This is all great information and I have applied it to my kick smash in padel . I live in Spain and padel is popular here. All these same tips apply to the kick smash where we smash it over the net and it hits the ground on the other side with top spin and then hits the back wall and kicks way up in the air. It is a great way to win a point in Padel and all the pro padel players know how to kick smash but it is very hard to find the right kind of guidance on TH-cam. This is one of the very best TH-cam’s for learning the kick smash in padel in my opinion.
Excellent tips. The head looking at the contact point, the right leg opening out, the platform stance. Well the thing is that there are many details involved in hitting a goog kick serve ...thats why this is one of the most difficult shots in tennis particularly for recreational players...
Another great Video, you give lessons that are on a professional level. I especially liked that you incorporated stretching exercises in order to prevent injuries and allow the body to make the movement necessary to execute the techniques you are teaching. 😃
Nobody warms up their arm properly. I used to be a baseball pitcher. And now I’m a self taught near 4.5 tennis player, and started only 8 months ago. I discovered that warming up your arm to the point of being able to throw a baseball at top speed is where you should get to before you start serving. I can’t explain it, but you have to be able to throw your arm, hard as hell. And then you can use your body to help throw your arm. This is a key to thumping the ball. I also think of throwing the racquet, not hitting the ball. This helps tremendously. Also, you can shred your arm if your first couple of warm up serves aren’t done properly. I would love to spend some time with you. I’m a left with an amazing talent. I’m dreaming about having you stand next to me serving and tweaking little adjustments on me. I’m dreaming about it now.
That's awesome! I appreciate your comment and commitment. Feel free to send me an email at jeff@tennisevolution.com We may be able to work something out in the future. Always happy to help.
Kicking out the leg also helps me on the flat serve. My body stays sideways longer. This was something l forgot about from many years ago. Thanks Jeff.
As always, Coach Jeff's instructional videos are outstanding. Back to court to keep mastering serve skills. Always something newer to learn. Thanks Jeff.
Hi Jeff keep on the good works Absolutely super amazing professional 👏👏👏 videos so useful for us...tennis fans From far away Argentina.. Thanks a lot🎉🎉🎉
@@TennisEvolution Ahaha, really? Smart move, never would have guessed. It really does help though as most players are right handed and you (at least slow me) have to strain your brain to translate the moves from left to right.
Great training footage and it's one of the best. This is for serious player that I was dragged to Jeff's lesson by watching his playing against Chang in US Open. Good work
Thank you very much very professional very usable thank you very much I'm happy and thanks big big thanks to you keep going can you help people a lot and I love you keep going thank you very much,
I think he still recorded the vedio using his left hand to serve. He just flipped left to right side when editing the video. Look his shirt' nike label (shown on his right chest) and his hair style
@Herman Lawrence You *can* learn to serve with your non-dominant hand, by doing as I did in November 2019: injure your dominant hand. Then you *have* to learn to hit with your other hand or you won't get to play. Though my serve is still in development, during doubles play today I hit right-handed slice into the deuce court and left-handed slice into the ad court, landing balls wide, forcing weak returns, easy points and even some aces. The returners said the balls were curving away, even though I didn't see it (was I still looking up, as the Dude recommends here?)--I gotta shoot video! Yesterday, before this lesson published, I hit kick serves both left and right handed, but not as well I'd have liked--armed with today's tips, I'm going out between rain showers tomorrow to get the half serve going. Foam roller, come to papa!
@@TennisEvolution Thank you for taking the time to clarify. I was feeling like a total loser. I was thinking, on a good day, I get 3/4 of that kick with my Dominant arm. Kidding aside, it's a great idea too and BTW you can still keep the Icon Card ;-)
Thanks Jeff for your tutorial of kick serve. I'm focusing on the raquet start. I think this is effective. But I'd like to know what kind of the strings contact with the ball?
Can you help by telling me exactly where the toss should be? I think you mentioned for a righty you toss it right to left and it ends up near your left shoulder? Should the ball be going over your head as it travels right to left? Behind you? In front of you? I can’t really tell just by watching the video. Thanks
Which program specifically? I have not entirely released any of my online courses in the youtube channels. You may come across similar concepts, but the content inside each program is unique and just exclusive for members.
sounds logical but rafter and edberg refute most of your pointers. edberg drops his head on serve and both guys bring feet next to each other on baseline. Guess they had to adapt to kick serve while getting to net asap. Anyway thx for your great content...you do lots of good stuff.
At my level, I find the Dude's tips on point. The pros play many levels above me and have great consistency in their stroke and ball toss. I have to look at each toss and decide on angle of the strings and even whether to catch the ball and start over. If I move my gaze off the ball early, my fat head may throw off the serve. I'm not the only one.
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One class better than the other and now some specific exercises. I wish American business on line would realize that in the underdevelopment countries the dollar is 1 to 6, 1 to 10 and so on. In brazil is 1 to 5,40, A minimum wage here is close to 200 usd. Prices should be in line with the markets they are reaching. One price for all countries and just Europeans and Americans can afford or the reach guys, that amount to 5% of the population. Most rich guys just want to party and drink, most are to lazy to play something. Sorry if was bitter. Just putting it out there. I feel guilt, guilt getting all this knowledge for free.
Perfection in sports no matter the sport is nonsensical considering the number of variables in completing a motion. Perhaps the 3-P's (a more scientific approach) would better "serve" tennis instructors and their students: Power, Placement and Precision.
Great video! Thank you for making it and showing the progressions. th-cam.com/video/QyE63gggyOk/w-d-xo.html This is a great hip, gluts, lower, mid-back, and upper back, shoulder, and chest stretch. 30 seconds each side 3x in the morning.
I love the way that you re peat every step. Thank you for the free education. I feel so confident that next time that I practice this serve I learned it in detail 🙏
This is the best of video compilation , you can find this videos original lefty in 2018, just look trough the cintent its about kick serve , title will have kick serve in it i know i watched this videos as lefty , but Jeff want to bring content also to rh people so he probably flips some videos so everyone can get his amazing help ... Thank you Jeff for all videos ... if i started to watch you 10 years ago , now nadal will have just 16 Grand slam titles :) but lucky him
I've watched several of Jeff's videos. He's quite condescending to rec players. Critical of other coaches and their methods. There's more than one way to skin a cat. I watch multiple videos when I'm looking for tips on a particular stroke. He is not the authority on tennis so his instruction should be complementary to other resources available on TH-cam (at this level). He's a good instructor but feel like he talks down to the audience. (in my opinion).
Hi Cherie. Are you speaking about this particular video? At what point in this video is there a condescending tone? We are in agreement that I sometimes call out other methods because frommy experience there is a lot of Questionable instruction on and off line and that’s why I call it out. The good news is that there is so much content out there for you choose. I’m not the guy to complement other resources unless I believe in their coaching. John Craig is one coach I can get behind for example:
Too much emphasis and repetition on what player is doing wrong. This is confusing for players who need to understand the subtleties of what needs to be done correctly. Breaking down the ways to 5 or 6 steps to learn and practice what to do right is will help erase what is being done wrong. Repeating wrongs incessantly only blocks the path to learning the right ways.
Why do these guys talk so much? A good coach is one who can simplify the complex, a bad coach over complicates the simple. Cut out the unnecessary chatter.
The guy is actually a lefty, but he has uploaded a mirror-image video, so the content is clearer for the majority of us. Nice.
Spot on! Committed and passionate to help ;)
That's why ambidexterity is better.
@@TennisEvolution I´m a lefty and I´m jelaous (like the foam roller at 20:31). Hahaha. Jeff, you´re the best!
Which sucks for us lefties who's looking lefty tennis content.
@@muskistutter Keep gerkin' the gherkin.
The back lag kicking out to the side was a game changing tip. Good job!
a piece of history...a poetry.. a great value for tennis...thank Jeff
I like the exaggeration of the motion on your side when explaining kick, and in contrast to the slice. This helped me alot.
This is all great information and I have applied it to my kick smash in padel . I live in Spain and padel is popular here. All these same tips apply to the kick smash where we smash it over the net and it hits the ground on the other side with top spin and then hits the back wall and kicks way up in the air. It is a great way to win a point in Padel and all the pro padel players know how to kick smash but it is very hard to find the right kind of guidance on TH-cam. This is one of the very best TH-cam’s for learning the kick smash in padel in my opinion.
Best instructional video on the kick serve you can find . amazing content !
Thank you!
Excellent tips. The head looking at the contact point, the right leg opening out, the platform stance. Well the thing is that there are many details involved in hitting a goog kick serve ...thats why this is one of the most difficult shots in tennis particularly for recreational players...
The Dude publishes another great kick serve lesson. Thank you!
Also, good job on labeling the time line with subtopics.
You're welcome Jeff! Thanks for watching, I appreciate your feedback.
I call this Tennis Bible. Thank you ever so much, Jeff!
You're welcome Opa! Thanks for watching.
I call this, congratulations, you played yourself
Another great Video, you give lessons that are on a professional level. I especially liked that you incorporated stretching exercises in order to prevent injuries and allow the body to make the movement necessary to execute the techniques you are teaching. 😃
Bless your tennis ball heart THANK YOU
You're welcome Zachary! Appreciate it.
Love tip 2 ! No one ever talks about the feet on the kick serve!
Spot on! I agree.
Great info Jeff Thanks !!!. My back will be healthier.
You're welcome Claud!
Excellent explanation of everything
By far the best!thanks for your details
Nobody warms up their arm properly. I used to be a baseball pitcher. And now I’m a self taught near 4.5 tennis player, and started only 8 months ago. I discovered that warming up your arm to the point of being able to throw a baseball at top speed is where you should get to before you start serving. I can’t explain it, but you have to be able to throw your arm, hard as hell. And then you can use your body to help throw your arm. This is a key to thumping the ball. I also think of throwing the racquet, not hitting the ball. This helps tremendously. Also, you can shred your arm if your first couple of warm up serves aren’t done properly. I would love to spend some time with you. I’m a left with an amazing talent. I’m dreaming about having you stand next to me serving and tweaking little adjustments on me. I’m dreaming about it now.
That's awesome! I appreciate your comment and commitment. Feel free to send me an email at jeff@tennisevolution.com We may be able to work something out in the future. Always happy to help.
Thx Jeff this is super high level stuff , not for beginners but those of us in the know appreciate u
You're welcome! Happy to help.
wow you did it whith right hand! waiting finish of olckdown to put in practice. thank you!
Thank you Fernando! We flipped the video. Let me know how it goes once you can practice.
Kicking out the leg also helps me on the flat serve. My body stays sideways longer. This was something l forgot about from many years ago. Thanks Jeff.
You're welcome, that's awesome to hear.
Great lesson! Thorough, detailed, and clear. The parts about the back leg were completely new to me (3.5-4.0 player). Very cool!
Thank you Michael! I appreciate it.
As always, Coach Jeff's instructional videos are outstanding. Back to court to keep mastering serve skills. Always something newer to learn. Thanks Jeff.
You're welcome Paul! I appreciate your valuable feedback.
Hi Jeff keep on the good works
Absolutely super amazing professional 👏👏👏 videos so useful for us...tennis fans
From far away Argentina.. Thanks a lot🎉🎉🎉
Jeff, excellent teaching and tips, thank you!
You’re welcome, Thank you for the support!
Awesome video. I like 'micro progression' idea. Tks.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Gonna try that counterbalance motion on off leg tomorrow. Thanks coach
You're welcome Emmanuel! Let me know how it went.
Awesome serve tips Jeff. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome Grant!
Thanks again GOAT coach 🐐🎾🙌🏻
You're welcome! Love to help.
Well done going right hand, Jeff.
Thanks, but we flipped the video.
@@TennisEvolution Ahaha, really? Smart move, never would have guessed. It really does help though as most players are right handed and you (at least slow me) have to strain your brain to translate the moves from left to right.
Good Jeff kick serve on head quiet/steady on ball contact and right leg goes to the right side, 1/2 serve to start,, exercise
Great training footage and it's one of the best. This is for serious player that I was dragged to Jeff's lesson by watching his playing against Chang in US Open. Good work
Another great lesson Jeff! The keeping your head and eyes still well after the ball has crossed the net is huge. Thanks
You’re welcome Brian, well said!
Good vid. Counter balancing is very important
Luckily I found this video. I must try those tips tomorrow. I have lost my kick serve recently. Those tips of yours are really good and valuable. ☺🤗🎾
Very informative 👍
Thank you Rishi!
This guy Jeff is so good!! hes doing everything with his off hand.. hes really a lefty!!
😎
Very informative, keep up the great work! It’s reaching far and wide..
Thank you! Will keep it rolling.
Great stuff!
Thank you so much
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Amazing kick even without the legs. Thx
It's perfect!!!
Thanks!
Stefan Edberg..🙌🏽
Yes!! One of the best kick servers in our sports history.
Thank you very much very professional very usable thank you very much I'm happy and thanks big big thanks to you keep going can you help people a lot and I love you keep going thank you very much,
You're welcome! Happy to help. Thank you for watching.
It's absolutely incredible and blows my mind how you can serve with your right hand so eventually when you're left handed.
I think he still recorded the vedio using his left hand to serve. He just flipped left to right side when editing the video. Look his shirt' nike label (shown on his right chest) and his hair style
@Herman Lawrence You *can* learn to serve with your non-dominant hand, by doing as I did in November 2019: injure your dominant hand. Then you *have* to learn to hit with your other hand or you won't get to play. Though my serve is still in development, during doubles play today I hit right-handed slice into the deuce court and left-handed slice into the ad court, landing balls wide, forcing weak returns, easy points and even some aces. The returners said the balls were curving away, even though I didn't see it (was I still looking up, as the Dude recommends here?)--I gotta shoot video!
Yesterday, before this lesson published, I hit kick serves both left and right handed, but not as well I'd have liked--armed with today's tips, I'm going out between rain showers tomorrow to get the half serve going.
Foam roller, come to papa!
@@paddlepower888 now that's determination
Thank you Herman! We flipped the video.
Jeff gets insane bounce from his kicker even when he’s going half speed!
Thanks Erik. That's the power of having the proper serve technique!
Excelente !!!
Muchas gracias Sergio!
Lover it 😇
"Got that on camera, right?" Lol legend. 😆 great stuff
Thanks!
WTH!!! You can get that kick with the right arm too??? You're an Icon...
Thanks! but we flipped the video.
@@TennisEvolution Thank you for taking the time to clarify. I was feeling like a total loser. I was thinking, on a good day, I get 3/4 of that kick with my Dominant arm.
Kidding aside, it's a great idea too and BTW you can still keep the Icon Card ;-)
@@AcidexMax You're welcome!
Thanks Jeff for your tutorial of kick serve. I'm focusing on the raquet start. I think this is effective.
But I'd like to know what kind of the strings contact with the ball?
Great lesson. I will work on all 4 this week. Welcome back to my youtube algorithm. For some reason you had dropped off my YT feed.
Thank you Jawad! Let me know how it went.
Can you help by telling me exactly where the toss should be? I think you mentioned for a righty you toss it right to left and it ends up near your left shoulder? Should the ball be going over your head as it travels right to left? Behind you? In front of you? I can’t really tell just by watching the video. Thanks
I filmed myself for the first time doing a kick serve and I rotate into the shot hopefully the head tip will help.
Give it a go and let me know !
Continental or Full Western grip for the kick?
About the way to start the serve, Agassi served like this in 93 and he did a quarter final against Sampras.
Spot on Julien!
Ant the serve from agassi one of the fastest in this tournament with 117mph
You should upload a normal video for the lefties as well please
Thanks for the feedback Kevin. Check out my latest videos, these are all in a lefty format.
Thanks!
Kick serve is difficult, for me at least im to much in my head with it, brush up etc..( double faulting way to much...
It is not easy, yet doable with the proper tips and drills.
I paid you for this program a few years ago, and now you released it on TH-cam😢😢
Which program specifically? I have not entirely released any of my online courses in the youtube channels. You may come across similar concepts, but the content inside each program is unique and just exclusive for members.
It’s funny seeing those old people play in the back ground 😄
sounds logical but rafter and edberg refute most of your pointers. edberg drops his head on serve and both guys bring feet next to each other on baseline. Guess they had to adapt to kick serve while getting to net asap. Anyway thx for your great content...you do lots of good stuff.
At my level, I find the Dude's tips on point. The pros play many levels above me and have great consistency in their stroke and ball toss. I have to look at each toss and decide on angle of the strings and even whether to catch the ball and start over. If I move my gaze off the ball early, my fat head may throw off the serve. I'm not the only one.
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One class better than the other and now some specific exercises. I wish American business on line would realize that in the underdevelopment countries the dollar is 1 to 6, 1 to 10 and so on. In brazil is 1 to 5,40, A minimum wage here is close to 200 usd. Prices should be in line with the markets they are reaching. One price for all countries and just Europeans and Americans can afford or the reach guys, that amount to 5% of the population. Most rich guys just want to party and drink, most are to lazy to play something. Sorry if was bitter. Just putting it out there. I feel guilt, guilt getting all this knowledge for free.
Thanks for your sharing this valuable insight Roberto.
Perfection in sports no matter the sport is nonsensical considering the number of variables in completing a motion. Perhaps the 3-P's (a more scientific approach) would better "serve" tennis instructors and their students: Power, Placement and Precision.
Interesting approach. Thank you for sharing.
Great video! Thank you for making it and showing the progressions. th-cam.com/video/QyE63gggyOk/w-d-xo.html This is a great hip, gluts, lower, mid-back, and upper back, shoulder, and chest stretch. 30 seconds each side 3x in the morning.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching. Appreciate your input ;)
i personally dont want to hear about any professional player while watching your video
Jeff you are too wordy!! Stop repeating yourself. Stop your parenthetical comments. Get to the point.
Thank you for the feedback.
I love the way that you re peat every step. Thank you for the free education. I feel so confident that next time that I practice this serve I learned it in detail 🙏
Why did you flip the video? I. want you to hit damn lefty kick serve. Why did you flip the video?
This is the best of video compilation , you can find this videos original lefty in 2018, just look trough the cintent its about kick serve , title will have kick serve in it i know i watched this videos as lefty , but Jeff want to bring content also to rh people so he probably flips some videos so everyone can get his amazing help ... Thank you Jeff for all videos ... if i started to watch you 10 years ago , now nadal will have just 16 Grand slam titles :) but lucky him
I've watched several of Jeff's videos. He's quite condescending to rec players. Critical of other coaches and their methods. There's more than one way to skin a cat. I watch multiple videos when I'm looking for tips on a particular stroke. He is not the authority on tennis so his instruction should be complementary to other resources available on TH-cam (at this level). He's a good instructor but feel like he talks down to the audience. (in my opinion).
Hi Cherie. Are you speaking about this particular video? At what point in this video is there a condescending tone? We are in agreement that I sometimes call out other methods because frommy experience there is a lot of Questionable instruction on and off line and that’s why I call it out. The good news is that there is so much content out there for you choose. I’m not the guy to complement other resources unless I believe in their coaching. John Craig is one coach I can get behind for example:
Too much emphasis and repetition on what player is doing wrong. This is confusing for players who need to understand the subtleties of what needs to be done correctly. Breaking down the ways to 5 or 6 steps to learn and practice what to do right is will help erase what is being done wrong. Repeating wrongs incessantly only blocks the path to learning the right ways.
why can't I hear the ball being struck?... what evil sorcery is this?!
Thank you for watching Jeffrey. It may be IT issues with the sound, but there's nothing evil in this content.
Why do these guys talk so much? A good coach is one who can simplify the complex, a bad coach over complicates the simple. Cut out the unnecessary chatter.