Tennis Serve BACKSWING TYPES Explained (ATP Pro Analysis Breakdowns!)

[@RacquetFlex]

Hey guys! Thank you so much for watching the video 😊 Let me know in the comments which backswing you have or would like to have!

[@JonCraigHopkins]

Classic hesitation. Excellent analysis and idea. Thumbs up from me.

[@ronellman4139]

First time I've seen various serve backswings discussed. Nice!

[@RacquetFlex]

I'm so glad to hear that! I hope breaking down the different nuances of this stage of the serve helped :)

[@griftamusic317]

I’ve been learning to serve obsessively and this may be the best video on it on KZbin I know it’s just backswing but your technique, communication and production values are off the chart

[@connorchin8377]

Why are you guys so underrated? Yall should have 200,000 subs

[@barryroach4813]

You are a great instructor. For many years I've tried to have the classic backswing but my toss has always been a huge problem. I didn't realize it until I watched your video. I'm tried the second type or the delayed yesterday and I actually controlled my toss. Could have been just a good serving day but I'm going to stay with it for awhile and see what happens. Thank you

[@bdhjzbcdhz971]

Honestly, my backswing felt really stiff while I was doing the staggered backswing. But I took the quiz and switched to the classic backswing and everything just felt so much more fluid. Thank you so much for this

[@matthewmills5374]

Fantastic video. Nobody really discusses the serve backswing per say that much. So good job here.

[@promitc2365]

Just realised that I've switched from 1 to 2. 2 allows me to be more relaxed in the first part of the serve (toss and backswing) and more explosive in the racket drop and contact. Great video, thanks!

[@christopherjohnson5486]

Your videos are so brilliantly presented. I've coached for years but some of these are massively improving my understanding of modern techniques

[@aeolianharp1363]

Most detailed explanation Ive ever seen . Great video

[@rikmcdik6662]

Reason I found the abbreviated so helpful was it took my focus off of my arm and I could focus more on the legs and jumping at the ball.

[@alvarojesuscuencanunez4492]

Your videos and comments are incredible, a very good knowhow, amused and instructive

[@trinhinc]

These 2 brothers are the best. Great stage presence and charisma!

[@hoangta7272]

This is sick, might just be what I've been needing to improve my serve consistency!

[@brettneuberger6466]

Thank you! Thank you! This completely explains what I’ve been trying to figure out through experiment. Ive always used a full swing, but when I saw how hard you hit your serve in a previous video, I tried to mimic it but had no real clue what I was doing. Turns out I was actually doing the most abbreviated motion….and I can’t believe how effortless speed is generated with a much shorter ball toss and quick motion. Definitely a learning curve after all these years, but I’m loving it.

[@matheusgiovanini7547]

If the perfect content didn't exist, now there it is! Congrats bro, you are the best of all.

[@lcervantes8505]

I'm coming back from pandemic slowdown. My serve was suffering and I was in just the past few days fixing my hitting arm position. Not many coaches teach this, on the serve or otherwise.Saw a Federer serve video where he straightens his hitting arm on the windup, flexes his chest, then cocks at the elbow. Your lesson does exactly this and my serve is BACK! Thanks!

[@lcervantes8505]

Also helps a great deal to point one's chest up at the ball. Keeps the arm in the socket and increases power and control.

[@kumarsabaratnam4787]

Thanks for your detailed explanation if the different types of back swings.

[@indy.bhattacharya]

Thank you!. I have been looking for exactly a lesson like this that can fix my backswing! Very well made, crisp lesson. Would love to see more lessons on different shots from you sir. For example, I want fix my forehand, specifically for slow balls where I tend to hit out of the court

[@JigneshPatel-ez4oi]

One of underrated tip for better serve. Thank you for making vedio. And thanks to youtube algo that I ended here!!!!

[@RacquetFlex]

Thanks for watching, Jignesh! I am happy that you found us too. I hope the tips on the backswing continue to help your serve 🙂

[@pats300zx]

Another great RF vid 👍

[@drejtoman2974]

Excellent analysis and explanation. ❤

[@NylichAna]

This is amazing and a very helpful content! ❤

[@mattwaler]

Such great quality videos. Keep them coming!

[@newmennium]

Another excellent video! I have the classic back swing because Federer.

[@AiurMedia]

such a professional breakdown, excellent work

[@kenharris7194]

Great video on different variations of the serve. I am just trying to build up more consistency and variety at the present time.

[@enricopascucci4802]

Great video, thanks. I've never seen the backswing techniques explained in such a detailed way. It has cleared my mind on technical questions I've always had in the past on the backswing.

[@billgrand3238]

Great video gives me more ways to work my serve thanks!

[@Tang.Nguyen]

This is another great video from you. I had once tried to the delay one, until I realised that I opened racket during the swing/drop. So I switched back to classic one, as the elbow move keeps the racket close. Quick question: are you the same one with the short hair doing the serve contact video before? Your videos are all great with good technical explanation and no gimmick. Love your work! 👍😍

[@willkittwk]

Always a great lesson.

[@marcuscollins7018]

Really xcellent.. 😁 And the infectious laughter..

[@spencera1129]

This channel is so underrated

[@patrickdear911]

Great explanation of the different back swings. Very thorough and clear.

[@bballah9969]

My man top notch video like always! Love the hair bro but aero dynamic wise it must slow you down on the court lol!

[@bjnmedical13nesbit20]

Great job, love categorical breakdowns, excellent work!

[@kangspike7408]

Exactly what I keeded thanks!

[@micubito]

Hola amigo muy buenos los vídeos y explicaciones del servicio tipo latigazo natural

[@dg2973]

Excellent video!

[@kamrandiba40]

Great video! So helpful

[@qizhang8682]

Thank you for your sharing and explanation.But I have a little suggestion, especially for the green hand about server: could you please make the slow motion of backswing, i.e. arm motion, rotation, wrist rotation and so on. Thank you.

[@billthestinker]

Great video any thoughts on which backswing is easier on rotator cuff

[@CoachAdrian]

Great video! I'm a big fan of the abbreviated motion (Roddick's serve)!

[@RacquetFlex]

Thanks so much! Same here, the few times that I've hit an abbreviated serve, they explode off the court 🤣

[@nitrooo123]

That shit helped a lot, awesome stuff guys!

[@clam8644]

Make more content dude… absolutely fab

[@RacquetFlex]

Hey Chun! We are starting weekly uploads very shortly :) 8 videos currently in the making. Stay tuned!

[@chrisallen5214]

This guy is legit💪🏾!!!

[@d_man28]

Awesome Vid!! Can you do a vid on the toss? Mines are erratic. I cant seem to fine the perfect release point.

[@tennisfreak312]

Finally someone made a video about this. Was wondering how the hell do the pros move their arms during the backswing. What's worse is the ad and deuce serves may look slightly different due to camera angle => making it tough to see whats going on.

[@petertowneya]

Thanks for posting mate! This explains the mechanics pretty quickly and clearly. I scored the staggered momentum serve :)

[@citiofbrass]

Great vid as always

[@basho9306]

Thanks, great video.. Can you please tell us how to deal with the toss timing and the bending/jump when you serve? It's so important and no one talks about it. It's so hard to do.

[@Paul-mz2dq]

Great video, thank you

[@margiepargie1982]

Love you!!! How about a slice serve.

[@pd2858]

Thanks a lot ! Clear explanations, even for a French speaker like me! 😂

[@andrewpaige316]

You explained that well :))

[@MrTenniskiller]

Very nice! I am John from Greece and i found it very detailed. Great job, sincerely!!! Mine is the second 😂

[@griftamusic317]

TOP content. Talented guy.

[@bracemitchell5062]

FANTASTIC CONTENT, CLEAR INFORMATION... LOVE IT

[@silviosarunic3234]

best channel on yt!!!!!

[@glenberberet8418]

I really enjoyed your video first time I've seen you show three different types of serving motions I kind of prefer roddick's motion it seems to work best for me looking forward to your next video

[@firstadvantagetennis4932]

Amazing video!

[@charliebecker]

You’re back!

[@RacquetFlex]

We're back!

[@kdoublec973]

Just watched your tennis con 5 offering and it was really good. I know a lot of instructors say stay sideways through the motion but it seems that what you teach really stresses the turning of the shoulders into contact to cause the racket drop and shoulder to go internal to external. Any clarification you could provide, I’d love to know. Thanks for the awesome stuff.

[@Antaniharagione]

I use the classical pendulum backswing

[@rikmcdik6662]

Abbreviated backswing here, made the switch one day and never looked back. Far more consistent for me.

[@gilmillan1909]

F A N T A S T I C Video guys. Cheers and keep going

[@chrisallen5214]

This guy is legit!!

[@Tennissoccergolfski]

Very informative

[@amasacoleman5979]

Out standing.

[@vancouverneverboring]

wow! what a great video!

[@twinwankel]

I love your videos now. You have toned down the stylistic portions of the production in favor of more information content. I started with the abbreviated takeback and it worked fine because it was simple. But timing was hard. And as I got more coordinated, I moved to the staggered takeback. However, I did experience the problems with a poor drop. I have to say that I did not try to copy any pros technique at this point. I was just trying to get a reliable serve. When these efforts failed, I moved to the classical takeback. I also toss parallel to the baseline with a platform stance. Like yours, my whole serve is basically modeled from Fed's serve and I admit it was hard to get. The journey was about 1.5 years of hard work but it's worth it. When i used the other takebacks, my serve was just so inconsistent. Sometimes I would hit with power. Sometimes not. Sometimes it would be accurate and sometimes not. Now I can consistently serve with good power and accuracy. I also have a reliable kicker and decent slice. Life is good. Thanks for the video.

[@RacquetFlex]

Hi, Wally, thanks for the kind words and for sharing your journey! 🙏 There's a lot of personal tinkering and experimentation that goes into making your serve "your own." But in the end, those bombs down the T or sick slice serves make it worth it. I'm glad you've finally settled down with one (sounds like a marriage 😂).

[@クリームイカ]

I'm kind of in-between first and second type before I stayed in the second one lately, and I used the pinpoint stand from the beginning

[@RacquetFlex]

Hi Kuriimu Ika - love the name by the way! That's great to hear that you're finding your favorite style. Remember that you can (and should) blend whatever works for your serve instead of sticking to a rigid technique.

[@hann15]

How do you like your V7? Is the V8 worth upgrading into? Thank you!

[@MrRamacho]

welcome back!

[@szskndskdnnfnf3586]

Can you make a video on the smash?

[@RidaHakeem]

this is great!

[@henrydo8935]

Great video

[@kwamenacann9857]

LOve your teachings

[@theshynephilim2055]

From my understanding, Nadal uses the abbreviated. Nice

[@RacquetFlex]

Great point! Nadal has changed his serve over the years, with a hybrid between the abbreviated and staggered. As I mentioned in the video, the classifications are very broad and most players will never perfectly fit into one category - it is much more based on their personal preference and rhythm.

[@pd1323]

On the staggered do you pull the elbow back with the toss?

[@borisvisic6659]

Bravo 🙏

[@6291390]

hi, great vid, thanks. I am wondering if you could make a comparison and analysis of Fededer's slice serve vs S.Williams's ? these two have the best slice serve on tour from male and female players, however their techniques are quite different, I mean the way of pronation. I'd like to know which one is better for amateurs to copy?

[@RacquetFlex]

Thanks for watching! What a great video idea - we can certainly make a video breaking down both of their serves as well as other strokes. Both are great serve styles to copy as they are very smooth and minimalistic motions.

[@Philloh28]

Great stuff. But is it alright for a player to mix different backswings depending on the situation?

[@iansaprilo6220]

Nice... 👍👍

[@christine5686]

Thank you so much for another original and insightful analysis! (Mind-blowing stuff!) Whenever you have a chance, just a quick question: do players with a staggered backswing toss the ball more in front of the baseline to buy time or is the backswing with racquet drop just more accelerated? (I've been struggling with the timing here and end up opening the racquet face up too early exactly the way that you've show, propelling the ball long.)

[@drejtoman2974]

No - Ball toss in front doesn't buy you more time . I think you could be over analysing things . Try this. Find the action you like then suit ball placement accordingly. Guy here likes Abreviated swing . So that is best for him. A Rod started with classical and himself went to his ab swing . Good coach should help you find your serve

[@jupytr1]

Welcome back, guys!

[@daviddee4601]

Do you have any courses about the serve?

[@sundaramirtanandha7058]

Hi great vid. The evaluation questionnaire does not work for me.

[@ambiorixcastillocina2730]

Very nice...

[@zico104]

How fast is your serve?abbreviated motion..what do you mean?best regards

[@ethanli205]

love this one so much, I really wanna serve like Federer and I’ve always have problems on backswing. Thank you so much sir.

[@RacquetFlex]

Hey Ethan! Thanks for watching! We can make a video dedicated to breaking down Federer's serve and how you can best take away the elements that makes his serve so great and put it into your own.

[@myviews469]

I wish you would explain the type of serve would this be the first serve and is this a flat serve because I dont see any spin.

[@nivonis393]

I know this is kinda old video. But its nice to see your solo training affirmed. I’ve been 6’2 since highschool. I always had naturally “always in”with acceptable Pace my entire highschool career. I could never get that real power. Ive since started serving in my own, and i have come to discover these backswings on my own. After a particularly good day of serves i got the idea to look up data on back swings and i find this video. Hell yes. Love the quizz. gonna make some corrections to try to use all three. They all feel like they have they’re uses.

[@cdahl]

I have a staggered motion but seeing how much fun you have doing the abbreviated motion makes me want to try it. =D I’m not sure why but Wawrinka’s take back makes me cringe. I guess seeing the racquet that high that long makes me think of waiter’s tray or something.

[@brunolopes3055]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rjpadua9793]

Killing it

[@MichaelSienkiewicz]

Abbreviated can obviously work but I can't quite comprehend how it's possible to generate as much power with it. I guess the abbreviated is more like a football quarterback and the staggered is like a baseball pitcher, and success with each movement pattern will depend on how you use your legs (forward momentum is better for staggered while upward momentum better for abbreviated)

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

you can generate power with it,you you make great shoulder rotation(you have with this motion a lot of time,due a big break in trophy position).but it is very possible you would get shoulder pain,becaurce of this type of swing.(i had a lot of pain,and changed)

[@Stellarffxi]

Whenever I serve, it slightly hurts my upper arm and shoulder and I'm not sure why... Is there any common swing mistake than can commonly cause shoulder/arm pain? Thanks!

[@gaelcavallasca2912]

I'd like to have the classic backswing

[@LubaLuba1]

I want to watch your videos but i never know which serve you are illustrating in this video are you talking about flat serve or kicker or slice??

[@maximobolzico853]

Maxime Cressy serve would be an "abbreviated backswing"? I really like his serve and I want to serve that way.