Fix Your Tennis Serve Toss in 5 Minutes or Less

[@danield.7359]

This is very good stuff. Those who still have difficulties to place the serve precisely into the corner they want should try a methodology similar to the inch-by-inch toss-up explained in here. Prerequisits: 1) you have to have a solid toss up like explained in here 2) lots of balls in a basket Meter by meter method: Start 2 meters from the net hitting serves. Target each corner. Start with the outer corner until confident. Then target the middle until confident. Finally target the inner corner until confident. Repeat the same in the other service box. Once confident at that distance, step back a meter and repeat. Once confident there, again step back a meter and repeat. Go on like this until you stand behind the base-line. Focus on technique, a smooth, uninterrupted motion sequence and correct timing. This is the moment you want to clean up your entire serve! As long as your very close to the net you may use a simplified swing starting with the racket behind the head. Once you feel tired to the point where it affects your consistency, go home. Don't try hitting big serves. Just focus on one serve of your liking (flat, slice or top-spin) and hit it roughly like a slower 2nd serve. Easy and make sure to stay relaxed. Don't use force. This isn't going to make a big server out of you over night, but you'll definitely get there after some time (and many, many hours of repeating). Warning: If you try to enforce it and hit big, powerful serves, you may fail. Not only will you continue to lack the "target sensors", but you may actually even hurt yourself. Talking from my own experience here... Even if you're an advanced player albeit with a shitty serve, there's no shame in starting from scratch. Why does this step-by-step, or inch-by-inch (meter-by-meter) methodology work? It's because you build up feel for the distance and for the place you want to hit. Similarly when playing ground strokes where you feel the target as if you were connected to it by invisible wires. You have to develop a similar feel (and consistency) for your toss-up and equally important for the serve itself. I had to find out the hard way. No one told me even though I had multiple trainers across the years. Thank me later.

[@winningtennis4914]

Great stuff, Daniel! Thanks for sharing

[@Teranchula21]

thanks man. My serve is the most inconsistent thing ever, n this looks like its helping to hopefully make it more accurate.

[@michaelm2594]

Very good video. As a late starter who never took actual lessons, my mechanics have never been the best and my serve toss has been horribly inconsistent. This helped a lot! Thanks

[@mansfieldlou]

This is a great drill for learning how to achieve a nice smooth release of the ball in the proper location, but I've found that it helps as you progress to practice it while using your racket to coordinate the timing of your toss with your swing.

[@cslxxwilliam]

its great to see the open minded: there are many ways of holding the ball. Just find the one works for you. Plus the inch by inch technique is really simple and effective

[@claudiopelissero6158]

Bravo Ramon! I will try this today with my son Gabriele, he has improved a lot all his strokes but he still has problems with the serve. Lets hit some balls togheter one of this days! I have improved a lot too since our last match!

[@jamesmurphy2304]

Terrific help for the toss. Well done!

[@tomeniovlogs2973]

Thanks for the tip..need to improve my toss...

[@takumisaito5475]

Hey Coach, I've been watching and practicing with your videos!

[@winningtennis4914]

Hey Takumi!!! That's awesome man! Keep up the great work, and say hello to your family please :)

[@mirianbauto6023]

Most helpful, doesn't look complicated and easily doable as well. Thnx and more power.

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheDrakulie]

This guy is pure genius. this method is by far the best in the world today.

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks Jin! Appreciate your kind words :)

[@MP4Ever2020]

Great tips for the toss improvement!!!!

[@eggrage]

That's a really nice and creative tip, just also make sure to minimize the use of your wrist, toss using arm only, that will help with accuracy of the toss.

[@hetalthakker8560]

A simple yet effective drill 👍👍

[@ramonreyes2503]

genial, un gran aporte de mi tocallo Ramon. Le estoy agradecido!! Muy bueno!!!

[@egg4ever]

Not every video shows a very consistent step by step instruction... 😳👌👍👍👍

[@jamesmurphy2304]

Just love your serve toss technique. Very good stuff! Thanks

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks James!

[@mingster]

Beautiful court

[@allemyr]

Wow this video was really good! The bestI've seen on toss where i struggel most in tennis. Yes its true. My toss is so bad but when I do a good toss I also do a good serve. Tried the ringfinger technique and really like it will try that when playing match today. I think its very important how you hold the ball because there was it where I struggle the most. WIll try the ring for another day. Thanks for the video! Have a great day Ramon

[@winningtennis4914]

Hi Karl! Thanks for the kind words... I'm Glad it was helpful! Have fun out there, and Keep us posted on how it's working out :)

[@ivanherrera7930]

Thank you Ramón, simple and powerful lesson!

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome Ivan!

[@paddlepower888]

Yeah, baby, yeah! Dis is da bomb for nailing the toss!

[@peggyhui7389]

So sorry to have seen this video only now, you are amazing, this inch by inch theory is so practical, so realistic, thank you!!

[@winningtennis4914]

Why thank you Peggy :)

[@callumheatherly994]

Yh. The toss is the reason for a better serve. Been trying to be more consistent with it. Will try ur technique. Thanks

[@winningtennis4914]

Good deal, Callum! Let me know how it goes

[@umutkara739]

Did you try?

[@GuilIermoMartin]

Wow... you have your own court!! 😃👌🏼👏🏻

[@johnnguyen3694]

Thank you for your sharing !! Great tip !!!!

[@katetaylor43]

I love this! Definitely trying this. Trying to change my serve and the toss is one of my problems. 😊👏🏼

[@winningtennis4914]

Awesome Kate! Go get em'

[@umutkara739]

Did you try? Is it useful?

[@MS-li1qu]

Excellent video! Thanks a lot. Will definitely practice this as soon as i am back on a court.

[@winningtennis4914]

Cool! You're welcome

[@jaknap1]

Good video and a great and easy drill.

[@tennisphui1948]

Oh my... Looking for this long long time. Very nice tip

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad this was helpful, USA!

[@SpecTennis]

thanks for sharing these tips Ramon

[@winningtennis4914]

My pleasure, SpecTennis!

[@LavernLee-zz5ln]

Great toss tip.

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad you liked it!

[@MyHaytem]

When he tosses the ball and doesn't come back down lol 😂

[@andreilima3512]

I laughed hard when the toss falls in the kangoroo! ! Excelent video! Toss is my weakest part of my game

[@winningtennis4914]

Awesome Andrei! Glad you liked the video (and the kangaroo snagging the ball)... we've been working on that stunt for weeks.

[@raakkhipohuja]

True😂😂😂😂

[@saikumarg8111]

Helpful lesson...Thank Yu Very Much..! Your Court Looks Awesome!

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad you liked it Sai!

[@jassay6435]

Looks good, I will practice in court next time

[@Escorpio123PS]

I'll give this a try. Thank you. 🌷

[@winningtennis4914]

Cool! Keep us posted on how ya do Escorpio

[@Mooncat747]

Love your videos! They're fun and really easy to follow in order to improve your game.

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks Mooncat! Glad you like them

[@counsela9240]

You are correct. This exercise works!

[@winningtennis4914]

Sweet, Mike!

[@yakzivz1104]

I'm going to try this in the morning. I think that this will help me a lot.

[@winningtennis4914]

Awesome Yakziv. Let me know how it goes for ya!

[@yakzivz1104]

@@winningtennis4914 This made a huge difference!!! Thank you. I still have a long way to go but my toss is not so much of a problem now.

[@billstenos1043]

thank you that was really good

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome!

[@joannaheim1314]

Hi Ramon, Below you agree with the following: "It looks like your contact point is at 12:30, about 1.5 feet into the court. And the circle is about 3 feet into the court (where the ball would land if you did not hit the toss)." My question is: If your contact point is 1.5 feet into the court, wouldn't your ball toss also be 1.5 feet into the court (where the ball would land if you did not hit the toss).

[@winningtennis4914]

great question, Joanna. It depends on the trajectory of the toss.

[@carlosalarcon2737]

Many thanks...simple, effective tips and in a progression way..

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad you like it Carlos!

[@claudioprado389]

Thanks a lot Ramón powerful lesson as usual keep going.

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome Claudio! Thanks :)

[@elchibeesr]

Muy claro, gracias, Ramón, lo practicaré...

[@winningtennis4914]

De Nada, Luis!

[@dontakeda8440]

Thank you, Smiling Coach!

[@winningtennis4914]

You're so welcome!

[@busterfoxx]

Great tip, but when playing on a windy day you may need to compensate for the wind when you toss. In that case see where the wind blows the ball and adjust your toss. It's trickiest when the ball is being blown towards you and you must compensate for that by tossing the ball away from you into the court. So, basically this is a good way to start when working on your toss, but the toss can sometimes feel like landing a plan with cross winds :-)

[@micahandcharlotvlog187]

This really works for me 😋😋😋❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much for helping me with the toss I am about to do this technique since I will go to a tennis match in 3-4 weeks🎾🎾🏅🏅🎾

[@winningtennis4914]

Awesome Mary! Have a great match!! :)

[@aceyourway4565]

How did this help me so much?

[@raultennis5904]

Great video. It looks like your contact point is at 12:30, about 1.5 feet into the court. And the circle is about 3 feet into the court (where the ball would land if you did not hit the toss). Is that about right? I want to practice the toss in isolation (no hitting) and trying to figure out where to place the circle target.

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks Raul. That's about right. There will be small variations based on the type of serve you're practicing your toss for. But as a general "Jumping off point" that's a great start!

[@KnowledgeGuide859]

Really nice video.. thanks.

[@winningtennis4914]

My pleasure Sourav. Thanks for watching!

[@elchibeesr]

Gracias amigo lo tomare en cuenta.....

[@murtalamohammed7826]

How do I make s perfect safe as a beginner? Thank you.

[@jackquinnes]

A fascinating Dickens esque tennis court. All those wretched family stories hiding behind the brick walls...:D

[@ninoreyfondevilla4502]

Great vids

[@mamm171177]

nice video thanks alot

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome, Miguel!

[@SpiritofPluto]

I can't believe I did not think of this. Thanks, Ramon!

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome!

[@hmsapereira]

Thanks Ramon, top stuff!!!

[@oscarcoach6422]

Excelente 😊

[@sanmarrtin7]

Great, thank you.

[@winningtennis4914]

You are welcome, Felipe! Let me know how it goes

[@sanmarrtin7]

@@winningtennis4914 it's working, I'm getting more accurate tossing the ball. My server improved quite a bit.

[@KayJay-lc3cv]

Awesome tip!!!!! Thanks

[@annmarieduvivier1257]

Kay Jay az

[@atomicmrpelly]

I'm gonna have to try this. I had a fantastic coach when I was a teenager who held a hopper up in the air in front of my for about 15 minutes straight for me to practise my toss, but it seems to have left me recently!

[@winningtennis4914]

Awesome atomic... how's it going?

[@umutkara739]

Did you try?

[@atomicmrpelly]

@@winningtennis4914 @Umut Kara it's been so hard to play this year cos of the damn virus I haven't had much chance to work on it. Plus I have a one month old baby now so no time for tennis! I did give this a go though and I think it made a small difference.

[@KHLee41]

Thnaks for the tip!!

[@paulczerner3286]

For me it's not so much the location of the toss, but the timing of the toss with my swing. It's a new habit I need to work on, but for me it helps to sequence windup-toss-hit, rather than the old toss-windup-hit, which used to get me swinging late, frantic ,and out of control with not much effective power.

[@nivaldopellizzer3228]

what a tips papi!!

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks Nivaldo! :)

[@TheDrakulie]

Ramon, does this method also work for J toss ? Like Sampras had J toss which is necessary for very powerful closed stance serve.

[@winningtennis4914]

Hey Jin... the progression will work for any kind of "pre serve" ritual/movement, yep!

[@TheDrakulie]

@@winningtennis4914 Ramon, do you know of any lower back stretches to help with lower back muscle spasms ? and to strengthen the lower back to make sure lower back problems doesnt' come back ?

[@notafanboy250]

Thanks for the video. It's amazing that I can throw a baseball with good accuracy across a field but I can't for the life of me toss a tennis ball consistently. It's all over the place for me.

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome! Thanks for sharing

[@sivaramansharadat3430]

Where to place the ring

[@civilwhore3077]

You should just be my new tennis coach

[@winningtennis4914]

That's a great idea! :)

[@saurabhgaba1782]

Direction of Arm to toss the ball is not clear. Can you please throw some light on it. Thanks in advance

[@deyongutube]

Thanks Ramon, for the toss lesson. Is that your house? Nice to have a court right at your house;))

[@winningtennis4914]

You're welcome Louis! Glad you enjoyed it

[@patatota]

I see a problem. The starting point of the ball is not the same during exercises than at the complet service motion.

[@harrykerker9838]

Hi Ramon! Invite me to your next tennis party!

[@MrPrat777]

Simply wowww 🙏

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad ya liked it, Pratap!

[@lennyschloss7828]

Excellent

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks LennY!

[@ermac6466]

You should of played the kangaroo in reverse and pull the tennis ball off with fishing line.

[@winningtennis4914]

Good idea!

[@gildc]

Muito bom

[@harkirehal258]

Well, I can toss properly when I keep my body still. But when I bend the knees and arch back then I am all over the place.

[@ahmadhussainwebshare1001]

☝️ excellent job

[@kukuhsantoso976]

Apik mas penak diconto carane. Wong2 podo ra ngerti yo ben.

[@paulczerner3286]

Google translate says this is Javanese, meaning: "Good cheer how to print. Everyone knows you're right."

[@alexis6264]

You do parallel toss in real serve, but in this practice, you use diagonal toss. It doesn’t make sense to me

[@Alphonce0]

Hi tech.... lmao 😂

[@stevemitcham4683]

So how come the video is longer than 5 minutes?

[@yuurishibuya4797]

Man U talk too much, yet fun to watch. Will try ur super awesome hi tech plastic ring for inch by inch technic

[@winningtennis4914]

Thanks Yuuri :)

[@tomcooper6108]

Nope...seen all this before and tried it. Toss still goes everywhere.

[@callumheatherly994]

How come. Have u found anything else that helps?

[@pancakes4140]

Such a suspect rig

[@airbender9593]

Should be a comedian.

[@ranjitarajkumari8746]

bro, i like u .so fun.

[@camlendrim7609]

🧠👌🙏🏻

[@winningtennis4914]

Glad you enjoyed, Cam!

[@lawpilot8526]

11/17/2018 For each video that you record, The first words out of your mouth should be the date. Say the damn date, like this: “today is [date], and we are going to .....”

[@joechang9722]

1CAV11B why though?

[@chuckm1961]

Why, pray tell, does it possibly matter what the date is? Does the calendar date impact the way I should toss the ball for my serve? In other words, what the hell is wrong with you?

[@annann2000]

What are the chances Epoch Times is all over this?

[@ahmetgoral]

Ew