How to Master the SECOND SERVE

[@lyndseyandandrew5771]

I love that Raonic shadow observation! I've seen that clip a number of times on this channel but never thought to look at the shadow.

[@EssentialTennis]

It blew my mind when I saw it! 😆

[@JeffLewistennis]

Great observations Ian. I always tell people if pros' first serve is 65% on a good day we should definitely be mastering spin of differing degrees.

[@EssentialTennis]

You got it, Jeff!

[@-Munditimum-]

Great lesson and great video. It's incredible to see how making a change starts...by acquiring knowledge, then application. Ian has an amazing talent of making the subject interesting for the student to focus on. Cheers! M

[@EssentialTennis]

Always appreciate your support, Munditimum

[@hafadaze9046]

Also helps to know that the contact of a kick serve is a little further back compared to a flat and slice

[@EssentialTennis]

Yup, you got it.

[@tennisone6376]

man done some tweaks and went straight to the next level, ready for the match court

[@miapapa1955]

Always something to learn about the serve , I will now go out and try that myself, Thanks

[@EssentialTennis]

You're very welcome!

[@wafikusary]

Amazing video

[@leokenrick]

Brilliant video, thank you very much!

[@billthestinker]

Great lesson

[@bournejason66]

For top spin, shouldn’t we swing up toward sky? Why swing along the baseline?

[@rich.e]

the trajectory of the racquet head is upwards and at an angle if you look at the player himself, and this creates the top and side spin of a kick serve, but the shadow shows that the racquet path doesn't travel a great deal 'into' the court - the second simultaneous angle of viewing this serve that the shadow gives us makes it so useful to watch

[@hafadaze9046]

If you swing upwards you’re ball will fly out lol

[@bournejason66]

@@hafadaze9046 that’s not true. For top spin swing path is up

[@the1tfactor]

@@bournejason66 If all you did was swing up, there would not be enough spin to bring the ball down into the court. Also the ball would never kick to the side. If you look at every professional kick serve in slow motion, you'll see the path is up and left to right (or right to left). Not all to the same degree, but present in all of them.

[@EssentialTennis]

It's both, Jason.....up AND out to the side. You can't only swing up.....your arm/the racquet has to go somewhere 😊