Tennis Serve- Topspin Serve Technique

[@RhysMiranda]

I love the tennis videos. It helps me improve alot! Thanks for the vids. ;)

[@trungngongoc]

@intosport : Thanks for your message. I am getting better now, my knee is not sore but it takes more time for full recovery. I am going to practice again on nextweek

[@7daniel49]

@intosport i definitely agree. two things thought, slow down the comparison between flat and kick and play at different times so i can watch both of them. and you hit on this, but it was hard to understand. how you create the topspin on the ball. the part when your elbow is extending, just for easier understanding. thanks, great video!

[@botakchee]

I just learned this serve two days ago and it bounce quite high.:)

[@jsm832141]

OMG THank you guys. Thank to this video i now have the best consistent serve in my league which is this the topspin serve and 6 months ago i learned it from this video. So useful thanks again :).

[@Minicampos]

Awesome video both in visual and sound hope they post new stuff soon

[@timweathers1329]

Exceptionally sharp and concise video!

[@O0otenniso0O]

this is the most helpful vid on youtube for tennis thanks :)

[@MBTennisCoach]

Great basics. I would recommend tospin serves to everyone who wants to be consistent

[@AncientFuzzball]

this really is helpful..and im just still work ing on the basic serve ! ! !

[@ThePacemaker45]

Scott is the best player in these videos!!

[@spellboundpiplup]

yes. i have heard about it but i never saw it before.

[@PauloRobertoAlves]

O vídeo nos ajuda muito ao praticar este esporte.

[@markwasilewski6280]

That just means that you are doing something that your body isn't used to. I had shoulder problems when i switched from a quick release serve from my full looping swing serve. I had to change back to my old serve because it hurt too bad. Check and see if your stroke has changed in anyway since you have started hurting.

[@dt9001]

really helpful thanks

[@BboyLancelot2]

@BL4CKR0ZE ouch. Good thing Texas doesn't have the same problem eh? Lol, glad I could help. The wrist motion is important in many things like serves, smash, onehand backhands, etc.

[@EricDongh2p]

i have seen it on youtube, its really sick

[@kuliahtransportasi]

Beautiful and very informatif, thank you so much :)

[@kuyapogidaw]

this a great video. thanks!

[@RemixSSBM]

@infilt spin is the same in tabletennis... if you put backspin you'lll see it goes lwoer, and if you put topspin, it goes higher

[@noobsdumb]

should you hit the ball at the back and go up the back of the ball or are you supposed to hit it at top?

[@douglashagan6718]

the chopper grip bring elbow down then wrist snap over the top of the ball throw toss behind you move in quickly stutter step prepare for 1 st volley or half volley possible lob

[@O0otenniso0O]

@intosport your welcome and just on question do you think i should also practice tossing the ball so i can get used to the serve action

[@EricDongh2p]

the twist serve is a combination of the topspin serve and the slice serve.

[@AtlantisArch]

@MegaMrlong "behind you" means in your back, not behind you and the net. a kick serve is a must in double for service-volley move and the ball must be played just in your back but between you and the net to allow u to get in forward motion during serve. this is not a flat serve, u dont put ur shooting arm/shoulder forward as u serve

[@Anyataylorjoi]

Is a kick serve the same as topspin serve

[@chrisplayaa]

u can use a different grip for the kick serve too...

[@markwasilewski6280]

I'm short too. I am only 5'6 and the way i can hit a kick serve is from lots of leg movement. I pretend like i'm sitting in a chair before i actually hit the ball. Plus make sure you are swinging UP with your racket so you get good kick.

[@PhillipsaGenius]

Benedict Harrison--If you're tossing the ball to the left but still not getting a kick, you might not be swinging correctly, or you're not watching contact. Try to swing so contact happens while the racquet is parallel to the ground to some extent.

[@Matthew9818]

Topspin and slice is really tough for me to learn! Can slice out fairly wide but the only one I can do well is a big flat serve! Shame thought cuz slice and topspin is more of a skillful serve I feel!

[@infilt]

I have one question. In table tennis top spin shots usually bounce lower than normal, not higher. Is it perhaps the difference in materials that makes a the balls react differently?

[@azharahm604]

thanks for the tips..I got the top spin serves spot on today and I was able to deceive my bro with my new serve ;)

[@EricDongh2p]

similar, are u talking about the american twist?

[@Matthew9818]

Well my last comment on this was 2 years ago. I can do this serve. I would say it's more of a kick serve than regular topspin. You can't hit this serve hard. More of a second serve, serve. I like my kick serve thought. I just throw it more over my head. Nice safe second serve and the spin can be hard to deal with it you go up on the ball really hard. I have quite a deep knee bend so I do.

[@magicchef]

@KimboRamboFin she steps on the line before she strikes the ball. so, foot "falt"

[@QuyenTrinhDuc]

helpful. thanks!

[@attybong]

@xXxWontonxXx he uses his right hand when he writes

[@xXDarkxBl00DXx]

Does a more extreme serve grip such as the semi-western backhand make the topspin serve easier to complete as it seems to me to add more spin to the ball, or is a continental grip much better for getting more consistency out of the serve? Thanks for the video.

[@wowstefaniv]

I am still learning this serve but its hard since its much diffrent then slice and flat serve

[@spellboundpiplup]

Now is a twist serve hit the same way?

[@pararesis]

ive worked very hard on my kick serve out wide on the ad side, and i have alot of trouble getting good power on my kick/topspin serves, and they also fly off my racquet going long and bouncing high with low power. do you have any tips?

[@ericasalazar9929]

Thanks For This Tutorial: )

[@KimboRamboFin]

@BUBBAJ1010 Actaully it's not. If you pause the video precisely when she hits the ball, her feet are still in the air (I know your comment is over a year old, I just had to say it anyway).

[@austinmoore8434]

Taller guys usually struggle with drop shots or you can hit it to their feet. but this doesn't work against all tall people. but it usually works.

[@MightbeWhite]

foot faulting is when your foot goes into the court before contact, it can go on the line but now over it

[@7daniel49]

@TheMasterSOAP try throwing the ball infront of you more, if its into the net dont throw as far infront of you. my coach helps me with that.

[@marcisikoff]

forehand grip for topspin serve and swing almost straight up. Kick serve is backhand grip and swing is angled out...don't keep arm straight, but let it come back toward your body bent at elbow.

[@fivos833]

I didnt know there was only one grip for forehand...

[@marcisikoff]

There isn't. What I've found is that many, if not most of the pros I've talked to say they use the same grip for forehand shots as they do for topspin serve.

[@fivos833]

which is?

[@marcisikoff]

I use Contintental for power serve. I use Semi-Western for forehand topspin and topspin serve. Eastern grip for backhands and slice serve. Don't confuse kick and topspin. Topspin is 6 to 12, kick is 7/8 to 1/2. I use topspin second serve in deuce court, and kick serve in ad court.

[@fivos833]

You mean eastern or semi eastern for spin serves, at most continental for a slice serve... The main if not only difference between top spin serve and kick is where you throw the ball.

[@BboyLancelot2]

@BL4CKR0ZE Try using your wrist more!

[@hattrickster33]

These are good videos but in my opinion the topspin serve is much harder to get right consistently than a slice serve and shouldn't be used too often, especially on big points. It might be more likely to go in than a flat serve, but the chance of messing it up is bigger than with a slice serve.

[@srmcg288]

@HyunwooWC whether youre american or british

[@douglashagan6718]

the topspin service kick serve

[@Benedict381]

I did what you said but I'm still not topspin serving like Federer. Am I doing something wrong?

[@TallAsians]

Is it bad that every time i serve now, my shoulder hurts like crazy?

[@GreatestCreation909]

What I mean is, what if he played with his dominant hand. So, all his forehand shots were right handed, serve right handed. More power, more spin, more control. He could possibly be better than he already is which is scary because he is already #2 in the world.

[@AngryNinjaDude]

Any tips for shorter people like me?

[@collinbautista8055]

I think you should turn down the audio level of the back round music i kind of find it distracting from the video

[@EricDongh2p]

how tall are u?

[@douglashagan6718]

simple simon

[@GreatestCreation909]

let the ball drop a little more before hitting it. That way you wont swipe alot of side spin. Also, don't toss it so far behind you, otherwise you end up with the twist a.k.a kick serve.

[@aimfreakify]

how come i hit the frame sometimes and it flies oout?

[@y11971alex]

I have problem putting pure topspin on the ball, annd my topspin serve is more like a slice/topspin serve.

[@ninaad51]

Why is it that when I try this serve the ball keeps going long by a fair margin that too (causing a double fault). I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but don't know what

[@trungngongoc]

Interestesting lesson. Unfortunately, I've just got a minor injuries in my knees, Poor me.

[@m0n0m]

No one ever telling, do we have to relax wrist when serving and doing forehand or you have to keep your racket firmly in your hand ??

[@jwoodward101]

not what it means at all....a possibility yes, but I have the same problem. Lack of warming up properly or having joint problems are most probable cause. That's like saying Nadal has bad movement and that's what resulted in his knee problems...

[@s40817j]

@OhMyGochu press 3 and 8 and it says shut up also

[@BL4CKR0ZE]

@BboyLancelot2 Lol I'm totally like just replying!! >,< Thanks :D But yeah I figured out my topspin serve awhile ago and actually while I was practicing it at my local court I noticed in videos how the wrist moved and I mimicked that and it toally helped me be more consistent ^^. Its snowing now though where I live now -3- so I need to find some indoor courts to play at. -_-

[@azharahm604]

i think the top spin serve moves more in the air

[@orzen13]

nice to see people using dunlop :)

[@jacksonmu2231]

1:14 foot fault

[@loren10197]

The other serve you showed was not a flat but a slice serve

[@larosh12]

I still cannot serve like federer ?

[@BL4CKR0ZE]

I still don't understand the notion of "brushing up on the ball." :/it doesn't help me. 80% of the time when I try to think about it, I hot the rim. Any pointers?

[@joshcal225]

it may be that your racquet may be to big or heavy for you

[@swalterstennis]

Good video but you should adjust the grip a little past continental. No biggie. Also, close the stance so you can easily swing from LEFT to RIGHT. And, don’t worry about going forward so much as in the other serves. You’re mainly going UPWARD, and to the right. And, as far as disguise, don’t worry too much about that. Everyone knows the 2nd serve is going to be topspin. You can disguise the first serve a little but you can’t really disguise an American Twist topspin.

[@AngryNinjaDude]

Haha yea but the height does make a difference. Playing against taller guys is really intimidating to me. I guess I just got to believe in myself and practice even harder!

[@GreatestCreation909]

true. but imagine if he used his right hand(dominant hand) to play tennis. he could possibly be way better than he is currently.

[@plstrom]

it is still an open discussion if yu move the throw of the ball that much..

[@MightyIronHead]

honestly my thought process in hitting a kick or top spin serve is just break your wrist earlier

[@Matthew9818]

The only real difference is having the racket face more open when u hit it ! For topspin u have to hit the ball wright near the frame of the racket !

[@bamibalboy]

it doesnt make the lesson worse, does it?

[@Strawberrysunset23]

isn't that foot falt?

[@Jeteso2009]

1:14 Foot fault!

[@Matthew9818]

I think basically the only difference is havo

[@noobsdumb]

@O0otenniso0O these vids are awesome but fyb2007 is also awesome!

[@TheCrimson7272]

,,,twist serve?

[@Green34Destiny9]

You can tell this video isn't recent, read the description and I'm sure now most of us ARE better than Blake.

[@JTjason896]

If you touch the line it's a foot fault.

[@tom1234510]

@BUBBAJ1010 you stole my idea...

[@CrackyMoss]

@BUBBAJ1010 Spelling fault.

[@slatz20]

1:15 foot - fault ...

[@Ur0pinionDoesntCount]

this is so cool! THANKS

[@HelloKittylings]

that foot fault at 1:14 doe lol

[@lostmarxbro]

I bet you could return his serve

[@bla200389]

rafas dominant hand is his left. ^^

[@larosh12]

ya practise for atleast a century to serve like federer

[@OhMyGochu]

if you press 3 and 4 it makes it sound like it says shut up lol

[@CookitupSon]

so i guess ive been doing a topspin serve instead of a slice serve lol.

[@EricDongh2p]

or You Are (:

[@AsianBaskero]

hes actually right handed but he uses his left