You are the FIRST tennis instructor, the FIRST... I have encountered in over 40 years of playing tennis, taking club lessons and watching on the internet for years.... that teaches this principle in a serve motion. Thank you. I noticed many years ago that the only, the ONLY common movement that all pro players share in their serve motion, men or women, is that they finish their toss with their arm full extended above their shoulders just prior to starting their forward/upward swing. You can spend hours looking at tennis match footage and you will see what I mean. So, if all pro players are taught this technic, why aren't recreational players taught it? Why do trained tennis pros at clubs throughout the US (I have taken lessons from CA to NC) not teach this simple method of tossing the ball in order to establish consistency in the toss? I have never understood this dilemma and the results are very easy to see at any club in the country. Players are totally inconsistent in their serve and a big factor is their inconsistent toss. Your drill is just what is needed. Thanks again.
I agree totally teaching the correct serve appears to be a problem for a lot of tennis coaches. This guy has obviously studded the method at length and his ideas make a lot of sense.
I learned to play in the dark ages (wood racquet) and was taught to toss while holding two balls in my left hand. This forces me to lift the ball rather than toss it. Holding the second ball ensures that I don't turn my palm upward, which has the effect of eliminating the possibility of flipping my wrist. It's a lot like I'm holding an ice cream cone and then trying to lift it straight up. Sadly, the toss is the most consistent part of my game.
invatafreestyle Street & Freestyle Football by AL amazing right!!! I would pay big bucks for an instructor to immediately diagnose a problem and provide the exact solution.
Thank you for this!!! I had the same problem. I tried the “keep lifting” tip and my serve was so much better. My serve was better from the first toss. I hadn’t played with my brother in over 6 months. I played him yesterday and he said my serve was awesome! Thanks again
Beautiful. I can serve but couldn't break it down step by step to my son whom i am coaching during this Lock down period. Thank you. It was fun to learn and i would be teaching. Thank you.
Great lesson. I practiced using your drill for a short while. I played a match last night and my serve was very consistent. Thanks for your hard work and dedication.
Thanks for the vid. I'd like to add that the arm lifting and straightening is also linked to your body leaning (and some leg bending) during the toss. When you lean your body back you become able to align your toss arm with the ball and achieve a straight extended upward arm. If we just stand and toss forward and do not lean our bodies back and look at the ball, it is very unnatural to straighten arm upwards completely in that stance.
BIG Like. I hope this will help me evolve from a ball flinger to a lifter. Not knowing any better from other tennis channels, I've struck gold here. "Keep lifting" also keeps my head and gaze from dropping, helping me focus on ball contact. I'm completely enjoying the long journey to a better serve.
Thank you so much.. I try to find this lesson a long time. I have a kid. This one is best for helping my kid so much. Hope you have another lesson for kid more.
Thanks for the cool tip! What problems do you think throwing the ball incorrectly like you showed causes? Hitting the net a lot? Hitting faults? Or just chasing the ball all the time?
Great lesson! Are you based in Singapore? Was wondering whether you instruct for any of the academies here if so. The mental images you use are very helpfull and the net technique is a new one to me. Many thanks.
Hi Tomoz, I can understand the reason as you mentioned totally, but I have a confused question when I struggle with my first flat serve. Typically I need toss the ball little forward into the court, so it comes easily the tossing arm is not vertical as 90 degree to the ground, seems I have to keep it certain angle. How can I image that on this way??? Really hope get your kind advice
Shoulders should start turning before the tossing starts but in this video I am just focusing on the arm therefore I am not rotating my body like in a real serve because then it gets too complex to focus just on the arm.
You are the best! I always miss the "keep lifting" part. As result I can not keep the momentum going and resort to throwing the ball with my wrist. Thus unstable. With this keep lifting method, the momentum is not stopped at release point and the ball can be easily released into air without wrist movement. Thank you!
I have struggled with my toss for decades. I keep tossing behind my head. whenever I fully extended my arm, the ball goes behind me. I've tried 10 different serve motions and Byrdch's serve motion helps a little.
I really like this tip. I am wondering about your thoughts on looking up. I was taught to follow the tossing hand-but you have to be smooth. I notice some pro's even look up early because without the head up/ chin up position it is almost impossible to execute a good toss. What are your thoughts?Thanks, Jamie
You are the FIRST tennis instructor, the FIRST... I have encountered in over 40 years of playing tennis, taking club lessons and watching on the internet for years.... that teaches this principle in a serve motion. Thank you. I noticed many years ago that the only, the ONLY common movement that all pro players share in their serve motion, men or women, is that they finish their toss with their arm full extended above their shoulders just prior to starting their forward/upward swing. You can spend hours looking at tennis match footage and you will see what I mean. So, if all pro players are taught this technic, why aren't recreational players taught it? Why do trained tennis pros at clubs throughout the US (I have taken lessons from CA to NC) not teach this simple method of tossing the ball in order to establish consistency in the toss? I have never understood this dilemma and the results are very easy to see at any club in the country. Players are totally inconsistent in their serve and a big factor is their inconsistent toss. Your drill is just what is needed. Thanks again.
I agree totally teaching the correct serve appears to be a problem for a lot of tennis coaches. This guy has obviously studded the method at length and his ideas make a lot of sense.
This channel is always the one with the most simple and clean explanation of every tennis aspect I'm looking for. Thank you.
I appreciate that!
I learned to play in the dark ages (wood racquet) and was taught to toss while holding two balls in my left hand. This forces me to lift the ball rather than toss it. Holding the second ball ensures that I don't turn my palm upward, which has the effect of eliminating the possibility of flipping my wrist. It's a lot like I'm holding an ice cream cone and then trying to lift it straight up. Sadly, the toss is the most consistent part of my game.
Thanks for the drill😁
Thanks for the advice
This is a great tip. Thank you for sharing!
adjusting the girl's toss in few minutes was awesome !! really nice to see young students improve from just a few tips.
invatafreestyle Street & Freestyle Football by AL amazing right!!! I would pay big bucks for an instructor to immediately diagnose a problem and provide the exact solution.
Thank you for this!!! I had the same problem. I tried the “keep lifting” tip and my serve was so much better. My serve was better from the first toss. I hadn’t played with my brother in over 6 months. I played him yesterday and he said my serve was awesome! Thanks again
I have really bad tossing habit, I always flick my toss backwards n the ball runs around from the serve area... This exercise helps a lot thanks
I like how this coach breaks things down into small pieces. I do that as a teacher, this is really effective teaching!
Beautiful. I can serve but couldn't break it down step by step to my son whom i am coaching during this Lock down period. Thank you. It was fun to learn and i would be teaching. Thank you.
thanks so much the problem I had is now fixed, my ball toss Is consistent I just never had the right arm movement!!
Love your service coaching tip. The elevation of toss arm very important. Thanks!
Great lesson. I practiced using your drill for a short while. I played a match last night and my serve was very consistent. Thanks for your hard work and dedication.
Thanks for the vid. I'd like to add that the arm lifting and straightening is also linked to your body leaning (and some leg bending) during the toss. When you lean your body back you become able to align your toss arm with the ball and achieve a straight extended upward arm. If we just stand and toss forward and do not lean our bodies back and look at the ball, it is very unnatural to straighten arm upwards completely in that stance.
BIG Like. I hope this will help me evolve from a ball flinger to a lifter. Not knowing any better from other tennis channels, I've struck gold here.
"Keep lifting" also keeps my head and gaze from dropping, helping me focus on ball contact.
I'm completely enjoying the long journey to a better serve.
Great results very quickly. thanks for all your hard work putting the videos together.
That is again a great video from you. Great advice "Keep Lifting", you are really one of the best tennis trainers for amateur players. Thanks again
I appreciate that!
Excellent drill. I will use this.
Excellent video! The toss is one of my biggest problems and I can't wait to put your advice into practice! Thank you!
Really great advice. A lot of what you discuss could be used for a toss warmup before starting a full serve warmup.
The progress of the little girl is noticeable . Congrats
Very nice tip. Thank you
Thank you so much.. I try to find this lesson a long time.
I have a kid. This one is best for helping my kid so much. Hope you have another lesson for kid more.
You are a master teacher Tomasz
You're the best, coach ... Your vids have helped me a ton ❤ .. Thank you so much!!!
Helpful as my throw up goes all over the place. I look forward to trying this out tomorrow night!
Very nice concept 😀
best lesson, is the key for a circular drill, thanks!!!
Wow, 한국어 자막이 옵션으로 제공되다니 매우 놀랍네요^^ Feel TENNIS를 즐겁게 시청하게 되어 자막제공자님께 진심으로 감사드립니다.
That's a good toss demo, I need to practice...
Thank you once again....
Thanks for the cool tip! What problems do you think throwing the ball incorrectly like you showed causes? Hitting the net a lot? Hitting faults? Or just chasing the ball all the time?
Nice Tip
Great lesson! Are you based in Singapore? Was wondering whether you instruct for any of the academies here if so. The mental images you use are very helpfull and the net technique is a new one to me. Many thanks.
+Nicolas Alian I usually visit Singapore in the winter but I am based in Slovenia.
+thanks Tomaz, will keep an eye for the next winter then. The videos are great and the mental images make it very fluid...
+Feel Tennis Instruction Beautiful country. I visited there from Croatia while in the military.....Mokrice Castle
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Hi Tomoz, I can understand the reason as you mentioned totally, but I have a confused question when I struggle with my first flat serve. Typically I need toss the ball little forward into the court, so it comes easily the tossing arm is not vertical as 90 degree to the ground, seems I have to keep it certain angle. How can I image that on this way??? Really hope get your kind advice
Hello Tomaz! Great video 🙂 While practicing I was wondering if a good "physical" cue would be to "feel" your left shoulder touch your jaw?
Possibly, although I would focus more on the rib cage under the tossing arm and look to feel a stretch there.
As we toss, we take note to knee bend n stick out our left hip, this "keep lifting" effect will automatically be achieved right?
Should shoulder rotation occur after the toss or during the tossing motion?
Shoulders should start turning before the tossing starts but in this video I am just focusing on the arm therefore I am not rotating my body like in a real serve because then it gets too complex to focus just on the arm.
"The tennis whisperer"
So godamnn true
How would you apply this to a second serve (topspin) toss since that needs to arc back and come down some?
You are the best! I always miss the "keep lifting" part. As result I can not keep the momentum going and resort to throwing the ball with my wrist. Thus unstable. With this keep lifting method, the momentum is not stopped at release point and the ball can be easily released into air without wrist movement. Thank you!
I have struggled with my toss for decades. I keep tossing behind my head. whenever I fully extended my arm, the ball goes behind me. I've tried 10 different serve motions and Byrdch's serve motion helps a little.
Faisal M Do you mean Thomas Berdych?
you need to release the ball when it reaches between eye level and top of the head. otherwise if u release it too late u toss it backwards
good video! (as always)
Just watch how Fed serve. Best example ever.
Good tip
What grip should I use?
Continental
+Sam Elasy thanks :D
I really like this tip. I am wondering about your thoughts on looking up. I was taught to follow the tossing hand-but you have to be smooth. I notice some pro's even look up early because without the head up/ chin up position it is almost impossible to execute a good toss. What are your thoughts?Thanks, Jamie
I’ll try it. My kingdom to whoever fixes my toss ...
keep lifting should be accomplished by lifting the front hip.
Try using the "elevator phrase" to see if that work better with visualization for your students.