried to emulate that more so and noticed more power right away. So, the take home is that overloading the legs doesn't guarantee racquet head speed and snap. Simplify the motion and allow the racquet speed to take over. I see that in your motion
Very informative, nicely done, one of the best straight forward videos I have seen, my only request if you could explain how the racket drop is generated. Do you think about it or what are the key elements to make it naturally happen?
Thanks so much! I don't think about it. When I jump and go up to hit the serve, my racket naturally drops. I will try to explain more in another video because I have seen a similar question in the comments.
I think that racquet drop is the most complex part of the serve. Personally, I can only do this by letting the racquet fall a little behind my head before accelerating (leak racquet drop leak)
. I’m a former 5.0 player but haven’t played in like 20 years. I’ve just started teaching my 6 year old the game . I’ll be frequenting this channel and others . Thanks for sharing your knowledge Winston Du brought me here
great vid. I'd like to see/hear your approach to second serves. It looks less like a dramatic kick but more like a variant of your first serve w/ more topspin. Curious to hear your changes/ placement/thought proccess.
Love the comment! I don't use shoulders. I mainly focus on being loose in arms/shoulders, having good timing, loading the legs, and committing to the serve.
Great video. You should do a video talking about the movement after the serve. Not too much talk about that. Typically returning the return. Or the split step after the serve, split inside or behind the baseline? I'm too used to playing players that can't return well so my movement after the serve is bad
I don't usually leave comments, but this is a great video, especially for someone who also uses the narrow platform stance. Very intuitive and practical tips!
If you can, just let it drop behind you and see what happens. Don't need to force the racket drop. One way to help with this is to think about swinging up to hit the serve.
It looks like your ball is curving right. Are you hitting the ball more on the left side? I understand you were demonstrating a flat serve…it sounded like a flat serve, but seemed to drift right?
Great content! Happy holidays! I got platform stance but find it hard to load legs to transfer body into ball, instead feeling as if I’m a tree got chopped & falling. You got a smooth serve motion. Any drill you used?
Thanks so much for watching, happy holidays! I'll see if I have a drill for loading the legs on a serve. I do have a drill to help relax the serving arm though!
Yeah... I move the front leg around as the toss goes up just for the micro adjustments. It's all about natural awful old person balance. Just remember to start 6-10 inches behind the line. 🙂. I'll FF (more than half way into the baseline.) about 1 in 30 serves which at 55+ is a win.
Whats your opinion on the holding position and angle of the racquet face while holding ? From the back we can sometimes see the edge of the racquet and sometimes the back of the racquet face/strings. Is it personal or there are some reasonings behind this?
I would say its personal. I thought it was the back of the racket face/strings, but after rewatching the video, it looks like the edge of the racket. I really don't think about this at the holding position. I think about how it feels at the holding position. I don't feel I turn my racket to any set angle at the holding position. I just feel my the weight of my racket and a loose wrist, ready to explode up on the ball. Hope that helps.
what do i do if i cant hit consistent hard shots and also work on my second serve not being so soft. like it’s very soft and very easy to return. i’d greatly appreciate if you could help, thank you!
1. Practice to get consistency 2. Commit to the serve. Make sure you follow through on the serve. That doesn't mean swing with 100% power though. You can do 50-75% power if the serve is not consistent and then work your way up.
Merry Christmas ChangBang! I've been waiting for this one ever since we played XD. Loved the video - I especially agree on the part about bringing your racket arm quickly as opposed to lagging it. I've experimented a lot with lagging the racket arm after watching other TH-cam videos and it really threw my timing off in matches as well. I've recently been serving much more consistently and double faulting less ever since I thought about bringing my racket arm up faster than my tossing arm (since it has to travel a longer path) so that both arms are ready together when the toss has reached its peak, which has also by secondary effect allowed me to toss a bit lower and introduce fewer variables that could go wrong as you mentioned. Kind of reminds me of this Agassi tip: th-cam.com/users/shortsot_F1ngvYIM Interesting point on the tossing hand anchoring, I might try that myself. Do you have any particular tips on hitting a good kick serve? Would love to see a future vid on that if so
Thank you for watching and Merry Christmas to you too! Very happy to hear that you're more consistent with your serve! Having a consistent serve is better than hitting a massive bomb that only goes in once in a while. At the end of the day, how you bring the racket up is personal preference. I just like the faster racket up better. I watched the Agassi video and I 100% agree. I will do a video on kick serves later! Thanks again
Hey Chang, respectfully, I watched your serve short and your racket definitely is not vertical before you accelerate. I think you’re suffering from feel vs real 😅
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This may be one of my favorite videos on the topic of serving ever. You talk about things I don’t often see other YT coaches talk about, such as anchoring, focussing on your hands to keep a loose arm, transferring body weight from heel to toe to load up instead of down and up, and so much more. I appreciate you talking about your own experience and sharing what goes through your head as you’re serving. Fantastic video Jonathan! Would love to see more videos like this. 🙌
What a compliment, thanks so much for the comment! :)
I'm always trying to learn how to improve so I want to let yall know my thought process and what I'm feeling. Hopefully the tips help yall out! After seeing all the nice comments like these, I'm definitely trying to make more videos like this.
I would just like to add that comment and one you also stated in the video.
I had been emulating the Federer serve, but I too found power hard to achieve as well. I looked at Warinka serving and tried to emulate that more so and noticed more power right away.
So, the take home is that overloading the legs doesn't guarantee racquet head speed and snap. Simplify the motion and allow the racquet speed to take over. I see that in your motion
@@edwardvillarreal7387 I have the same experience.
The most chill tutorial of all time
Haha thanks for watching
Merry Xmas 🎄
DID YOU JUST GIVE ME MONEY?! THAT'S THE FIRST TIME EVER, THANKS SO MUCH! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
@@ChangBangTennis this content is worth it. Looking forward to more in the new year!
I appreciate it! Happy new year!
Too good. Best lesson on youtube. All the secrets there!
Thanks for this comment! All the secrets are there AND they're FREE! :)
You make it look so simple and therein lies your genius.
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words! Great comment
Fantastic video! A clear, simple explanation with some clear tips to try.
Appreciate the comment and thank you for watching
Some very useful tips - geat video!
Thank you for the comment and for watching!
Super video!!! Just excellent.
Thank you very much!
Very informative, nicely done, one of the best straight forward videos I have seen, my only request if you could explain how the racket drop is generated. Do you think about it or what are the key elements to make it naturally happen?
Thanks so much! I don't think about it. When I jump and go up to hit the serve, my racket naturally drops. I will try to explain more in another video because I have seen a similar question in the comments.
Awesome video. I’m a 12 UTR trying to relearn the serve and these tips are what I need. Gonna try it out!
Great to hear! Hope it helps you out! Keep it up
Great tips! Thank you! : )
Thank you!
I think that racquet drop is the most complex part of the serve. Personally, I can only do this by letting the racquet fall a little behind my head before accelerating (leak racquet drop leak)
I woke up today for this
I woke up today hoping to see one of your comments. Thanks for watching :)
Excellent Changbang video.
Excellent comment. Thank you for watching!
Very good video with critical details and explanations keep up
Thank you for this comment and thank you for watching!
The racket up tip really allows me to get into a better racket drop. I feel stuck a lot of times coming into the traditional "trophy phase"
Good to hear!
. I’m a former 5.0 player but haven’t played in like 20 years. I’ve just started teaching my 6 year old the game . I’ll be frequenting this channel and others .
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Winston Du brought me here
Awesome, thank you for coming here! Good luck with your kid's tennis!
Great video. Can you have a video on returning the serves?
Thanks for watching. Yes, I can do one!
amazing video, you've gotten a new subscriber!
Amazing! Thank you for watching and subscribing, I appreciate it!
man chang ching tennis goes bang bang on the serve. massive supinated bombs
They call me changbang for a reason ;)
Great video! Happy Christmas to all!
Thank you and happy holidays to you too!
great vid. I'd like to see/hear your approach to second serves. It looks less like a dramatic kick but more like a variant of your first serve w/ more topspin. Curious to hear your changes/ placement/thought proccess.
Will do a second serve tutorial in a future video!
Well done
Appreciate it, thank you for watching
Great tutorial! Love it.
Question: How do you generate power on the serve? Do you use the shoulders?
Love the comment!
I don't use shoulders. I mainly focus on being loose in arms/shoulders, having good timing, loading the legs, and committing to the serve.
Great great video man. Keep it up!
Thank you very much!
Great video. You should do a video talking about the movement after the serve. Not too much talk about that. Typically returning the return. Or the split step after the serve, split inside or behind the baseline? I'm too used to playing players that can't return well so my movement after the serve is bad
Great idea! Will try to make one. Thank you for watching!
I don't usually leave comments, but this is a great video, especially for someone who also uses the narrow platform stance. Very intuitive and practical tips!
Thank you for this comment!
awesome
Thank you!
Great video!! Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Merry Christmas my friend!
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays to you too, thank you for watching!
Great video. By the way, which racket are you using? Thanks.
Thank you. I'm using the Wilson Blade 16x19 with Solinco Hyper G strings.
I needed this.
Thank you so much for the comment, hope it helps!
I’ve been needing help with my serve
Hope this video helped! Thank you for watching
Hey I love this video but one question, after bringing my racket up how should I drop my racket behind me before swinging?
If you can, just let it drop behind you and see what happens. Don't need to force the racket drop. One way to help with this is to think about swinging up to hit the serve.
@@ChangBangTennis thank you so much!
0:10 “I just put that all in”
12:40 “That was smooth”
You’re Hilarious!! Keep it up man! 😆
Haha thank you for watching!
It looks like your ball is curving right. Are you hitting the ball more on the left side? I understand you were demonstrating a flat serve…it sounded like a flat serve, but seemed to drift right?
Great breakdown
Thank you
awesome tutorial!
Thank you!
Do you coach in Houston as well?
I am at the Westside junior academy a couple times a week. Don't have too much time for private coaching at the moment.
Great content! Happy holidays! I got platform stance but find it hard to load legs to transfer body into ball, instead feeling as if I’m a tree got chopped & falling. You got a smooth serve motion. Any drill you used?
Thanks so much for watching, happy holidays! I'll see if I have a drill for loading the legs on a serve. I do have a drill to help relax the serving arm though!
What app on your phone were you using to measure your serve speed at around 0:42 ? thanks
I think it's called pocket radar.
It works for me.
Yeah... I move the front leg around as the toss goes up just for the micro adjustments. It's all about natural awful old person balance. Just remember to start 6-10 inches behind the line. 🙂. I'll FF (more than half way into the baseline.) about 1 in 30 serves which at 55+ is a win.
Maybe that is what is optimal for your body. Do what works!
Whats your opinion on the holding position and angle of the racquet face while holding ? From the back we can sometimes see the edge of the racquet and sometimes the back of the racquet face/strings. Is it personal or there are some reasonings behind this?
I would say its personal.
I thought it was the back of the racket face/strings, but after rewatching the video, it looks like the edge of the racket. I really don't think about this at the holding position. I think about how it feels at the holding position. I don't feel I turn my racket to any set angle at the holding position. I just feel my the weight of my racket and a loose wrist, ready to explode up on the ball. Hope that helps.
what do i do if i cant hit consistent hard shots and also work on my second serve not being so soft. like it’s very soft and very easy to return. i’d greatly appreciate if you could help, thank you!
1. Practice to get consistency 2. Commit to the serve. Make sure you follow through on the serve. That doesn't mean swing with 100% power though. You can do 50-75% power if the serve is not consistent and then work your way up.
@@ChangBangTennis thank you so much 🙏
Casual 120 mph
Haha idk about 120. 100+ for sure, thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas ChangBang! I've been waiting for this one ever since we played XD. Loved the video - I especially agree on the part about bringing your racket arm quickly as opposed to lagging it. I've experimented a lot with lagging the racket arm after watching other TH-cam videos and it really threw my timing off in matches as well. I've recently been serving much more consistently and double faulting less ever since I thought about bringing my racket arm up faster than my tossing arm (since it has to travel a longer path) so that both arms are ready together when the toss has reached its peak, which has also by secondary effect allowed me to toss a bit lower and introduce fewer variables that could go wrong as you mentioned. Kind of reminds me of this Agassi tip: th-cam.com/users/shortsot_F1ngvYIM
Interesting point on the tossing hand anchoring, I might try that myself. Do you have any particular tips on hitting a good kick serve? Would love to see a future vid on that if so
Thank you for watching and Merry Christmas to you too! Very happy to hear that you're more consistent with your serve! Having a consistent serve is better than hitting a massive bomb that only goes in once in a while. At the end of the day, how you bring the racket up is personal preference. I just like the faster racket up better.
I watched the Agassi video and I 100% agree. I will do a video on kick serves later! Thanks again
I think you should not move the hitting arm fast during the backswing. It should be slow to help accelerate the racket smoothly.
You can also take it back slow. I like to set up faster.
You need to stop rotating when you make contact. Rotate, then strike the ball, allowing the energy from your rotation to travel through your arm.
If that helps you with your serve, I am all for it. I personally feel I rotate maybe as I'm hitting, but for sure a little more after I hit.
You use almost a pancake grip though
I think a pancake grip is more like a western grip? I definitely don't use a western or semi-western grip for the serve.
You’re using like an eastern
like
Hey Chang, respectfully, I watched your serve short and your racket definitely is not vertical before you accelerate. I think you’re suffering from feel vs real 😅
Appreciate the feedback. Maybe.