Tennis serve analysis for a USTA 4.0 tennis player

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Vishal was the winner for the month of July. He wants to work on getting a flatter serve.
Two areas of improvement I see for him:
1) Load more with the back hip to prevent over-rotation.
2) Pronate the forearm more to come at the ball full on.
Watch the whole video for 2 great drills to work on flattening out your serve and get those extra MPH's!
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[@jonathangreen6163]

Hey Mieke, thanks again for all your content. Really great stuff. You asked for video ideas so here is one I would love to see. Focus, footwork and preparation. A lot of videos online focus on swing path, contact and follow through. I would love to hear a pro talking about getting into position. The mindset... How to get that extra time. Especially on the backhand. Great players look like they have so much time. I would love to know the secrets. Again, thanks for all you do. Your channel will keep growing it is great. Keep doing what you do!😃

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

That's a great topic! I have a few other videos in the queue before that but that is a really good suggestion. Thank you, Jonathan!

[@VishalKumar-tp3mn]

Here is the subject himself.. thank you thank you thank you for so much attention to the details and precious suggestions. Can’t wait to try these in next 2 weeks and update here with improvements..

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

You're welcome, and yes, let me know how the serve is going!

[@kathybrenner3880]

Thank you so much for all your videos!

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

You're welcome!

[@dwightlewis2026]

Just watched this relatively old video, and just realized an added benefit of supinating the thumb farther on the racquet drop for the sake of a flatter contact: safer biomechanics. The more you supinate the thumb, the more you initially load the big triceps and off-load the small middle tendons in the elbow, avoiding injury to those tendons and getting more power in the swing. Yep, I have been through this kind of injury scenario. Thanks for the great tip.

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

I had to retire bc of shoulder issues. So good technique is so important!

[@the1tfactor]

Hey Coach Meike! I loved this video, so much useful stuff. I was surprised that you never returned to the subject of his grip. I have been told specifically that using a more Eastern backhand-leaning Continental was for more spin on kick and slice, and forehand-leaning Continental was to pronate more for a flatter serve (a la The Mighty Pete). So I would have thought that simply changing the grip to a true Continental would make a difference to the racquet angle at contact. The other pointers were super spot-on and the drills are great. I just wondered about the grip, because I do alter mine to get more or less spin, but wonder if I'm maybe wasting my time! Thanks for an awesome channel!

[@peterrattenbury8608]

Excellent detailed analysis supported by an informative and easy to follow commentary. The corrective exercises at the end look relevant and straightforward to practice.

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Thank you so much! That is exactly what I’m aiming to do with my videos!

[@bournejason66]

Hi coach, is the free analysis only for new members?

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Yes, unfortunately, it is.

[@bournejason66]

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