How To Make A NATURAL Racket Drop On Your Serve | Tennis Lesson

Solve the biggest problem that is robbing your serve of power! In this lesson I present 4 keys to having a professional racquet drop, plus one bonus tip that really puts the icing on the cake...so be sure to watch until the end!
Don't have any problem with your motion and racquet drop? There is always room for improvement and this video has some golden nuggets that are sure to help you!
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[@nicholastsinonis]

Best tutorial for serve.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thank you so much! I hope you are benefitting from all the content here on the channel! Best, John

[@billthestinker]

Outstanding lesson thank you

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

You are welcome! Kindly, John

[@plalyn]

many thanks for your precise explanation!

[@nTo-vlog]

Very nice lesson, really pin pointing the key moves to enable a good tennis serve. Thank you sir.

[@drigans2065]

Relaxing the wrist and particularly not trying to do the racket drop look like really good tips for me. Thank you

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Glad to hear this video was helpful to you! I hope you benefit from all the content here on the channel! Best, John

[@grantdelmege2724]

A great video John, one of the best on the racket drop. Thanks for sharing👍

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thanks Grant for the great feedback! I hope you are benefitting from all the content here on the channel! Best, John

[@emilianozm]

Great explanation John! Thanks for sharing! 🎉🎉🎉

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thank you so much, Emiliano. I hope you benefit from all the content here on the channel! Best, John

[@rachidbaaira9869]

great video as always, great job, I hope to you a great healt, big Hi from Morocco

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thank you so much! Kindly, John

[@danielqian8899]

Awesome talks about the mechanism of racquet movements in serve. At one time years ago I was trying to consciously make racquet drop as some online coaches teach and it just felt hard and awkward to do in a series of quick motions.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Hi Daniel, Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad this video was helpful to you! Enjoy the rest of the content here on the channel. Best, John

[@alfsearching]

The tossing motion must be perfect for the racket to drop naturally - learned that the hard way John. Thank you for all your videos - the best.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Hi Chauncey, Perfectly stated! I couldn't have said it better...you are exactly right! Thanks for your contribution to the video! Best, John

[@caillesbenarous]

Thanks for your video, I Love it ❤❤❤

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad the video is helpful to you! Be sure to review and benefit from all the content here on the channel! Best, John

[@MR57LV]

Very helpful

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Glad you think so!

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

Really great advice! The only stroke I need to lift my game high enough to beat ATP players is my serve and I’m trying!!! This video inspired me with your great insights and last tip🙏🎾🏆

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

That's awesome! Keep up the great practice and keep me updated on your progress! Let me know if you want me to perform a video review of your serve. Best, John

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

@@PerformancePlusTennis I’d love that but I haven’t worked in 4 years. If I could pay I would! I’ll get there thanks to your help. A big bow of gratitude 🙏🎾🏆

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Ok, keep up the great practice! Are you playing tournaments? Ranking? @@PrecisionPointTennis

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

@@PerformancePlusTennis I just uploaded a short unlisted video of me hitting my second serves. In matches I double fault maybe once a set or so. My first serve looks the same but faster and flatter and I hit about 40% but get a few aces and non returnable winners. The serve is my weakest stroke and I have tried every style and technique but this faster motion helps me at least be consistent. Here’s the unlisted video if you are open to checking it out. Much appreciated: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqPPfmdmoNqXjdEsi=w_-PstNYJcVogQqD

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

@@PerformancePlusTennis I just played about 7 ITF Futures (I’m 58) and I won around 30 points in each match (against top 1000 atp ranked players) but I couldn’t get enough points in a row to win many games. I broke their serve many times but in the end I didn’t win a match…yet! But I played an ITF Masters tournament and I won it easily in my age group. I just know I can beat these young kids as I train with them and I can crush them in stroking down the middle and drills…it’s just their serves are 130 mph and I’m not used to that. They don’t crush my serve. They just get it in down the middle so that’s good for me. Thanks coach john! Greetings from greece 🇬🇷

[@guyrestivo]

wow..what great instruction..i cant thk u enough!!!...i love tennis vids even though i dont play(hopefully this year)...knowing the importance of non-dominant arm in tennis would u say the position and tension of the left arm during the serve toss can effect the dropping of the raquet..i ask this silly question because in golf getting the rt elbow(and not dropping the club) stuck can be attributed to bent left arm(creating a hindering brake)..lack of complete turn..and tension..things u mentioned...and seeing so so many tennis players struggle on their 1st serve(tension and over-hitting)--im just curious if tension in the tossing arm can prevent this looping action in the right arm..in any event u rescued my golf swing and the trapped arm/elbow preventing my drop of the club..i subscibed and look forward to more great vids from u..thks again..your instruction was so enlightning..

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thank you so much for your kind words and contribution to the video. I hope you get out there and start playing tennis! Keep me updated on your progress.

[@watcher687]

John, maybe the open face racket drop is not really important as long as the racket goes up to the ball on edge (just before pronation happens). Two of the best servers ever Sampras and Federer have an open face drop. Shapovalov is the most extreme of all. His racket drops with a completely open face to the sky.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thanks for your feedback and contribution to the video. I agree - ultimately the angle of the racquet up to contact is more important. However, for the many recreational players who struggle with an open face and maintain the open face to contact, the intention to close the racquet in the drop is an important step in solving the problem. Best, John

[@watcher687]

@@PerformancePlusTennis Good point, John. Thank you.

[@marktace1]

Most of us need to supinate to get maximum shoulder external rotation for full racquet drop. Some people are so flexible that they can get full external rotation without supinating first. Shapovalov and Berrettini are prime examples. They do get the racquet stuck behind their heads a bit and I doubt most rec players could get away with it. BTW, Djokovic with his extreme flexibility used to do something similar, but he corrected it and improved his serve.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

@@marktace1 Thanks for the follow-up comments, Mike. Yes, Djokovic did change his serve and it changed his career. His serve was a real problem before 2011...he lacked confidence and double faulted on big points, not to mention the potential for injury. Here is my review of the transformation of his serve: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGtoHujattmhLssi=xZHsYTsNXNp8tBif. Best, John

[@alsonyang2991]

First of all, I would like to thank you for sharing all these great and useful tips throughout the whole serving motion, BUT still I want to point out that the video is not directly answering the question you pose in the title, and that's probably the specific point some of us wanted to know in this video... I clicked in the video hoping to learn some drills or tricks that can help myself achieve the natural racket drop, but none of them are mentioned... The title would be better named "The 4 fundamental techniques that you have to know for proper tennis serving" to indicate the video content IMO. But still thanks for the valuable content that you put up anyway, as many of the people would definitely benefit from knowing the fundamentals. For people like me that are looking for the "natural racquet drop" specifically, one thing that I learnt was to focus on leading with the elbow with loose grip, which helps me make quite some progress to a certain point. Let me know if there are some other useful tricks, drills or mindset to help achieving that.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Hi Alson, I am sorry the video did not meet your expectations. If you perform the 4 fundamentals as presented and rehearse your serve without a ball, then you will begin to feel and develop a natural racquet drop. If you want more guidance, I do offer a video analysis service, which you can learn about here: performanceplustennis.com/performance-plus-serve-stroke-video-analysis-description/. Best regards, John

[@abhs1141]

I think on a different tips that help me , don't try to hit down targeting the opponent service box , you might end up pushing the ball , with much less power on the serve . Try to hit the ball aiming for like , 8 inches above the net . That is where the get the solid contact point . The ball will drop down inside the opponent service line , just by the help of gravity naturally ..

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Thanks for sharing your experience, your comments and contribution to the video. Best, John

[@bournejason66]

John, did you address the stay sideways in this video? I didn’t find it in this one. But good video 👍🙏🎾

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Hi Jack, No I did not address it in this video. I have a dedicated video for this topic that will release next week. Best, John

[@bournejason66]

@@PerformancePlusTennis thank you. Looking forward to it

[@LavernLee-zz5ln]

The racket drop serve is the one thing missing from my serve. This video will help correct that.

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Hi Lavern, Thanks for the feedback. Keep up the practice and let me know how your serve is coming along. Best, John

[@TeamTennisfr]

Ball toss is essential also ; ball toss too low => no time to make a good racquet drop.

[@gold325_video]

His Ball Toss video is the best most comprehensive ball toss video on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6fQZ4OAaNV_mLsfeature=shared

[@PerformancePlusTennis]

Absolutely correct! Thanks, John

[@ludvann1120]

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