Get More Power in Your Serve With These 3 Essential Tips

[@yoncafeeney3407]

Great video. Thank you!

[@heidihei1614]

Great!

[@ziggy5466]

I accidentally came across your KZbin channel and now I subscribed to the channel and I watch your videos all the time. My serve and overhead are the weak parts of my game and this particular video gives me a clear understanding of the order and sequence of this complicated stroke. Hopefully I’ll be able to retain all the information and implement it the next time I practice. As an older player with bad knees jumping is limited; however, if I follow the other steps I’m sure I’ll improve. Thanks

[@gabypaztennis]

Hi! Thank you!! For sure! Glad I can help 🤗👍🏻

[@鄭海宇]

Footwork is the key to tennis-this is what I learned today. I’m curious about your background and why you are so good. Thank you so much.

[@gabypaztennis]

Thank you!! Long story for my background. I’ll do a video on my story soon! 💕

[@albertcamus5970]

Great video - I like how you explain why you should do these things - not just what to do. Make it so much easier to remember..

[@gabypaztennis]

Thanks for the feedback!! Glad I can help! 🤗

[@RVick-ws1xu]

Thanks, good point about the hip going out - natural reaction to the tossing arm extension. You might want to reconsider the torso position- at contact with the ball vs follow through after contact. Nice graphics!

[@jeffreymeyers543]

Gaby, I watch all of your videos. You're better than the others. Keep going. I know you're going to get huge.

[@gabypaztennis]

Thank you!! Appreciate the feedback!! 🤗

[@ToteNYC]

Fantastic video… Thanks so much!!! I always wondered how to get the hips in court and did not realize that keeping left hand up creates this naturally. Have already seen improvement in doing this. Working now on jumping in court, but this will take a lot ofpractice.

[@gabypaztennis]

Awesome!! Glad I can help. Definitely takes practice. Keep at it consistently 🤗

[@PrinceLawrence-w9y]

Well taken🎉

[@peterrattenbury8608]

Very thorough and useful.

[@mluc1111]

Smooth hip movement. She must be a really good dancer

[@guillermotrujillo2451]

You are the best off the best thank you

[@gabypaztennis]

Thank you!! 💕

[@MRmrROro1]

Thanks!

[@gabypaztennis]

Thanks !! 💕💕

[@pjho]

De nuevo muchas gracias. Tus consejos son muy buenos 🙌

[@gabypaztennis]

Gracias! 🤗

[@jcvasquezdevelasco]

No hace mucho que descubrí tus videos, son excelentes, claros, directos al punto y llenos de tips super útiles... sigue adelante y gracias again to be so beautiful and charming woman!!!

[@gabypaztennis]

Gracias por el lindo mensaje!! 🤗

[@francisremedios2530]

Great video! What is the correct sequence? Is it legs, toss, hips, hit the ball?

[@gabypaztennis]

You move the hips and the arms kind of at the same time, as the hips comes out the arm goes up, and then the legs come together or get down for the trophy :)

[@apoorvad6401]

Gabyyyy what adjustments should i make while serving in very windy and sun in the eyes condition. came to orlando for nationals lat week and couldnt serve effictively ... besides playing outdoor more (i am an indoor kitty) and getting used to conditions, any tips on making adjustment for serving in windy and very sunny condition

[@gabypaztennis]

Hi! Sorry to hear you struggled! It is a big change to go from indoors to outdoors. Definitely adjust the ball toss so the sun is not in your eyes, either more right or a bit more left. And also for the wind it helps not to toss so high, so the ball doesn’t move as much! Slicing is great for when is windy.

[@apoorvad6401]

​@@gabypaztennis❤ thank you.

[@matiaserp]

I used to play basketball and tennis only late in my 40s. When serving I have a tendency to end up rotating and finishing with my right foot forward, more like closed stance forehand footwork. It is really counter-intuitive for me to jump and land with my left foot forward, right leg back. I guess I need to practice the jumping motion by itself with the landing area as shown and perfect this first.

[@gabypaztennis]

For sure! Serving is difficult. Make sure you have everything down before you start jumping, so that when you do everything comes together! :)

[@foxyonthrottle690]

boris becker did it also, so no worries because he won 6 GS and if it would be bad he wouldnt have don it

[@jkn1951]

Great video but be careful about snapping the wrist on the serve. Pronation is the natural rotation of the forearm that occurs as you swing through the ball. It helps to generate speed and spin without putting undue stress on the wrist. While there might be some natural wrist movement, it should not be a forced. The wrist should stay relaxed and let the pronation of the forearm do the work. I hurt my wrist when I was young when I focused on snapping the wrist. Be careful!!

[@bmanbusee3812]

This!! Her last video about snapping the wrist was useful at a point for me but then I developed arm and elbow issues because I was focused on the snapping thing. Went back to just pronating the arm and using the body and I was bombing serves with no pain

[@gabypaztennis]

For sure! It’s not supposed to be forced!

[@gabypaztennis]

@@bmanbusee3812sorry to hear! Be careful because sometimes if we are not doing it correctly that can happen. Also if you’ve never done it before, it is a different muscle on the forehand and you may be sore. It takes time to develop it that’s why I always say to do it progressively. The pros do it since they are little so to learn it later on, it takes time to develop the right way. Have someone watch you and do it progressively. Nothing should hurt and it shouldn’t be forced. 💕🤗

[@bmanbusee3812]

@@gabypaztennis thanks. Even players who played younger were told the snap thing and ended up having wrist/arm issues later on. Seen so many stories about that. I don’t think pros do it either from slowed down video and research. They’re clearly not snapping and pronating with the arm. Each their own I guess. Keep up the good videos!

[@andersflodmark8724]

Glad people are flagging this. Even the most popular youtube coaches talk about "snapping the wrist". The wrist must be neutral on contact, the power comes from pronation of forearm which in turn is initiated by the internal shoulder rotation, from where you can generate an amazing amount of force for your serve! Just try and slam the ball into the court in front of you with this shoulder/elbow "driven" rotation and you should be able to send the ball into the ceiling.