Serve Tip: Fix Your Toss At-Home

[@richardtyler741]

Thanks James for excellent lesson! I am a 76 year old 4.0 tennis player and have had problems with my ball toss for the last 20 years. I have probably watched every ball toss video on the internet. Your wall toss lesson is by far the best and the most helpful lesson for me. Until I watched your video, I didn't realize the significant impact the shoulder turn has on the toss. Keep up the good work!

[@smithcook1]

How are you doing? Has the instruction helped you? I'm a 77 year old 3.5 tennis player and have had problems with my ball toss from birth. :)

[@brettfield6842]

Thank you. Just found out that I have to turn my upper body on the toss. Have been serving wrong for 40 years. Why aren't more teachers teaching this.

[@matyverona9407]

Jajajaajja...that's funny

[@FelixArdLykke]

Haha this tip was really good one 👌

[@MichaelSienkiewicz]

Amazing lesson. I've watched 20 different toss lesson videos and not one has pointed out the ball path, which is crucial.

[@YesSirPi314]

Fantastic tip, I see the pros do it I never understood, thank you for making it simple.

[@WilliamJPwa]

Congratulations from Brazil, Teacher James. Nice class!

[@Ever2015]

Good jog tennis tech . Braden the GOAT!! Finally a channel that does not try to invent new information or a unique opinion!!

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thanks Nenad! Exactly, Vic Braden is the godfather of tennis instruction :)

[@milnella]

I applaud your inventiveness in making this lesson via video instruction..very good initiatives! Bravo! Have you ever thought of coming to Singapore?

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thanks for the feedback Allen! :) Much appreciated. Not as of yet, but that's something definitely for the future :)

[@raysurx2010]

Another excellent tip and drill! James you were made to teach! Keep up the great work!

[@ezzony]

I didn't do this wall exercise but I tried the arc tossing serve and my placement was much better! My problem was too many of my tosses were too far off to the right and not inside the court enough. I had been obsessed with trying to get the ball to go straight up and down but I now realize that's actually harder to do than an arc. Just need to practise it now so it's second nature!

[@penelopethompson2053]

¡Wow! My serve didn’t even have a chance with the current ball toss. Great video and practice strategy. Tytyty.

[@meafordmichael]

Really good information, as always, James; thanks again for your great instructional lessons .....

[@davidleesteel]

Thanks for this great vedio, it solved the myths of straight up and down toss

[@thomasowens6041]

Great information. Thanks for the post!

[@PhaniKumar-qz3ix]

Nice video, how far the ball should fall in to the court on releasing the ball from my front foot

[@gerardocamera4950]

Well done , fantastic lesson, Many thanks

[@AntonChayev]

Hi James. Are you demonstrating a jay toss? What if a player isn't trying to do the jay toss? Does the ball have to then go straight up and down over the X?

[@MikeHammerForEver]

Great drill. Thank you.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thanks for the feedback Miguel! :)

[@thitran9637]

Great tip, thanks.

[@ignaciomar2175]

Aunque lo Ideal seria lanzar la pelota al mismo sitio, mismo punto, valdria ese saque para los tres saques, o pondrias modificaciones, Federer, Sampras tienen un poco mas de holgura, no?

[@harrietslater4388]

Makes it look sooo easy. thx

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thanks for the feedback Harriet! :)

[@金正基-x7g]

is that mean the correct way of ball toss is curve from right to left, not straight up and down movement?

[@ignaciomar2175]

Artista! Y si explicas esto de Federer, por que no explicar los tres saques con pronacion de Federer.

[@ihaveadream7130]

what is the recommended height between the 'x' spot and our head?

[@talesara74]

Very good James!

[@aftabkhan1961]

Great drill.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thank you :)

[@ronaldt7947]

Don't want left to right movement unless I'm hittin a topspin/kick serve

[@drbonesshow1]

Try spinning the ball with top-spin out of your hand so that when you hit the top-spin serve you will have something extra on it (called the Magnus Force). It is simple physics. The faster you spin it you will be surprised with the result. As the physics professor, I know plenty of stuff you might try. Spin also stabilizes the toss out of your hand.

[@smithcook1]

Almost all toss instruction videos say not to spin the ball because it will be easier to hit. Would the top spin sometimes carry the ball away too far in front? I did like your advice. Do you have more ideas?

[@italianguitar]

Richard Smith any soin on the ball may slow down the spin you want create on your serve so if the ball is steady you actually have a very neutral ball just waiting for whatever you want to create with your shot.same concept works on the hight of your toss, the more you can get the hit at the point when the ball is at the top of the curve, the more you will have a ball which is light as no gravity weight on it. If you hit in the exact moment before the ball starts coming down you won’t have any weight on the ball and you will get much more power with less effort....it also doesn’t move and you will hit the ball right in the sweet spot of the strings, with more pop effect and of course power Cheers

[@italianguitar]

Spin

[@matyverona9407]

@@smithcook1 What carries the ball away too far in front is the early ball release...when the release is late the ball goes behind...so the release should be at eyes level

[@Ema-ft4zy]

Thanks

[@soevjaanoemar2761]

Smart coach

[@usplasticnetwork8148]

From South korea, that toss could be appliable for flat slice kick serve? Or just kick serve?

[@Ivorberry]

Thanks for the tips James. I have found these at home exercises very beneficial in establishing a base when going out on court, or helping to refocus if things start to go wrong on court. I have a question with the toss though. Should the underside of the forearm and the palm be pointing up or to the right. A straight arm action is possible with both.

[@felicianovyukusenge5732]

Thanks coach

[@jasonevans279]

I have a chronically bad habit of releasing the ball late so it ofter ends up going far to left. Any suggests to cure my late ball release? Thanks, Jason

[@dr.bagelmaker3686]

Great lesson! I live in an apartment with a low ceiling. Can this drill be done while on my knees, and is there anything modifications or adjustments to the drill necessary?

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Yes, if you have low ceilings you can simply perform the drill the same way...but on your knees :)

[@TheDrakulie]

but won't it mess up the force of the toss ? since inside at home, you can't release it with full force otherwise you will hit the ceiling and break the ceiling.

[@GiuseppeStancarone]

Not too much high this toss mmmm

[@zeinabal-tibi9145]

i can't focus with his tutorials. his charm is so distracting. I need to repeat the video multiple times