How To Hit A Kick Serve?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@augustblood6810]

I tried your kick serve tips today on the tennis court and they work! Only thing is they're not very powerful serves - is it just a case of hitting it harder? This I find difficult if I'm brushing the ball.

[@HH-yq4hy]

Excellent instructions! Key points: sideway, toss 12 clock and not inward, swing diagonally. Thanks

[@IraR68]

finally something so clear on the kick serve. very well done, by far the best on the net. keep it up!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Ira, much appreciated, thanks 🙏

[@c.c.blackwell9986]

By far the best explanation of the kick serve I’ve found on KZbin!

[@JJVee427]

The diagonal swing path portion helped me a lot! Thank you!!

[@davidshannon7781]

Best video I have seen on topspin serve, it's simple precise and to the point. Well done. John Shannon, Ireland.

[@ic5761]

Best kick serve instruction out there and I have seen many videos demonstrate this. None of the others address the bent or straight arm after contact as being straight like Federer or bent like Thiem. So when I was dong it straight arm, I thought all this time I was doing it wrong. I wanted to add a few more things, after I originally posted this yesterday. All of these other videos talk about having to throw the ball into the court, but this instructor makes a point that you might want to throw the ball over your head above the baseline instead of throwing it out in the court. He explains all that. That's another aspect of the kick serve that people get hung up on.

[@moysesgarcia6750]

Most complete and accurate demonstration of kick serve I’ve ever seen. I’m excited to try this technique. I have all other serves except kick which as alluded me! Thanks

[@Krwler]

I've been looking for a great kick serve tutorial for years and this is easily the best one I've seen out of dozens.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Krwler

[@nburdsal]

I'm not sure why I am just finding your videos. I thought I had watched every KZbin instructional tennis video out there. Yours are the best. Thank you.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Nate, glad you found me and are enjoying the videos

[@eyermed]

The most comprehensive instruction on the net... Thanks Nick!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

eyermed, Thank you 🙏

[@ripleypipe]

A 'diagonal swing path' is so key here Nick, thank you for pointing this out. Gordon

[@IntuitiveTennis]

ripleygordon, you are right. That’s the key 🔑 👍👍

[@scottcrav1]

Great details of how to hit the kick serve...much better than the other guys teaching the kick serve...thanks for sharing the video!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Scott, thank you 🙏

[@vladimirvidov6202]

Thank you very much very professional I like it I send this my kids and my friends thanks again

[@simontroke6230]

This is fantastic i can finally hit a kick serve......took me about 3 sessions of practice and now feels natural.....thank you so much

[@laddhaamit]

After watching hundreds of videos on kick serve with half baked info, I landed up her and this one just enlightened me and cleared all my doubts. This guy is a gem of a coach. Thanks for sharing all the minute nitty gritty which other instructors normally hide.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Amit, my pleasure

[@davejentsch824]

Just spent a few days watching kick serve vids on KZbin - this is about the 20th I've watched. It is also THE BEST. You are very clear on the many aspects and attributes from ball toss, to torso rotation, to racquet direction, etc. Thank you, much appreciated.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Glad you liked it Dave 🙏

[@maurotiberti1893]

Thank you, your explanation is very clear,

[@dan6499]

By far, THE best video breakdown of the quick serve I’ve seen. I really appreciated the explanation of ball toss position and the arm hitting trajectory.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

D Roberge, thank you 🙏

[@yaomingfans1]

best instructions on youtube! excellent job!

[@aiyka_music]

Top notch and clear instruction Nick !

[@didanhtennis]

Great video. Thank you for posting.

[@eziopuiatti8801]

Thank you very useful Nick, can you please make a video about how to place the ball on a serve (any type of serve), I always struggle to place the ball where I want to..:((

[@tommorton512]

I could not figure out why my kick serve was more like a slice. I used a ball with different colors and noticed how it was spinning. You explained it clearly. I find the hardest part is getting the correct contact with the arm going diag. and the racket getting the topspin. I was having my arm go with baseline and not getting any power. Practice time!

[@timothydowd9828]

Great understandable description of the kick serve

[@alarson8355]

Great video! You give a detailed explanation of how to hold the racquet, the stance, the toss, where to contact the ball and where to finish. I have not seen all of these components in one video before. Plus, you reassure the rec player how long it takes to learn and how difficult it is but yet give encouragement to stick with it as a long term goal.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you for the kind words A 🙏🙏

[@piobak76]

Thanks. I just liked your video, because it's very detailed and just nice. Greetings!

[@adsaviation]

You are just an excellent instructor, I am very impressed and very glad I found you. There are so many so-called instructors which are BS-ing and just fishing for cash.

[@pasqualesigismondi4811]

He is the best 🎾🎾🎾🤩

[@jagodude]

Definitely among the best explanations of this serve that I find difficult to execute. I'll remember this video when I go out to practice next time. Good stuff!

[@jamiecho]

Extremely clear explanations. Nik is simply the best instructor on the internet!

[@jagdeeprandhawa4361]

Wow...by far the best lesson video I have come across on kick serve..and I have seen so many!! You explained everything so well without making the video toooo long. Thanks for uploading such an awesome video Nick!! 👍

[@jagdeeprandhawa4361]

Forgot to mention, you have such an amazing accurate kick to the ad side!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Jagdeep, I appreciate it 🙏🙏

[@johnwright2460]

This is the best kick serve lesson I have seen. You hit several points I’ve not seen from other coaches. Thanks much. Can’t wait to try it on the court.

[@mcdust72]

Watched so many Kick Serve videos- yours is certainly among the best. Very detailed already. Mayn explanations that you do not find anywhere alese. Looking forward for version 2 !

[@IntuitiveTennis]

My pleasure 😇

[@ebb3162]

Thank you so much for sharing. The best analysis I've ever watched.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you EB

[@nightdogggg]

I have to tell you: While trying to use your instructions, The first serves I got in were huge. They didn't really kick , but they were fast and usually resulted in a service winner. I am working on the diag swing and the path of the follow thru. You are the best.

[@mikehardwicke23]

Very informative; much detail I had not considered.

[@dmitryprivate6558]

Hi Nikola. Great video. Especially the point you make about recreational players not needing to throw the ball into the court. This helps me a lot with my kick serve. Thank you!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Hi Dmitry, yes if you are doing a stationary second serve (Kick) don’t toss in front. 👍👍

[@mikie6453mikie]

Good breakdown of all the elements of the kick , I really like the difference between top players vs us recreational players, like the toss (inside the court for top level vs overhead for us. A lot of teaching pros have us mimic top pros but we don't have all the other elements necessary to make that shot.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Mike, 🙏 thank you. I agree some players have limitations and the technique will therefore be different.

[@franciskwok3515]

This is really a great breakdown analysis of the kick serve.

[@chrisg1628]

Excellent detailed advice - thank you

[@RacquetFlex]

Brilliant video with high quality info. Bravo 👏

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Racquet flex, thanks bro. 🙏

[@rickconard4434]

Nick. I just watched your video on the kick serve and although I’m four years late I’m very glad I did. That’s the best explanation I’ve seen and I’ve watched watched a lot of KZbin videos. thanks for your excellent work.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Great to hear!

[@ripleypipe]

At last, a concise demonstration and execution of a kick serve, well done Nick.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

ripleygordon, Thanks I appreciate it

[@dieclo]

l have been watching tutorials for many times, but you are very good! make it simple and easy to understand the tennis drills! thanks a lot!

[@j0e72]

The best illustration of the KS I could find so far

[@hech7]

Odličan video kao i ostali koji se nalaze na vašem kanalu. Sve pohvale! Great instructions and step by step details which are easy to follow. I improve my serve significantly after I foolow your video. Keep up with good work.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Gordan! Puno hvala na komentaru 🙏

[@maxjansons1793]

Your videos on the kick serve have really helped me to greatly improve this serve. You provide very clear cues, that really cleaned up and gave my kick serve incredible consistency. Thank you!

[@wangrobbie6867]

Man, you answer some of the most important questions about the serve. Thx for posting it.

[@drakramkhan9675]

Good explanation about kick serve

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you doctor 🙏

[@gogogo96]

love it coach, Thanks

[@SLee-lh3pq]

Great! Thanks!

[@michaelp9061]

Another solid video , thank you coach.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Very good.

[@mariostzoufas7390]

Hi Nikola from Greece! I am relatively new recreational player and i constanly seek for tennis information on the internet. Your videos are very helpful and way much more good and efficient from most other videos. Could you make something for the slice serve? Keep up the good work. Thanks.

[@claudem4733]

Fantastic explanations. I love your videos and your patience and detail in explaining everything. Thanks Nick!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@Armando_Lara]

As clear as the summer sky! Priceless tips, thanks a bunch! I really liked the name of intuitive tennis since it really isn't.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Armando

[@Tennis2021]

Best video to clearly explain kick serve techniques.

[@TNToncourt]

Best video on the kick serve. Thank you.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

TNT, 🙏👍

[@irado168]

Another great serve video with thorough explanation. I particularly like then side view to see how forward into the court the toss needs to be when using more body.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Ira, 🙏 thank you

[@junkmail75034]

I really like your explanation. Too many old instructions just makes no sense. We were taught to drop racket to scratch our back. But that makes my arm working harder and took longer for my racket to get to the ball.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you KC

[@boscoffernandes]

Just wonderful videos Nick (Nik) . Thanks for all the stuff you've posted online. Just wonderful. PTR Pro myself. Best wishes

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙏🙏

[@ziggy5466]

That was a very informative lesson Nick. I have to develop a kick serve because I’m one of those people who taps the ball on my second serve and I also double fault way too much. I can’t tell you how many matches I lost because of double faults. At my age I now play mostly doubles ( men’s and mixed) and it’s embarrassing for me to give away points and matches because of double faults. Hopefully I’ll see some improvement watching and studying this video. Thanks for sharing this and all your videos.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you David

[@mdougf]

thanks mate

[@IntuitiveTennis]

My pleasure Mark

[@augustblood6810]

Great video!

[@sergioferraiuolo1391]

great analysis, thx

[@tomroot7938]

Thanks, Very helpful, as I am just starting to learn how to hit a Kick serve.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Tom, 🙏

[@Eagles_Wings_Isaiah40.31]

Very clear and practical instructions on the kick serve

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you

[@TheMaxy4u]

Very good and informative video . Thank you from Canada

[@sam-oh4yr]

Thanks for the instructions coach you are awesome

[@IntuitiveTennis]

SAMPA, 🙏👍

[@gutembergsczcepanik5370]

Really enjoyed the video, great content and superb quality. I liked the side camera gave a real idea of the toss. This was the first video I've found of your channel, I'll definitely watch others!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Gutemberg, thank you, glad you liked the video. 👍

[@LaBambaCL]

the most well described kick serve lesson. i do like how you relate your lessons to current tour pros.. well, we try to imagine ourselves a little bit like them ;). it's going to take awhile for me to absorb and practice some of what you've said; thanks for the clearer, better understanding :)

[@IntuitiveTennis]

LaBambaCL, we have to learn from the best players. Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@LaBambaCL]

it's very useful when the pros' variations and your preference are shown by you, otherwise we're usually confused by what we see on tv. a rare insight. you would've made my tennis life easier years ago! thank you.

[@darrenpretli3051]

Great explanation. I have been trying and following some other instructions but have always been hitting it to thin with no power because I have been trying to swing across the base line. I was always getting it in with lots of spin but no pace at all! This swing path explanation is excellent.

[@bilobadjinko]

very good explanation, the best so far !

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Rene, Thanks 🙏

[@JoJo-Mo-63]

What a great coach! Thank you for all your great tennis tips

[@henrykwok2985]

The best explanation, thank you very much

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Henry, 👍

[@shahbaz2k]

Excellent!!

[@mamm171177]

THAT VIDEOS WAS INCREDIBLE

[@princelawrencetennis2057]

Fantastic coaching on kick/ flat serve.You teach step by step. Thank you sir, Prince Toronto

[@PFBruno3]

Awesome video, coach!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Peter, thank you 👍

[@michaeltroyano940]

Excellent video and technical information...wow!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Michael, thank you 🙏

[@joernmatthias128]

Hi Nick, Awesome video! As far as staying sideways is concerned, the best trick is to keep and finish with the racket on the side of your hitting arm after contact with the ball. As a right-handed player, I'm always focused on finishing on the right side with the racket pointing down next to my right leg. This is very helpful in particular for recreational players who tend to turn the torso too early, including myself, if the racket does not finish on the side of your dominant arm. Keep up the good work! Best wishes, Joern

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Joern

[@joernmatthias128]

@@IntuitiveTennis You are welcome, Nick.

[@raysfonexchange]

Awsome info.....thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Ray, 👍

[@yekuang5774]

Always love your clear explanation of the reasoning behind the way of doing things, and provide the different options for players to determine the best for themselves. Thanks very much!

[@jorbitz69]

Very informative. Well done.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Jesus 🙏

[@tironejo]

Another greatly detailed video. Thanks and I appreciate the way you explain all your lessons which have helped my game (4.). Would also like to get a video on the distance you hit the service ball in relation to where the toe is on the baseline. Would also like an idea of where the ball is struck in relation to forehands and backhands. In any case keep up with all the details you imprint on your videos. The best

[@IntuitiveTennis]

John, thank you. Here are some other videos where I discuss the above mentioned topics. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH6ciXqIYsdoj5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/qISzlGduZa1sq9E kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZayn6unZrZ_qdU

[@lowgascostsorangeman2688]

Very good video.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

D’jango, 🙏

[@mams2000]

Thanks Nick, staying sideways helped a lot !

[@IntuitiveTennis]

💯🙌🙏

[@satgill830]

Like many others I thought I had seen and been following the best of tennis instruction online, but I was wrong......these may be the best of all! Great detail keep them coming. Just found you but do you have progression drills for your online lessons?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Sat Gill I have a kick serve progression drill in the works. Stay tuned...

[@mrmoe9630]

Great Video! Appreciate it a lot thanks Nik

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Moe, 👍💪🙏

[@alfettaracer7811]

Great explanation thx Gerard NL

[@IntuitiveTennis]

alstublieft Gerard 🙏🙏

[@rds4629]

Nice video. I am surprised you recommend flat serves before kick to beginners. Once I learned kick, it made me so relaxed so that even on days if my flat serve is off I can rely on the kick to stay in the game. If it's not a croatian secret, how is the leg thrust on the kick serve? In your legs video, you talk about how snapping/twisting the torso propels the feet off the ground, but most kick serves you stay more sideways... to my eyes, it seems like pros drive into the court w/ flat serves whereas w/ kick they get more air under their feet. Is it more leg usage in kick?

[@panrijesh]

Superb explanation

[@IntuitiveTennis]

BT, thank u

[@nightdogggg]

workin on it lots of double faults the other night lost badly refusing to go back to a weak slice serve. thanks

[@jialiang1179]

this is a great video! thank you so much!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Jia, 🙏

[@donho4109]

This is a great kick serve video, Nick! I think you covered it better than anyone on KZbin!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Don 🙏

[@giovannidavinci20]

Agree here. Thanks, Nick!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Jack

[@SMARTGAINS]

best tennis coach!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you 🙏

[@ignaciomar2175]

De Pamplona, podrías explicar el saque plano y cortado con pro nación gracias

[@mrindecisive100]

Superb, as always.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

meindecisive, thanks 🙏

[@gcs7817]

Thank you .... I’ve been working on this for a while now with some success... Your tip to have the racquet pointed more to the left (as a righty) at contact means that the racquet speed has to be sufficient so that the ball has some spin. By exaggerating the leftward pointing, a good deal of spin can be achieved...

[@returntotennis706]

This video has been a massive help ! Thank you coach Nick!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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