Hit A Perfect Serve (Step by Step)

Hitting a perfect serve comes down to understanding the continental grip and the 7 serve checkpoints:
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1. Ready Position
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2. Palm Down
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3. Knock Off The Birthday Hat
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4. On Edge
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5. Contact
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6. Pronated
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7. Finish
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[@randdarrow3326]

I am 71 and I have never played so well. I tell my friends it's because of the party hat guy. I never had lessons and I love playing tennis now. My friends aren't listening but I am beating them because of you. I wish I sinew this stuff when I was a kid. I played my 42 year old son for 6 hours today. Just couldn't stop playing. I love learning this game.

[@dmz7854]

6 hours I am 55, can't play 6 hrs. You re so healthy n energetic

[@mabar4754]

Hi Ryan , I’m mani and I’m 17 years old and I’m playing tennis since I was 12 . I always had problems in serve and always disappointed during matches while making a lot of double faults, and after watching this video and practicing for a couple of weeks, I’m now serving way way better and Im so happy. Thanks a lot Ryan ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dmz7854]

Good job

[@markp2325]

There’s an endless supply of videos and video lessons but I’m a believer that you need to kill the clutter - Find something to focus on and adopt the principals. This is an utterly amazing step by step set of serving principals that deserves focus and repetitive practice. I’m going to kill the clutter and make this my serving Bible. Can’t thank you enough for the depth and willingness to truly teach!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you mark!! What a kind thing to say!!! Please keep me posted about how these techniques work for you!!

[@leafclone]

This video should be a mandatory watch for all tennis players

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you so much!!!

[@harshvathsangam1678]

Probably the most comprehensive tutorial on serve I have seen. Just while practicing the recommended steps, I could already feel the difference. The idea behind snapping your hand when it is hurt was in particular very illustrative and immediately helped me understand pronation. Looking forward to taking this to the courts!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you! And please let me know Harsh how it works for you on court. Any questions write them here and I’ll help. You Got This!!!

[@amasacoleman5979]

I'm, be in

[@udayanbhanot2509]

I’m not sure how I can thank you; I’ve been playing for some 20 years now. I’ve had some 10-odd coaches over that time. I pay them money and hope they can teach me the serve. And to be fair they do have some ideas. But all this time, none of them picked my grip. Yes, it is continental, but not the way you so unambiguously show it. That alone has made a world of difference. I watched your video over 3 days and today went to serve. I was hitting the back fence! It took a while to get things right and I’ve never heard a pop so loud on my serves. I’m hugely thankful to you and am now intrigued to learn more from you.

[@shams-m3p3w]

You continue to nail the various tennis techniques in all your instructional videos. A coach who fully appreciate what teaching is all about. Continue with your great work!

[@jorgesecafneto4831]

I've been lifelong struggling with my serve. Thank's a lot! Never seen such a comprehensive Master Class before.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thanks so much. So glad you liked it!!

[@itsalreadytaken1420]

This video was more informative than the 5 years I’ve been being coached Thx

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thanks so much!!

[@carlosfraga188]

Just Genius . Everybody at every level should see this tutorial. You are a Master of Tennis.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you Carlos! I really appreciate your support. Glad the serve videos have cleared up the proper serve technique. Have a great day!

[@AshokPatel-rt8fu]

Best ever technical video on how to serve.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much!!!

[@zerocool5468]

I love watching your videos in half speed to help visualize the proper movements but also because it makes you sound like a happy drunk. Thanks for the insightful and at times amusing content!

[@fabz1509]

Excellent instructions tremondously helped me by keeping the racquet head closed facing down. Thanks to you no more or a lot less waiter serves. Should set up an account so we can donate to the channel.

[@randdarrow3326]

I am 71 and your lessons have me playing like I have never done before. Today I played singles with my son for 5 hours. I am so excited to get pro help for the first time in my life. I never knew tennis was played this way. I tell my friends to watch the party hat guy. They haven't done that but they wonder why I am playing so well.

[@ethugp3pp3r]

hows your game progressed over the past 2 years? just discovered this guy tonight, cant wait to get out and try his methods

[@jelle1132]

Not only very instructive, also a very nice teaching approach. I wish I had someone like you when I was a child!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow what a nice compliment. Thank you!!

[@ronaldwinstead7447]

The most excellent step by step to the serve ever.

[@DavidAtlas-q3r]

I got hooked on your advice a year back, that "tennis is a lifting game" comment really struck home ! That helped a lot. I only recently viewed the "hit a perfect serve" video. I have been working with it for 2 weeks, keep returning to it, focus on one step at a time. I'm 79 and have many years of etching into my service motion those mistakes you point out. I am amazed at the progress I'm seeing, correcting each step, one at a time. I was flabbergasted to realize that I WAS changing my grip out of the continental before making contact. Thanks for teaching a very old dog some great new tricks, seven of them....

[@themjuall]

I feel like I just learned in about 30 min what I have been trying to learn for years. So good!

[@reebie40]

You are a living legend I cannot thank you enough!!!!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow Rebecca. That’s an amazing compliment. Have an awesome week and thanks for your support!

[@RonnieColeman80]

36 minutes video.. It's worth every second of it!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you so much!!

[@azmikocaker]

Everytime I watch this video I correct one more mistake in the court. This is such a valuable source. Thank you. I’m really grateful for this resource.

[@2MinuteTennis]

I’m so glad you liked the video. I made that quite awhile ago but so glad you can watch it again and again!

[@nschulz5698]

I've never seen a better breakdown and description of a serve

[@afriendofpaws]

agree!

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[@FrankSaglinbeni-it9lg]

I was having trouble with my serve. I save this excellent Video. The instructor was excellent in show and explaining the Serve process. I love this video. Now I have to practice what I saw here. Thank you.

[@2MinuteTennis]

So glad you liked it Frank!

[@jeffreyschwab5304]

This is the best instructional video on serving on the internet! Take notes!

[@grado1458]

Great video, this will allow me to show my son the proper steps and mechanics of a serve, as his school lacks any direction. Thank you

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thanks so much Gerardo!

[@rbmk1234]

Best serve class I've ever seen. 👏👏 I wish my tennis coachs have donne this to me. Great, great job! Congrats from Brazil.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you so much!!!!

[@Meg99993]

Thank you very much for the great tutorial! I would love to see a slow motion of you doing a serve. So all the steps you mention are clearly visible and maybe easier to copy. Thanks again! Great video to learn how to serve correctly. Greeting from a tiny village in the Netherlands.

[@ohusain611]

Just play the video in .25 or .50 speed and there’s your slow motion.

[@YevgeniyNakonechniy]

Phenomenal. I’ve spent 1 year of testing how to serve and basically I came to all this features as described in video. Oh God... watching this video 1 year back I could save lot of time:)))

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you! So glad you found the video helpful!

[@YevgeniyNakonechniy]

@@2MinuteTennis appreciate you highlighted really important points. I passed this through my own experience and they are workable. The best in this video that you describe terminology that you are using together with motions and pointing “how not to proceed”. Lot of couches they do understand terminology not correctly and they explain in a wrong way to their students.

[@kurilladesign]

whoa ! played squash 25 years . that serve is not a big deal. this tennnis serve is!! this is excelent cannot wait to try it .

[@cristar1000]

That's what it means to be a top tennis coach! Thank you for this precious tennis lesson with simple and argumentative information! Bravo!

[@michelmillette9218]

WOW! For me it's confirmed, you're by far the best tennis teacher. Thank you.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Hey thanks mike!! I really appreciate your kind words. You got this!!

[@ska6811]

This is a brilliant lesson, as many have said. I'm a 60-yo low-grade suburban competition player, who had some additional lessons a couple of years ago specifically to get more pop on my serve. That coach introduced me to the idea of winding and unwinding, and trying to get a bit of a sling shot action with the elbow and forearm. But I hadn't come across the "knock the party-hat off" action. I tried it this afternoon, and within just a few serves I could feel it working! The improvement in the sling-shot action was pretty well immediate. As an extra benefit, even after a couple of hours of practising it and using it in 2 sets of doubles, I have no soreness at all in my shoulder, which i might have expected on trying a new action. I'm thinking that's at least partly due to a pretty smooth transfer in the direction of the momentum that this action generates. I still have a lot of work to do on the whole chain of events, but this near-immediate success is really rewarding and exciting. With reference to your other similar video, I'm not sure I'll ever get to 100 mph, but I'm sure gonna give it a try!😅 Thank you so much.🙏

[@haplesstaxi8850]

Learnt a lot from the 7-points. I was surprised that a side-spin serve to the tee your racquet still pronates with the strings facing out to the right. I think I have been lucky to get most of the 7 points in my serve. Consistency of ball toss still eludes me at times. Thank you for a top instructional video Ryan👍

[@matteomoscara5150]

Thanks to your technique, my serve has massively improved! I was so frustrated because of my poor serve, but now things have completely changed! A massive thank you from the south of Italy! U r the best!

[@Pro-kesh]

This is by far the best serving guide I have ever seen

[@lancelessler7375]

I just turned 80 and my serve has become easier to return than I would like. I refuse to attribute this to my 'slowing down' but obviously, my serving racket speed has slowed down. I have taken notes about the fine points of the serve as you explained it and plan to take apart my current serving technique and build it back again BETTER. With improvements in accuracy of hitting my targets, increasing racket speed, and applying sufficient spin, I hope to squeeze out enough refinement to get to the point where my serve will become a weapon instead of a weakness. Your analysis should help considerably. Thanks.

[@wolfcapeoasisguesthouse7020]

What a great attitude. I'll take you as a role-model. Never too old to learn a new trick. All the best!

[@itsmidtrib1569]

Wow 💛

[@jordimontcusi4720]

Hi Ryan, its Jordi from Barcelona , Spain. I am 56, #18 of Sapin in my category +55. This is the best explanation I have ever seen in my life on how to hit a perfect server. 49 years playing tennis by the way. THANKS

[@naeco5778]

Applying all these tips improved my game drastically, I'm much more confident with my serve and I've won 3 matches in a row. Thanks a lot.

[@johnkwan1341]

The BEST video on Tennis Serving Tutorial I have ever seen. After watching and following the guides my serves improve a lot. It takes me quite a while and with immerse effort to rectify my old mistakes (with only slow progress). Had I come across this video much much earlier I needed not to struggle with my serves. Thank you Mr. 2MinutesTennis.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you John! Thanks for the support and for trusting me to help you. Have a great weekend!

[@adelgadomd]

Tried it, and immediately the percentage of balls landing on service box increased several-fold. I love this tutorial.

[@udayanbhanot2509]

Brilliant; I’m blessed to have found this. Starting the grip…this is gold!

[@jillbellchambers9884]

This is so comprehensive. I can’t wait to try all the checkpoints. The imagery really sticks in the brain. I have a very inconsistent ball toss so I’m going to be throwing lots of glasses of water in the air. Thanks for a great video

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you Jill. There are no quick fixes. It all takes time. Keep trying and working. You got this!

[@arqromero3877]

You are the best tennis teacher. Clear and simple. I will watch all your tutorials

[@calvinlim2670]

This is a long 2minute tennis. Worth it.

[@narc0341]

I only see 6 mins of the video and I actually upgreade an insane quantity my serve, thanksss!

[@2MinuteTennis]

So glad to hear that!! Thanks for letting me know!

[@adambacker685]

So well explained, no literature can explain the gratitude I have for you. I struggled so badly and your technique made it so simple. You made my tennis serve.

[@jessicabassig7121]

This is such a good how-to serve video!!! Very clear and specific. :)

[@2MinuteTennis]

So glad you liked it Jessica! Appreciate the support!!!

[@jonchoi1233]

33:46 is the time to start from if you already watch the video once.

[@tomerdvir2394]

My thoughts exactly

[@jacobchang4588]

One of THE best serve video I've seen on YT. I especially appreciate the thorough explanation of each check points, what to avoid and why to avoid.

[@ernestsolivan]

The best tennis serve video I have ever seen! Excellent!

[@MrBennyrick77]

After YEARS and YEARS and YEARS off tennis...(43 now, played in Primary and Highschool), I am back into tennis. my WORST shot was my serve and it has put me off doing tennis. After watching your Serving video and ball toss video amongst, I can so ALL THE THINGS I was doing wrong. I started today doing your serve, I really liked it. I have a long way to go, but it is SO MUCH BETTER than when I used to guess with my ball toss and swing a fast awkward FLAT racket to smash the ball down and just pray!.. Cheers mate!

[@Boydhovius]

Great video explaining the tennis serve. I'm buying some birthday hats and practicing today. Thanks

[@chenghattie557]

Never understand so clear why I can't serve. I was so excited and practicing till 3am at home. Also help clear my doubt on why I need to turn the racket when hitting the ball. Very helpful visual on birthday hat! I will share my kid this video. Thank you so much!

[@admiregmatake3440]

Just realised, I was doing it all wrong, Thanks mate. You are brilliant, time to do it right. One love from Manchester UK. 😊

[@felicededuyo7999]

Salient seven points clarify the hows and whys of tennis serve. Thank you for the details, Ryan.

[@jimschmuckal2832]

THIS was a super good Lesson, The Best Lesson of serving that I have ever has/seen, I wish I would have seen this 25 yrs ago,,,,Keep up the good works, I will share this with my tennis friends,,,,JAS

[@paulopisco2492]

Hello 👋 Ryan & All ! This is a very good explanation shown on the video! Thanks 👍🏽

[@imontufo]

Thank you so much! You have summarized perfectly all that is to know about a top level serve. I'm grateful to having found you! My best wishes! You are a great man and teacher.

[@ksoh2926]

The pointer about the 3 things (legs pushing off, knocking birthday hat off, tossing arm dropping) happening at the same time is something I haven't heard other coaches mention. What a great tip!

[@andreialexander405]

Ryan, this is a phenomenal breakdown of how to serve like a pro. Extremely helpful and very happy with the results! Sincere thanks for this video!!!

[@thel-show8611]

Just came across this beautiful and short video on serve. You have excellently explaned into details rather than long talk. I watched few videos on serve.. but couldn't help me to serve better. Am in love with tennis. I needed to do it right this time with your teachings. You did it right with the birthday hat. 😊

[@Philosophiseraptor]

Man, as soon as you described the palm down position as the position you would have for throwing (e.g. a baseball) I got it and saw what I was doing wrong. And I've been playing for a long time. Thank you.

[@vincemcerlane1494]

Will be trying this out tomorrow. I struggled recently and this staging works. Many thanks from Scotland

[@2MinuteTennis]

Happy you liked the video and good luck!!

[@phe9238]

Such a cool, good and professional lesson. You're the best on KZbin. My son learns so much from your videos, much more that from his lessons on the court! Thanks so much🎉

[@catherinechen444]

Phenomenal instructions! At first, I thought the Video might be too long then I did not want it to end. Learn so much from you , thanks Ryan!!!!

[@jangamveda]

I've seen a million videos on youtube on fixing my serve (esp, consistency),this video addresses all of my concerns, Appreciate it,TY!

[@lalthamoia7808]

Ryan's my favorite tutor. Thank you.

[@dctrex]

That's was truly excellent. I have never seen anyone from live coaching to KZbin break down the serve as thoroughly and subtly as you. Great work! Thank you!

[@2MinuteTennis]

thank you so much!!

[@kwnna3430]

there are just so many things that we need to keep in mind and i always forget about something:( i will keep practising though, and i hope i get it right one day..thank you so much you are so helpfull.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Really glad to help. Don’t think of everything at once. Take once piece and practice it. Then move to the next idea. This video encompasses a lot. Take one bit at a time and move slowly. You’ll get it. :)

[@ycheung8606]

Excellent coaching. I did learn a lot from this remarkable video and I will surely recommend to my friends.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much

[@amydoody2482]

Thanks!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you so much Amy!!!!!

[@ranjanjha1044]

This is awesome. The most comprehensive guide for serve. I have been looking for something like this and this video here is excellent, Thanks so much.

[@Jeremy-qj2dk]

I have watched probably 20 videos on serve, by far yours is the best, I understood many things that I was not aware of! Can’t wait to go practice!

[@richard_ager]

Several months ago I saved this video to my personal tennis library and it has really helped improve my serve. It's so informative and I come back to it from time to time. Thank you Ryan; I've got this!

[@mannyvu4976]

A great Serve lesson, I have seen many tennis Coaches at KZbin, but only you are the one who teaches the most details and explanations easily to understand , you make my tennis level up. thank you very much,

[@davidbolton7428]

Brilliant step by step breakdown of the action 👍

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you David!! Appreciate the support. 😊👍🎾

[@liga4329]

Hey Ryan. I watched this tutorial before my training in 4-person group yesterdays evening but had a time to watch just first 4 steps, but believe me, as u said even those 4 steps REALLY helped me to improved my serve yesterday. Thank you Sir and greetings from Poland.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow I’m so glad this video helped your serve!!

[@edcasado6651]

What an amazing person to take the time to fully explain how to properly serve. I went out to party city and gotten a pack of birthday hat. Yes, people in the courts next to mine think I'm crazy... but I don't care. I've been practicing for the past several days and I feel more difference than years of traditional amateur serve practice. I record film to watch myself and also review this film every-time. The more I watch this video the more the details stick. All I can say is thank you from the Big Apple (NYC)!

[@williambroadfoot5068]

Absolutely tremendous video on how to serve correctly... helped me out a bunch... just hope my opponents don't see this video so I can maintain an advantage by having this knowledge.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Haha thanks so much William. Really appreciate the kind words. Have an awesome weekend and ssshhhhhh. I won’t tell them if you don’t……..

[@raghavvijay4347]

This is literally the best tennis analysis video I have ever seen in my entire life

[@michaeltang4975]

Thank you. This is the best serve technique explanation I've seen.

[@dannyducello9283]

Great video serve has always baffled me but now I know the steps to follow. Thanks Ryan

[@Arkon111]

This is the best video I've seen describing the serve motion step by step. amazing!!!!!!

[@nenegortat5106]

One of the bests tutorials videos I’ve seen on KZbin

[@MatchPointTennis]

agreed. He does some amazing videos

[@jamessingleton4856]

Brilliant. The best video on serving that I've ever seen!! I'll be working this video for weeks and weeks to try and get it all. Thanks so much

[@pickleballbyjustin]

Classic 2MT serve video ✌️🎾

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thanks Justin!

[@francoma2360]

Clear and detailed instruction. It changed my serve with effective result. Thank you very much for the teaching!

[@2MinuteTennis]

So glad the video helped you!!!

[@massimodanzelmo4607]

Very smooth tennis Ryan, your check poi nts very impressive, I would call the serve step by step, thanks for your value tips 👍

[@chelez17]

I've been practicing your method and it's helped me improve my serve. Thanks so much

[@tasankar1357]

Best video I have seen on how to serve.

[@commishkep]

Thanks for the videos, my serve is improving every day. I would love to see you crank out 10 serves at the end of your video maybe even slo-mo the best one. It's been hard for me to break half-of-my-life poor form but I'm on the up-escalator. Recording myself helps. Keep up the great work!

[@jennifersrour89]

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[@claudem4733]

Thanks Ryan for the video. I am watching a handful of tennis trainers on youtube and I really appreciate your videos. I also re-watch your videos after practicing. I wish I had this mind I have now and your videos when I was younger. Anyway, it is good to learn from you all the steps in mastering the technique.

[@irvinleeling6667]

I appreciate your coaching technique and will practice to improve my service. Thank u

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you. Appreciate you support. 🎾👍

[@MatchPointTennis]

Easy to follow for both tennis professionals and players. Great visuals as well!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much!!!

[@glynedwards6717]

I'm going to the court to go through this now - thank you. Lets see if I can nail it!!! ... Very helpful videos. The virtual mentor!

[@RollinLeonard]

such an incredibly useful video. i've referred back to this several times since it was posted. loooove a long form 2MinuteTennis where you get into a bunch of picky gritty detail.

[@yourstruly5DA]

One of the best explanation of hitting a consistent serve on KZbin. Keep up the great work Bryan!!! This video had benefitted a lot for me.

[@mitchlong9164]

Ryan, your videos are (speaking of "loaded") LOADED with great, insightful stuff!!! I know they say to keep the serve motion "simple", but I'm not convinced that it is (unless you tell me otherwise😉). There are several ingredients (as you have well demonstrated) that have to be there in the kinetic chain to produce a great serve. Keep it coming! I am learning every time I watch your videos and passing it on to my high school players!! Mitch Long, Salt Lake City high school coach

[@johnsoares4606]

I've learned different things just by watching this once. Number one: I was always closing my stance, with my back foot well behind my front foot. I'll now put my back foot closer or more in line with my front foot(skateboard analogy). Number two: I was not coiling my body as my first move! I was simply taking the racket back as I threw the ball in the air. The front of the racket faced the opposite court. With the coiling back of the body, it's much easier to have the racquet facing the side fence or at 3 o'clock for a right-handed player. I know there are more steps than this, but I didn't have it right at the beginning. Also, holding the ball like a glass of water and making sure to toss at one o'clock is helpful. Thanks for the video!

[@miapapa1955]

I like that you showed where you get power from , good job.