KICK SERVE Tennis Lesson: Technique for ACCURACY + SPIN

[@EssentialTennis]

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[@obaidfarghani9202]

grt , i m a lefty so worked for me :)

[@bertkendrick5811]

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[@haameemrathore9182]

Bert Kendrick just like you

[@susanferguson4079]

Great job. Location of toss, swing path, swing speed, progressions, all aspects completely and simply presented.

[@Rach-hl6kz]

thanks for essantial tennis team, for this precice and sharp work, this video alowed me to feel my verry First kick serves, affter only few minutes of work. ow i have 2 types of serves, Just have to improuve hiting spots and higher speed. thx again

[@annetteosnos4382]

He should start facing the side wall/fence, and only turn into the court at the last moment. I teach this by sometimes holding the student's hips (getting out of the way of the racquet!). The student then understands that there are 90 degrees of freedom in the swing path (between flat and kick).

[@skybolt6206]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@சங்கமித்ராநாட்டியப்பள்ளி]

Really great

[@yoshikay8787]

I will say this; if you truly want to learn a great kick serve, you have to take apart the whole process and practice each motion separately!!!

[@yuk2k]

Wow. It's remarkable how well he was hitting that kick after such a short amount of time. I know the video is edited, but this was probably 2 - 3 hours max, and you could tell in the beginning how hard-wired his muscle memory was to hit through the ball. A testament to good coaching. Keep up the great work and content, ET team.

[@EssentialTennis]

Everything in this particular video took place within a 45 minute window. Thanks for watching, appreciate your support!

[@manpreetsinghbhatia]

Why don't I see his swing as you mentioned. I feel like it is simply spining the ball by cutting it. There could be no chance that could be a kick serve.

[@Armando_Lara]

@@manpreetsinghbhatia I think the purpose of this session was to make the student feel the core of a kick serve. Most likely later he'll be shown how to implement more pronation and even a little bit more of "flat/power" component without loosing the kick.

[@leonardallen5522]

Good video. When the student is practicing full motion, majority of the serves were slice and not kick. His shoulders were turned into the court at contact and he was pronating through the ball with drive rather than racket path along baseline. Shouldn't his position be more sideways, remaining sideways until after contact then turning into the court with follow through? I'm still working on this and this gives me some techniques to try. Thanks!

[@crazysrbin88]

I'm not a teacher, but shouldn't he be more in line with the baseline, he is almost at 90°?

[@fdctrumpet]

Definitely a difficult concept to master. Well explained! Key is always practice reps once the instruction is understood in a lesson environment. I found taking a week or two off from playing matches to work on kick serve before integrating back to points-scoring was key.

[@EssentialTennis]

You're incredibly right - without good quality practice reps this swing direction is extremely difficult for most players to learn! It's a very foreign feeling for the majority of players since not many are vertically aligned on their service motions to begin with.....and hitting topspin on a serve takes that to an extreme. -Ian

[@philsanchez6036]

I hope Kirby is getting royalties- LOL. Great vid and action plan

[@EssentialTennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@doofusoferasmus2964]

Great video. Kick serve technique is one of the hardest things in tennis to master, but your progressions make the motion easy to understand. Thanks, Ian!

[@EssentialTennis]

Great to hear it was helpful, Doofus. -Ian

[@tlaloc1525]

And much more hard when you are right handed and a left handed is teaching you.

[@TheAmazeer]

i v been looking for tons of videos on kick serve like jeff salzenstein or coach mauro etc this by far the best presentation.. many cameras and the beginner progression is so meaningfull.. ty yann

[@EssentialTennis]

Appreciate that very much!

[@kDev7659]

This video is a life changing experience. Always had problems with my kick serve going deep. The step by step process is truly humbling and great. You guys are doing a great job. The only question I will like to ask is how do I get the ball to not only kick by to swerve away from the returner. Thanks!

[@hambone4402]

Ian’s comment about closing the student’s racquet face to correct long serves was the answer I was looking for. I was doing everything right except my racquet face was too CLOSED, so my kick serves were too short! They were dropping in the middle of the service box. I’ll be trying this tomorrow!

[@EssentialTennis]

Hope its a huge help, Hambone!

[@yuzo0602]

At the beginning, you must teach the keeping side way of the body. Unless you keep the side way of your body, you will never be able to get a decent swing for Spin serve. This trainee in the video also don't understand it. And I stopped watching this video.

[@TheRandomizedHuman]

Ian, can you make a video of you playing ?

[@prashanthsundaram4188]

stupid

[@haameemrathore9182]

Probably one of the best videos on essential tennis, Ian had the perfect answers to really good questions. Equally helpful for the viewers as for the player in the video. Thnx guys (Kirby you are really pretty)

[@davidag90]

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations to you Ian for your coaching. You are a real educator: kind but assertive, with enough self-esteem and a good dose of patience to wait for the right moment and make modifications in your player. The step by step with which you managed to induce a skeptical one like Siby to change his movement of serve (something very delicate, i.e: Coria tried to change some aspects of his serve and his declining began from there) is for any tennis teacher to take it as a reference. Excellent work! Cheers from Argentina!

[@Tennis_MenACE]

So, how far should your body have turned when you actually make contact with the ball? I've been trying to stay more or less completely side on.

[@juanchavez9563]

Awesome content, this is a tough one to master. Thanks Ian and team!

[@EssentialTennis]

You're very welcome, Juan.

[@robertfleming434]

Great video! I like how it was broken down into segments so it was easier to follow.

[@3883melange]

So good!!

[@agarshad1]

In the ninth minute of video he is having difficulty hitting up and out because his feet and body are facing forward than sideways. Only when he makes adjustment later things start clicking. Is my observation correct?

[@RafaelSouza-ce6jt]

Ian, sorry about my question but you say in the video that if you want a kick serve, than you're supposed to accelerate de racquet pass the ball. How do I do that without hitting the frame of the racquet?

[@colinjohnston9000]

Best explanation for developing the kick serve that I've seen. Kudos, Ian

[@victorvasquezecheverriavas1298]

Thank you so much !! Finally i got a better second serve, i still have to practice the placement, becouse in the deuce side it always go to the left corner and in the ad court it goes rigth to the "T" , its hard to me to accelerate upward and control the angle of mi palm.When i play with my rigth hand i struggle very hard with the kick serve, becouse in my mind i have to toss behind me and arc my back in akward position, it take me like 3 or 4 months of tryng to sincronice the toss, the arc and the impact, a really nigthmare...But with this video i learn in almost 3 days with my left hand adjust the swing to create the spin and curve the ball!!! Yesterday i only make 2 doble foults in two sets!!! Iam very happy and thankfull for your lessons!!Greatings form Bolivia!!!

[@EssentialTennis]

So happy to hear that, Victor! Keep up the good work on your game. -Ian

[@micmoore3000]

I literally love this guy, he says so many of the exact things I coach without me hearing it from him. Very smart.

[@EssentialTennis]

😘

[@lmet6174]

19:44 was a really nice 2nd serve

[@hyunhosuh9912]

I don't understand why you are not fixing grip first.

[@zanewoo575]

Sibby was not hitting kick serves but a topspin serve with slight slice as the ball moved to the left slightly after bounce. A kick serve has the ball moved to the right after bounce for a right-hander. So the title of this video is a bit misleading being a "KICK SERVE Tennis Lesson".

[@_MichaelJordan]

^^ THIS. He was hitting a mix of slice/kick. I would call it a slice serve more than kick though because when serving on the ad side you can see the ball moving left into the court instead of to the right jumping out of the court.

[@gregdrotzmann1354]

Kirby: Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Kaley Cuoco?

[@hyunhosuh9912]

Why you are not showing your kick serve motion. I want to see it.

[@hyunhosuh9912]

With that grip, there is a just thin thread to be succeeding.

[@iaminbetweendays]

everybody wants to learn-nobody wants to listen

[@hyunhosuh9912]

You are the best lecturer but not a real coach though.

[@hyunhosuh9912]

Not that slow one but with full speed.

[@SILK334]

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FLAT.................

[@EssentialTennis]

I agree. It's a serve variety, not meant to be a literal term (aka zero spin). -Ian

[@satjiwan]

SILK334 I have one friend who hits a pretty much flat serve. it pops off racquet, moves fast and squirelly like a knuckle ball.

[@Jerry-hp5sf]

SILK334 don't get caught up on terminology. It's a concept a person can understand rather than a literal meaning.

[@ipodsebas29]

How can I train with you? You are incredible and I want to be a professional player. I have been playing tennis for 8 years but I do not have too much experience in professional world. So, I want to travel to other country because I do not have too much opportunities here. I am from Quito. Ecuador. I could pay the trainings. Please let me know how can you help me

[@jeffharper8757]

Props to him for picking up on it very quickly... I'll definitely have to show this video to my dad... What people don't understand is if you can get a strong kick this Is a very reliable serve that can get you aces. I routinely use this on the add side (righty) and produce around 3 feet of kick againt the trajectory of the ball. Even though its a bit telegraphed its impossible for your opponent to know how hard it will actually kick, and tends to start you on the offensive. Nadal was winning titles when all he had was an 80 mph kick serve

[@kudzaizava8109]

Wow you guys are fantastic. Well done. You really transformed Sibys second serve. Thanks for the video.

[@richardlepow9352]

If this dude is a 4.5 then I am Andre Agassi.

[@EssentialTennis]

Have you seen yourself play on video, Richard? -Ian

[@zandemen]

Well Hello, Andre! Why are you using a pseudonym on KZbin?

[@kevinhdo90]

It seems as though people are doing a kick serve with a continental grip. Does it generate "better" or more spin on the backhand grip? (Because that's usually how I do a top spin serve but... I'm starting to think I took the wrong approach D:)

[@kklin7]

The rolling of the ball on your palm is new to me! I learned something new and thanks for the great video! Also hitting through the ball vs 'spinning' is good.

[@javils6178]

Really impresive how fast could be the debvelopment of second serve, and so kindly the couch given the right answers, great job congrats to the full team! Regards from Spain.

[@tehatte]

It looks like Siby was still moving the racket forward a little bit instead of left-to-right and spinning upward. His looks a little like a slice serve instead. My son is struggling with this the same way. The pronation in the kick serve is kinda hard and not natural so it requires a lot of shadow swings like Ian showed, using the racket to roll the ball up in your palm. Thanks for the video.

[@tlaloc1525]

Unfortunately, is difficult to follow instruction from a lefty to a righty...thxz for the video.

[@jayw2839]

Great lesson. I'm more surprised by no one commenting on how hot Kirby looks though. 😅

[@joseg8458]

This play the game a job...? And profissional?? Good luck and God bless your life!

[@Markusgebvor]

What I miss in every video about kick serves is, that there are 2 totally different approaches of doing a proper kick serve. The one, you mention, is about to pronate after making contact as shown in the video. The second approach, other coaches teach in their videos, is to not pronate after making contact and get the elbow up. The second approach, you just mention it in one or two sentences forces you to bend your back a lot more, which is true. Besides that, good video. I am still going with the second type of kick serve, but will give the pronation-type-of-kick-serve a try.

[@samuelguirado]

Great video. I was taught to do the kick serve by changing the grip, but that's not the case here at all, right?

[@bodelange]

Once more you demonstrate why ET is the best online tennis instruction out there. I have a decent first serve, but struggled on the second. No longer, it seems. Only though I have had limited practice time, I now have the confidence to hit it hard and with tons of spin. My regular tennis buddies have misread many a kick serve already.

[@robertpowell9907]

Excellent video - breaking down a difficult skill to master.

[@waynehendricks1529]

I've seen hundreds of videos. No one teaches serve accuracy. Spin and speed but never accuracy and direction. Excellent video.

[@roccoedwards]

I tend to hurt my shoulder when I try to follow that swing path. Very difficult to practice it.

[@anjeltzanev4432]

A general error in the demo is the low-leveled throwing of the ball. The famous old and the best younger serve masters are hitting from up to down and never vice-versa ...

[@jamesmurphy2304]

Great coaching tips for difficult kick serve, that I struggle with like many others.

[@thecasualmuslim]

This is the best kick serve video hands down

[@jasonpereira2416]

Do you guys have camps for adults? if so, could you please share the details or website where I can check them out. Cheers

[@colinjohnston9000]

Kirby -- one of the best kick-serve lessons out there. Ian's progressions are readily grasped.

[@dnomdelopez1921]

wow! tnx v much! Very helpful indeed...

[@EssentialTennis]

So glad to hear that, Dnomde!

[@johncarvana4]

Really appreciate your lessons and offerings. Thank you!

[@Turbine0793]

What amazing lesson u bought to me,it let me know the acceleration from different aspect.thanks a lot.

[@lordaleksandre]

Just started watching the vid. So excited, because this is the next aspect I want to work on to improve my tennis and service.

[@samueltaylor4598]

Very good second serve practice! Good job Ian!.....

[@Nikerep100]

Tennis instructors always stop to talk to you right when your getting into a rhythm...

[@AlexGonzalez-ey5jm]

Ian i do a kick serve with a close grip amd it's goid but do you think it will help me more if i switch it to a continental

[@jwkim4806]

This is simply one of the best videos you could ever find on and off line about how to kick-serve!!

[@pandoradoos]

So get it straight the pronation when hit a kick serve take place after contact with the ball ? Great video !

[@sleepmaster02]

Excellent instructions! This brushing motion took me more than a month to feel it.

[@ruipedro4195]

Ian Westermann is left handed and I´m right handed. Is that a problem?

[@hynguyen8674]

Great video, learned so much, thank you

[@scooteroo]

"T Fam?" Sib wants a T-Les for his K-Ser.

[@sneakapeek2577]

i have taught tennis... this is a Great Demonstration.. thanks

[@irfanmajid4772]

Very useful and comprehensive

[@kumar0418]

Excellent explanation & demonstration.

[@adrianaldea5869]

Great job guys! I know how to do a tennis serve now!

[@electrojr1030]

I manage to hit it with high kicker, but not enough pace on the ball. My opponents are returning my serve with a smack down to my side of the court. How do I increase the pace/speed of my kick serve?

[@EssentialTennis]

Here's a few lessons for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5Otm2mGl9Fkqa8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHW5dquMiZWip9U

[@jbasalo1970]

Superb! Congrats, Ian and team.

[@Natsume-fan]

His progression was really fast! Jelly

[@mishas2245]

Great video for a second serve placement!

[@GuibinXu]

Amazing explanation by Ian!

[@benjaminrosen5342]

Isn't 16:25 a slice serve? Please answer

[@dannytanner5718]

great info thanks for the action plan

[@zzmartinus]

Very difficult. But very nice approach by the coach. And very good questions by the learner. Will give it a try tomorrow. Thanks guys, both of you. This is how I imagine a great lesson! :)

[@EssentialTennis]

Let us know how you do!

[@luisbertolo1804]

Do those courts are in Cincinnati?

[@hermanosilva1364]

awesome exercise, thks a lot!!

[@hermanodejesus7264]

15:43 👋👋👋

[@MinhLe-pl6qq]

useful lesson. thanks a lot coach

[@JesusTVs]

@6:05

[@diabeureudjambeu6172]

amazing video ! japanese online content about tennis isn't great... lucky for me E.T. exists ! he has a pretty decent flat serve motion ! what's his ntrp ranking ?

[@satjiwan]

Diabeureu Djambeu they said 4.5 in video intro.

[@시크릿행운]

kick serve...too difficult

[@LeonarBolt]

Amazing video, amazing progress by the student, huge respect for you guys. Thank you so much

[@EssentialTennis]

Siby did an amazing job. Appreciate the kind words, Leonard! -Ian

[@MyChevySonic]

I think if you include the instruction to exclude the torso rotation, that would help explain the service motion of a kick/slice.

[@MyChevySonic]

And then they can add the body turn once they've got the service motion right.

[@increasingme]

Just like in the beginning of the video, on my kick serve and I have a finish that stays on the left side of my body (left handed). I don't understand how to finish in front of my body.

[@EssentialTennis]

Usually that means the body/core isn't continuing to rotate forward through contact, John!

[@bonhamhouse1169]

What is the very serious acting girl with the yellow notebook doing? Looks very serious.

[@EssentialTennis]

She's taking notes on our analysis, what drills we do, which things are most helpful for the student, etc, etc. Kirby writes the detailed Action Plans for our students so when they get home they know exactly how to spend their time on the court, and so they don't forget what made things "click" for them while they were with us!

[@angelohms]

That's an astonishing work, Ian! The best quick serve class I've ever seen in my life. Fantastic!

[@EssentialTennis]

Appreciate the kind words very much, Angelo! Siby was an amazing student! -Ian

[@joakimster8431]

Often we see pros demonstrating shots, and make it look so easy, until we try to do the same ourselves. In this clip we see a guy struggling (like ourselves), and actually improving - the idea of showing student progression is really, really great!

[@EssentialTennis]

Glad you enjoyed it, Joakim!

[@bluewaterhorizon]

How would you hit the ball up when the racket face angle is closed as you recommended your trainee when he targeted long?

[@EssentialTennis]

"Closed" is a relative term in the context that I used it....in other words, I was simply telling him to close the angle of his strings more than what they were on the previous repetition. Facing the strings down towards the court definitely wouldn't result in the ball traveling upwards! -Ian