Prince of Tennis Shots plus Real World Counterparts

[@gamingwithautism]

I've done the Swallow Return ONCE....during practice so it didn't matter XP Fun fact to all you tennis players: A majority of the shots in the show ARE possible, but hard as hell to pull off.....not ashamed to admit it, this show got me into tennis because of all the cool shots =)

[@ktbphoto]

So what you're saying is you returned a smash by throwing your arms out while you had your back facing towards said smash... ...........well, ok. And I'd say a minority of the shots are possible (Cause really, if you've seen the later episodes, it gets even more ridiculous than it already was, especially making your opponent lose their senses of sight and sound), but they're just extremely exaggerated in the anime.

[@gamingwithautism]

gtsomething Oh shit I got his counters mixed up! Good call! I had the japanese name in my head right but typed out the translation wrong haha XP Stupid. It was Swallow Return, where you add more spin to the ball. Thanks for reminding me! And yeah, they do overly exagerate the shots in the show. But I still stay that a majority are possible, even if it's not a very big one. losing your senses doesn't happen, but would be very cool to do in a match =P

[@gamingwithautism]

***** It did bounce, but just barely and 3 times before it went off the court in a small arc. It got maybe an inch off the court and the bounces were 4-6 inches apart. Didn't roll like in the show yes, but it's about as close as you'll probably get lol =P And again, it was during practice and that's the only time I've done it XD Still pretty happy with myself though haha =)

[@definitely_not_firefly]

Shiro Amura Same reason why i got into tennis my friend thinks I'm just obsessed with Ryoma though xD

[@Aotalksmusic]

Shiro Amura well, I guess it is Possible to make yojr opponent lose his senses...but you'd have to play like Kirihara, not Yukimura, so it wouldn't be the same...probably...

[@possawatwanlopworakit911]

That twist serve! Now i can rest in peace.

[@salhaabdulrahman2219]

Yesss

[@xDigitalMonster]

I didn't think the Kaido's Snake thing was possible, but now I'm a believer. xD

[@WonderAsh_]

+xDigitalMonster haha it's a possible shot. My friend always pulled off that shot on me, much to my annoyance. But later I just had to adapt and pull of spin moves haha

[@numpuengmint]

nadal :)

[@roshpotter06]

Yeah, most things just involve a lot of spin - the right direction and it can make the ball move in directions you didn't think possible, even after the bounce. That's why slices are so hard to return.

[@xDigitalMonster]

roshpotter06 tell me about it the boys on my high school team did those constantly during practice it was such a pain lol

[@arnabsom3251]

yeah but not the boomerang snake .. that is not possible .. pssssss

[@listen2acoustic]

I simply enjoy watching Federer play. Any real tennis fan would know his name and his special techniques. And for those who don't, well.. mada mada dane.

[@internetexplorer9492]

listen2acoustic Love it!👀😆👏

[@Shinemooreya]

This is obviously before New Prince of Tennis, now they play against Skeleton Pirates and can create black holes

[@isaacclaymore8968]

Mada Mada Dane.

[@jun100894]

So Federer is the Price of tennis?

[@springbackmemory6951]

King?

[@IliaNakaidze]

Miko Matsumoto atobe?

[@springbackmemory6951]

Keigi-senpai isn't even close to Federer-daimao

[@springbackmemory6951]

*Keigo

[@doannam97]

I thinks he is God or Emperor at least

[@20Grebennikova]

federer... I think he knows about The Prince of Tennis....

[@mohits94]

The anime was just before his time..its possible :)

[@uchihasasuke7436]

Not showing Nadal for Kaido was an unreal sin. What the fuck

[@darkangel67]

Ive done zero degree dropshot once..when the ball hit a pebble and just rolled hehe

[@kawaiikinomoto728]

still come back to watch this years later!!!

[@yohanesdaud86]

You can add "Acrobatic Tennis" by Kikumaru. There is a real-life counterpart by Santoro when he faced Federer in US Open.

[@SekoiyaNakamura]

Great Video Prince of Tennis was a great show. Great choice of clips too.

[@EmiHnH]

quality is so bad that you can't see the ball. I love it, so old school. Now everything is 4K, 3D, ultra mega 8K wide, duper anything. Thanks for the vid

[@kcazzzzz]

no, ryoma can do that too. a right handed twist serve puts an inwards side spin, so when the ball hits the ground, it bounces towards the opponent's face. but if it is a left handed twist serve, it puts an outwards spin, and the ball bounces away from the opponent, which makes it harder to catch. ryoma used the left handed twist serve once too

[@TheEvaristoCaitlin]

that twist serve and buggy whip shot was so wicked.

[@lastsamorai]

I wanna see the "Super Ultra Great Delicious Crazy Mountain Storm" .... :D

[@sly741x]

federer's serve in this was a twist serve because you can see the ball move the opposite direction and bounce upwards. A kick serve is different because that just has pure topspin. a twist serve curves a bit to the right and has some topsin.

[@ColAcoustic]

I feel like you probably should have used Nadal for the example of the Snake. He hits every forehand with the Buggy Whip Motion, and a ton of his forehands have crazy curve on it.

[@NOCTUMSEMPRA]

Yeah, best example of this shot was Nadal against Verdasco, Australian Open 2009 final. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2qrh5KprKuSjrs

[@HaleyUzumaki]

ahhhhhhh shit!!!!!!!! That's friken amazing!!!! that kick serve was beautiful!!!!!! and same with the snake shot, moon volly, and threw the legs

[@IneffableChild]

When my coach and I were practicing on a clay court once (we were working on my volleys), he did a zero ziki drop shot on me and I was soooo freaking mindblown 🤯 I still can't do that shot though lol maybe because even though I really love Prince of Tennis, I'm kind of terrible at real tennis 😂😅

[@nb6918]

call me when someone does the zero shinki drop shot.

[@renzchestergumaru6251]

Against the rules of physics. Maybe a slightly similar. Federer sometimes do a drop shot closely similar to zero shiki. But it slightly bounces then back to the net. Rolling the tennis ball backwards by drop shot is physically impossible.

[@cloudburstt]

I'm so glad that SOME of these moves follow the laws of physics lol.

[@jamchew1982]

the santoro shot is incredible because he's like 5 ft behind the line... amazing

[@sly741x]

yes i know they both have top spin its just that the twist serve has some side spin as well. It mostly has top spin but since you brush the ball from 5 to 11 you get a tiny bit of curve and the ball still jumps up. Thats why its called the twist serve, because it twists. the kick serve is just all topspin, 6 to 12.

[@hieulenguyen7123]

I cant imagine how could i see with this vid quality that day :s

[@neely1026]

@arvinski87 no, that was a twist. twist is with topspin, kick is with slice. he used topspin there

[@kururugisuzaku6584]

Should have put Rafa for the Banana/ Snake!

[@milandutta1995skid]

The video was well presented suzaku

[@Crovax]

the original buggy shot is AROUND the net...the guy that used to do this is Robert Lansdorp...

[@blockmailer07]

i wonder why none of the tripple couinter of syusuke fuji has its real world counterpart... lols :]

[@FTD0ES]

I should learn those things~ I can use tat in our Regional Tournament! thanks for uploading!

[@skate4life890]

twist and second serve are different. second serve is a kick serve and it bounces up. the twist serve bounces the other way. federer's shot was a kick serve, but some people say they are the same thing.

[@xDigitalMonster]

Also, I'm laughing because all the shots except one were all by Federer. Shoulda known, ha.

[@datboijj]

+xDigitalMonster What do you mean?

[@xDigitalMonster]

+JJamil Luzano The replays are all of Roger Federer. XD

[@datboijj]

+xDigitalMonster oh yeah. Sadly only one of them he one the point =[.

[@Neverknot47]

I can't believe they used to televise tennis before the HD era

[@Sportsmanshipfactory]

The Twist Serve in PoT goes towards the opponent's face. In actual Tennis, a Twist Serve can be made to bounce in any direction really if you hit it properly and it is not used specifically to go towards the opponent's face. The shot always has heavy top spin, and the side spin you give it determines the direction and strength of the bounce. The video shows an ideal Twist Serve: the opponent thinks it's heading at him, but due to the heavy side spin it bounces in the opposite direction.

[@ilubjoonoob]

Dang Fed's kick serve BOUNCED

[@000ragnarokPK]

How about the shot that summons tornados and tsunami, and that summons meteorites extincting all dinosaurs on earth?

[@jayrq2o1]

damn, that buggy whip plays on the pro's senses. "oh its out." *turns around* "WTF WTF!!"

[@adriangutt]

The moon volley is such a nice move, really =D

[@godking720]

I did Marui's tightrope walking once in a match...shame it was out.

[@jimjones2287]

godking720 no you didnt, and if you did dos omething similar it was 100% fluke.

[@godking720]

sorry i completely forgot to add that it was unintentional

[@jimjones2287]

godking720 lol ok, if you could aim for it, then you'd clearly be one fo the best tennis players of all time.

[@dreamingsoul]

Ah! Right in the childhood!

[@tonyt0ny]

Buggy whip shot is really sick

[@UGSBBoyDragon]

Yeah just like the man said. The big difference between a kick serve and a twist serve is basically kick serve.... It basically just speeds up and goes higher like as if the the ground just kicked it, or it just got a kick of energy... The twist serve is kind of like the kick serve, but instead of top spin type of spin added to it. You add a reverse slice spin of the arm your using. Example twist serve with right arm the ball will land and than spin to the server's right/the returner's left.

[@sly741x]

the moon volley is a top spin lob fuji said so in the episode where he first does it. he said that oishis best move is coming up. hell drop the ball with precision to the area, a center court top spin volley

[@ThomasakaDes]

Now that I think about it, I've actually seen someone do that "through the legs shot", but it was from a newer game than the one in this vid.

[@alandom]

actually moon volley is invincible, it's always ON THE LINE and it's a HIGH lob

[@LightxKira5643]

@aznpheonix Kick serve is only like high school level moved. It's meant to be a second serve, gives tons of time to approach the net and since you can't power a second serve, it's a slower serve that will still give them an uncomfortable shot

[@sly741x]

yes there is a difference a twist serve curves a bit and jumps up. A kick serve just jumps up and doesn't curve. if you dont believe me type in twist serve in google and click the first link.

[@LightxKira5643]

@MultiMaverik That's generally basic, it's just a rule that the ball as long as it gets inbounds without touching the ground after you hit it or anything other than the net after you make contact with the ball.

[@LeoTakuVT]

Some shots are real in the anime, just overly exaggerated

[@sadeer1000]

Best video ever!!!! The twist serve!!!! Is real!!!!! Moon volly is really!!!! But the snake and the between is known shots so im not shocked xD

[@FTD0ES]

@Blade303 yeah ! your right, "Prince of tennis Ryoma Vs Shiniji.""Echizen is fully wounded"

[@tommythecat09]

federer's kick serve can be extreme sometimes, but of course it'll never reach the distorted trajectory of ryoma's ;)

[@reginapeterson1412]

Good video, I was there at the US Open match when Santaro was up against Federer. Thought Nadal should've been Snake/Buggy Whip

[@ultima57]

@NonaL707 wrong the kick serve generally goes straight while the twist has some kind of angle usually an opposite bounce so its not confused with a topspin serve, good to see that you read the manga's description though

[@NaruxSaku4ever1010]

For the people asking if Jack Knife is real, its actually called Backhand Scissor Kick and yes it does exist ;D

[@Grantlet]

XD i saw the through the legs shot on tv! it was amazing!

[@Narutokunie5]

WOO! THAT WAS AWESOME! and my uncle was laughing saying that the buggy whip shot was fake!

[@happyLILwierdo]

Hah...now if it's even possible, we now need a boomerang snake. Kick serve is hard. D: I commend Ryoma and the pros for being able to do it so easily.

[@shanjiajun4842]

in fact this serve is called american twist, if the ball was hit closer to the player, then the ball will reflect to the face, federer just shot more close to the middle, leave no space for the opponent to return the ball

[@moharikram1687]

Just want to add some.... Andy Murray also do the boomerang snake around the post. but at same situation on Federer. Nadal made it so well in his game against Verdasco. just not around the post.

[@ChrisRamos93]

@TKnologic104 It's episode 9 the title is "the hard day" it's one where their training. It's not an actual match.

[@damnjuliet]

the twist serve is cool.. especially in real life.>>

[@gela3874]

I don't think the last one was a twist serve, though. If I remember correctly, the ball spins on the ground for a few seconds before moving in an upward motion. In the video, the ball didn't spin but bounced upward (but idk, the techniques in the anime were exaggerated).

[@near6291]

I do not know tennis players but i do love prince of tennis and wow is his name federer ryt..? Even tha jump of echizen is almost similar when doing twist served

[@kwonkim3468]

all i wanted to know is the position of the feet before performing the twist serve so... yeah

[@SleepyRickyC92]

@DenRANA yeah and how most players can server aces and almost never double fault or hit unforced errors. at the start of the series it was more real, but at the end it was just crazy, with all the pinacles of power and tezuka's lightning shot

[@Endolu]

it's still counted as a twist serve. ryoma is left handed and that's the reason why his twist serve flies towards his opponent face. if he were to use his right hand, it would then fly in the other direction away from the opponent's face. CONCLUSION: ' IT'S STILL A TWIST SERVE."

[@rachell2125]

they probably all watch prince of tennis, then go 'yep im going to learn that move now'.

[@jclo8382]

But isn't the twist serve supposed to bounce the other way towards the opponent?

[@benlubre6488]

_ Both were Right-Handed. - But the Opponent was in the left side of the right side of his area. - For that matter a Right-Handed person can not spin the ball oppositely. _ Right-Handed should do to the right side of Right-Handed people to that it goes toward the face, and it makes it hard to return. - Left-Handed should do to the left side of left-Handed people.

[@VRIceblast]

Federer uses the Tezuka zone at times, if you watch him play, he barely has to move, and the ball comes to him, while he has his opponent running all over the place.

[@dickdilly1234]

this was awsome 5stars dude loved it

[@xridethelightningx]

nadal does the snake/buggy whip all the time because his shots have a helluva lot of more spin than anyone else's.

[@vlaknall]

@PocketMint It's not actually a volley in the anime, either. I guess they figured "Moon Groundstroke" wasn't as catchy.

[@lin4cba]

Dinosaur Extinction?

[@dotwarner17]

You can handwave that as the psychological effect of seeing the Tezuka Zone in play, but I prefer the explanation that in the PoT universe, it is canon that Tezkua bent space-time so hard he really did cause a extinction event.

[@mariopayan106]

its just to make him look cool, THE END (its just an illusion that he makes with the ball)

[@kcazzzzz]

yap, it was the twist serve, except instead of jumping towards the opponent's face, it jumped out of reach. federer can also make it jump towards the opponents face, he did it before

[@silvermist4895]

@jonathanelbuenaonda not 'common'. it's an 'ace' serve where a lot of spin, speed and power are used.

[@OkYouAreAmazing]

i know nadal did a better buggy whip in a match before. i don't remember which one though. but it was literally around the net

[@noobsdumb]

wow, that was cool, thanks but the most unrealistic shot was the snake shot cuz that is just crazy O.O its like, impossible for singles

[@Linkmstr]

well the boomerang snake shot goes around the pole

[@bundlecrap68]

Aga radwanska did higuma otoshi vs flipkens, not countering an overhead smash but that's the closest real-life imitation of one of fuji's triple counters.

[@jeffw5198]

I kind of use that last one as my second serve. Its not actually that hard. And its not that bad to be against unless you have a week backhand. Unless were on the ad side in which case I hit the sideline 4-5 feet from the net and the second bounce is close to halfway across the next court over.

[@DooDzVongola]

btw update this.. between the legs is performed by federer.. the best....

[@SezakStarkYT]

zeroshiki drop shot?

[@renzchestergumaru6251]

Will defy the law of physics

[@Hieppy55555]

whoa awesome moon volley

[@janethpayla4252]

I wanna see Fuji's counters hehe

[@kcazzzzz]

tsubame gaishi- at 0.37 min of the video in the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZneakGeYrrCVa8U higima otoshi is just a defensive slice to lob a powerful ball over the baseline, those it is hit after the ball bounces and not before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4G0omqojsZqetE the 3rd counter is just the ball flying back over the net. it is very very very exaggerate in the anime, impossible to hit it to the baseline then bounce back, unless the wind is very strong kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5rTmJqQebd5ic0

[@LeafVillItachi]

great video!

[@meowchiiin]

twist serve! that was awesome. so epic :)

[@skate4life890]

well that serve didn't curve the other way it was the angle it just bounced hella high.

[@666blaziken]

I don't see one of the zero ziki shot (probably because it's imposible), but you can do one that bounces back to the other side though.

[@Immornix]

Damn...I was hoping to see a Higuma Otoshi in there...and the Tannhauser serve...

[@elijahlong1243]

The kick serve was my favorite

[@DarkAoiYuu]

Tsubame Gaeshi and Kieru Serve are possible to do...i don't know about the another counter attacks...

[@UGSBBoyDragon]

Yeah Tsubame Gaeshi is indeed fact possible special if you play against a western grip.. I dont think it possible to keep the ball that supper low/rolling on the ground, but your oppent hits in western grip and hits you a nice mid high to like above your shoulder (if your normal height like 5 foot 10 etc) and hit back with strong under spin shot it will stay really low. I tested it out my self with my friend in high school tennis

[@aznanimecrazee]

awesome :) I'm guessing even tennis pros watch prince of tennis?

[@CelestialDragonoid]

K now do boomerang snake

[@uchihasasuke7436]

Nadal has done it on MANY MANY occasions. Its not impossible at all.

[@pinkhairedlily]

Federer and the twist serve.

[@037Scout]

the twist serve was suppose to go at the oppenents face otherwise this would be ryogas twist serve which bouces away

[@Noitora22]

my cuz and i were playing tennis and pulled a cross between a zero shiki and a hakugei hit a drop shot just barely over the net with insane spin then it bounced right back over on his side pretty crazy

[@Oyamada13]

Although Zero Shiki Drop Shot might be possible, the result will never be the same as the anime portrayed. In real life, you can't defy gravity so the ball will always bounce no matter how much spin you put in it. You can make it spin to create a illusion that it didn't bounce though. Like a bounce of 2-5 degree angle. :)