Serve Tip: How James Added 10mph To His Serve - Master The Throwing Action

[@normancook965]

Your videos are awesome James because they are so simple and easy to follow. I've got a rocket arm (5'8 152 lb 48 yr old having no baseball playing experience and throwing baseball at 68 mph) yet have always struggled with the serve. I now get it - throwing, but UP and not directly at the target! Thank you.

[@dima8832]

Very good serve explanation ! Will try it on weekend

[@willkittwk]

Great drill James. My kid played pro baseball as a pitcher when he took up tennis he was hitting a serve bout 130 in a few months cause he threw so much and had the arm body speed and synch down. He basically put a racket in his hand and adapted a little... No problem.

[@colinjohnston9000]

The "throwing up" motion is key, and James demonstrates this very well.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Yes correct Colin, thank you for your feedback :)

[@heuristocrat]

Nice addition to the best coaching team in tennis! Welcome James and I like your style here - focusing on something simple with progressions and making sure to transmit how it should feel is a great way to get rapid improvement.

[@peterrattenbury8608]

This is quality instruction. Think the video was not recently made and has provided material for other instructors to gain teaching ideas from.

[@jamesmurphy2304]

Outstanding coaching tip for proper motion. The best I've ever seen.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thanks very much for your feedback James :)

[@haroldho19]

Great attention to detail . Good job James. Will work on this. Thanks.

[@laurencecorray]

Wow nice power serves. Great coaching.

[@brunoampm1]

You have a powerful voice. you really should be a singer... btw great tips. I will try it tomorrow on court!

[@drbonesshow1]

I am a singer: Hey Border kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3-Vg5iNbdZ6e9U

[@Scruff260]

Great tips about shoulder alignment, position of the arm, and the general upward throwing motion through the serve. One additional comment I would recommend is finishing with the elbow bent rather than straight. This allows your shoulder to internally rotate through the motion which allows for proper pronation.

[@krolldavid]

Great practice routine. I have to try that. One area that I still really struggle with is loading the back leg and using it for leg drive.

[@timlee5661]

Great example of effortless power. Would love to attend a serve clinic.

[@jacksonlar]

What's amazing is that you may be the first coach I've seen who emphasizes the importance of throwing up, rather than out, when learning to throw.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

yes learning to throw the ball up is extremely important for that up and out swing on the serve. thanks Jack :)

[@mhhillman]

Excellent video James. Really helps me come back to the basics and focus on the right cues like throwing up not out and keeping that serving arm loose. Thanks for the tips. Mark

[@thitran9637]

Great tips. Thank you very much. I need to go out and practice.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thank you Thi :)

[@huangwee3465]

Great tips

[@Tennissoccergolfski]

Wonderful tutorial video

[@dr.gerardperlas59]

Great tips! What's the reason for tucking in the left arm?

[@info781]

Great video, my problem over the years is that elbow just wants to push out as soon as I have a ball in the air, shadow swing is no problem.

[@narsimha1089]

Great one question.. raise the elbow of tossing arm or hand holding racquet?

[@fabz1509]

Excellent drill thanks

[@1949bailey]

Excellent. loved the explanation.Barry

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

thanks very much Barry :)

[@henrylove514]

James, at 3:05 when you spring your elbow forward, do you also uncoil your right hip? Does uncoiling of the right hip start first and then the elbow springs forward or vice versa?

[@RasoulMojtahedzadeh]

Another great informative video! Thanks!

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

thanks for the feedback Rasoul :)

[@Jackripster69]

Thats a great serve James has

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

thanks for the feedback Jackster :)

[@coffeedude2024]

Great tips here James. Thanks for sharing👍

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thank you for the feedback Grant :)

[@deschutesmaple4520]

Wow that was great, cheers.

[@eduardochaux9986]

Excellent video..thanks you very much...add subtitles in spanish please...

[@alexkonde4594]

Thank you for the informative lesson. I do have a question that does not seem to be addressed by any of the instructors who focus on the right-to-left movement of the racket. It seems from these videos that the angle between the upper arm and the forearm formed at the elbow at the beginning of the right-to-left motion is close to, but does not exceed 90°. What is not clear is whether that angle changes during the right-to-left motion. In some videos, it appears that the angle is reduced, sometimes substantially. Can you please comment on that? Thank you.

[@Jasonreninsh]

this moment is only for kick? or still useful for flat?

[@roslee7]

Hi James, is this for beginners also who want to learn how to serve and improve?

[@dctrex]

Great tutorial , James! This just lesson clicks for me. BTW, Americans can connect if you tell them to throw a Hail, Mary as opposed to a baseball throw! ;-)

[@timclark3049]

Tennis an "up game." True.

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

This is a question for anyone who has done any of the throwing sports, i.e. football quarterback or baseball players (esp. pitchers), javelin throwers, etc.: I'm wondering if players of these sports/positions need to learn the same relaxation and effortlessness when it comes to their throwing motions? Seems I never hear about tightness vs. looseness, effortlessness, etc. being discussed in these, very similar,sports. Why is that?

[@ken-mb5cp]

It’s good but you should let your hips fully rotate 90 degrees. The power comes from the hips more tan the shoulder.

[@rayrozema5960]

tremendous

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

thank you Ray for the feedback :)

[@jsrss]

Really excellent. Thanks. Looks like you can hit about 110mph speed. Am I right? 😀

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thank you Jack :) I haven't had it measured for a while so i'm not entirely sure...but let's just say yes anyway haha :D

[@atheistcory4174]

As a fellow Welsh club player( Whitchurch, S.Wales) I'm trying to figure out where you're playing because I don't recognise the club in the video??

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

It's Rhiwbina Tennis club, very close to Whitchurch :)

[@atheistcory4174]

@@OnlineTennisInstruction Thanks, I did not realise Rhiwbina had changed the court surface.

[@anbwa]

@@OnlineTennisInstruction Hi James, great video thank you. Do you offer lessons as my best friend and I are planning to be near Cardiff in September?

[@at1838]

Yes, throwing motion upward. But the way you artificially stay sideways not only looks unpleasant, it is also robbing you of at least another 10mph. Granted over ration is a problem for many rec players but your over correction here is also counterproductive

[@ElSupremo5]

James, great video. Your shoulders look extremely closed at impact and i understand the idea of not opening up or over rotating but is this an exaggerated position? It looks a bit awkward as if you're stuck.

[@OnlineTennisInstruction]

Thanks for the feedback Mark! :) yes i'm exaggerating the correction right here. after you've completed the swing you can release the body...but many players release and open up too early. So i simply exaggerate the correction. If you have any further questions please let me know

[@ewen1140]

why does he tuck his nondominant hand that way?

[@halfnhalf702]

To help stop over-rotation of the chest/shoulders on the serve. You want your chest to still be facing somewhat towards the right net post at contact.

[@LordOfTheDrinks01]

Why are you tucking your tossing arm like that?

[@griftamusic317]

As opposed to the 'birthday hat' you seem to 'chop off your ear'.. I've just done some shadow swings indoor with that method and its completely clicked for me. Its a shame its raining today :/

[@ksagstertohi6156]

Who throws like that?

[@barisay7244]

OTI should be renamed to OSI --- Online Shoulder Impingement. The throwing motion in this video, especially the finishing position, is ridiculously harmful to the rotator cuff.

[@griftamusic317]

If you sing Its Not Unusual as well as you coach the serve then Tom Jones should surely feel deeply threatened.

[@deepseadiver8191]

This throw form is bizarre to say the least. In what kind of sport a throw looks like that?? You are throwing from your chest and from under your chin. Are you serious???

[@halfnhalf702]

They should have explained that it ISN'T the same as a normal "throw", which it's not.