The Low Elbow Serve MISTAKE - Tennis Serve Online Lessons 2018

[@TennisEvolution]

Serve myths debunked: Former Top 100 ATP Pro, Jeff Salzenstein, is exposing 3 common myths that could be crippling your serve potential. Most players make at least 1 of these 3 mistakes... Do you? goo.gl/ALDG2q

[@ranganathantg114]

Excellent presentation of a useful and critical information.

[@TennisEvolution]

Thank you Ranganathan!

[@gosto44]

Great video. You nailed all the most important points!

[@TennisEvolution]

Glad you liked it!

[@jamespeters9012]

always great stuff from the serve surgeon! You pack a lot of good stuff into a short video!

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James Peters thank you. That’s the goal !

[@lalameinc]

Great tip on serving into a fence to practice, muscle memory is the key. Thanks!

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Glen Schneer you are welcome 🙏🏻

[@fxanimator1]

This one tip, above all others could probably help 90% of recreational develop a more solid serve. Well done Jeff

[@TennisEvolution]

fxanimator1 thank you so much! An you are right :)

[@matkotomic4259]

Couldn't agree more, I realized from this video that my swing is slower due to this elbow rotation..Even if you start with the arm high you immediately see the difference in timing, consistency and speed (both motion and actual serve speed)

[@rezadibaj6648]

You are just AMAZING, Jeff!

[@TennisEvolution]

Thank you, appreciate your nice comment!

[@marcelosanguedo8584]

Excellent video!!

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Marcelo Sanguedo thank you 🙏🏻

[@andydavidson5253]

Jeff, this is a very keen lesson you have provided us with. When you break it down it shall be broken down.

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David Anderson thank you 🙏🏻

[@AlexPlaySports]

closing the eyes raises awarness in the body "" - that one's really interesting and I don't think i've heard it as a suggestion for practicing moves and stances in the body. Awesome! I'll try it !

[@TennisEvolution]

Hey thanks! Let us know how it goes!

[@SureshKumar-xv4jr]

Hi Jeff, this is such a brilliant drill. I always wondered how to get that shoulder turn that you talk about. Suddenly, I notice more control on my Flat serves, more bite on the Slice and more power and bounce on the second serves. Thank you.

[@TennisEvolution]

You’re welcome! Glad to help.

[@mrjohnsonfong]

Excellent tip! Thank you.

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Johnson Fong you are welcome 🙏🏻 please share with the video with others

[@abanga]

Always the best tips!!

[@TennisEvolution]

Thank you!

[@paulbrown7984]

really enjoy your videos, always looking for tips to improve my game.

[@TennisEvolution]

Thank you Paul!

[@musarra195]

This was a good video. And thanks for showing the mistakes and corrections in motion

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Paul Musarra you are very welcome. Please share this video with others

[@jamesmurphy2304]

Jeff... terrific tip with elbow high. You are a great coach

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James Murphy thank you ! Appreciate the support

[@davidjiang7929]

Hey Jeff, great video! Would you please help clarify what do you mean by "elbowing the enemy"? Thanks!

[@satgill830]

Great video and very well explained. So many instructors just talk about the trophy position but where the elbow and wrist are make a huge difference. Do you do online one-to-one lessons?

[@TennisEvolution]

Sat Gill that’s right. We go deeper! Thank you for noticing. Yes we do online lessons

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Sat Gill email me at [e-mail]

[@katef1384]

This was so helpful

[@TennisEvolution]

That is awesome to hear Kate!

[@gcs7817]

Can you do a video on how much grip pressure you’re using when you hold the racquet on serve and which fingers are providing most of the grip? Also what’s the importance of having an open face racquet during the prep phase ? Meaning before the ball is tossed it appears as if you’re holding the racquet with the face open before you start the service motion. I find that if I use mostly my last three fingers and thumb to grip the racquet more firmly and relax the index finger, I get a better whip action and racquet drop?

[@TennisEvolution]

G CS I will do a video for this. What do you mean open racquet face? My racquet face is not open

[@gcs7817]

Tennis Evolution - Online Tennis Lessons At 00:53-54. Not fully open. I think on another video on kick serve you mention holding the racquet closer to eastern back hand which you said would open up the racquet face at the start of the entire service motion I think some players start with palm down at beginning

[@TennisEvolution]

G CS not sure what you mean

[@Hanamichi6666]

your serve is so effortless, you are the best!!!!

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Hanamichi6666 thank you so much. I really appreciate it

[@Hanamichi6666]

@@TennisEvolution i would like to live nearby to get coached by you Jeff! :)

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Hanamichi6666 thank you so much !

[@mikelin8888]

On and on and on lessons with one video might actually correct 20 years’s on and on mistakes like mine, Thanks a lot. And I can imagine there is still hundred thousands middle aged or old guy out there have the same mistakes like mine.

[@TennisEvolution]

Thanks for watching Mike! You're welcome, glad you liked it . What other types of videos would you like to see from me in the near future? If you want to learn the 3 mistakes you could be making on your serve.. click here bit.ly/2LpabOG We also have an app that you can download for free courses access. Click here to register >>>

[@gregoryphillips3969]

I wonder if any of your students do this. What l caught myself doing on my serve is that l would get into the load position perfectly but then l would thrust my shoulders and torso forward before my arm was allowed to fully execute the racquet drop. I have been watching your serving videos closely. So l have made the adjustment of holding my loading position long enough to allow the full execution of the racquet drop and now l am exploding forward bringing everything at once. What a difference this makes.

[@gerryerskine6978]

That would be me!

[@oscarcoach6422]

GRACIAS MY BRO YOU ARE THE BEST

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Julio Jaramillo thank you 🙏🏻

[@busycrazy]

Best explanation

[@ganeshrao8173]

Wonderful explanation of the mechanics of serving. The clarity with which you explain Jeff is something everyone will admire. Thank you so much,

[@TennisEvolution]

You're welcome Ganesh! Thank you for watching.

[@juan2thepaab]

Thank you for this video. I have this problem and it's been really hard to fix. The strange thing is that my elbow position when i do a shadow swing is correct, but only when i try to hit a real ball the elbow drops. Been trying to fix it for a year, still having trouble 😢

[@brunoampm1]

Great tip, OPEN arms, extend them e put the direction on ball with pronation, FLEXIBLE wrist

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Bruno Vasconcelos thank you! Please share with others:)

[@pablosalvemini2175]

Excellent Jeff from Argentina

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Pablo Salvemini thank you so much!

[@paoloantunes1283]

Great stuff

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Thank you Paolo Antunes! 👍🎾😊

[@CR4WLFC]

I do the low elbow and when I speed up my serve swing after a couple of serves my arm gets sore. I'm gonna practice keeping my elbow up and see if I get less soreness.

[@TennisEvolution]

Thank you for watching samcrew. Let me know how this tip works out for you. What other types of lessons you'd like to see from me in the near future? Jeff.

[@tavomagno5]

wooow Love it,, Jeff those are awesome tips . I took some of your recommendations I am still working on those 3/4 and toss from my tight not on the side and with this tips they are the perfect complement for a effortless server.

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tavomagno5 I love hearing this. Thank you!

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tavomagno5 please share this video with others :)

[@vasDcrak]

What string and tension do you use?

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vasDcrak Gaming RPM and it varies

[@giuseppeflachi5956]

It make sense thanks

[@larrylau1476]

This is one of the best serving tech video I have ever watched. Thanks for your effort.

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larry lau wow! Thank you. Please share this video with others

[@gregoryphillips3969]

I found out that if you don't execute your raquet drop from behind your ear it limits your ability to fully load. The farther out the racquet is from the ear the more your flexibility is inhibited which will stop your torso and your back from getting back far enough so you can explode upward.

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Gregory Phillips great call!

[@chrisf247]

Definitely going to try serving into the fence. I always end up trying to push the serve into the box instead of swinging freely.

[@TennisEvolution]

Awesome Chris! Let me know how it goes.

[@choosakdiseriruk7928]

Thank you

[@TennisEvolution]

You're welcome!

[@willkittwk]

Another great video. I was arguing w an online coach cause he said the serve is not like a throwing motion. I told him he's wrong cause my son was a pitcher in pro baseball and picked up a crazy fast serve ( though technically off ) in no time. I told him Drew Brees and Zach Greinke were really super junior tennis players. I didn't know if that foo even knows who they are. I'm not dumb. I know it's not exactly the same but lots of similarities. I was about to tell him cause he's Euro I know kicking a field goal and taking a penalty kick in soccer aren't exactly the same but still common elements. Wonder what he'd say to that. Lol

[@TennisEvolution]

willkittwk coaches always know. You know that :)

[@omgwatdouwant]

It is also possible the player is using a smaller grip. That hinders a 'true' continental grip, in my opinion. Your index knuckle can sit somewhat in between bevels. I find smaller grips hinders my ability to have a loose grip and arm and reduces my racquet face angle awareness. I played a match last night with the elbow the enemy reminder but I do think over the course of that match pressure gets in and shoulders get heavy and the elbow gets tucked. I started serving fairly consistently to being quite abandoned by it.

[@TennisEvolution]

omgwatdouwant interesting take. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@omgwatdouwant]

@@TennisEvolution It is almost like as you take your racquet back behind you, a smaller handle size with a relaxed grip, your hand semi loses more contact with the handle as opposed to larger sizes. I find the right grip size helps with a loose grip that hits an efficient serve that lets the racquet do the work. But maybe I'm too relaxed!

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omgwatdouwant thanks for your insight !

[@paragjain2572]

nice tip.

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Parag Jain thank you 🙏🏻

[@larrycai2470]

Great!

[@TennisEvolution]

Thanks Larry!

[@marlineharrold1937]

Thanks a lot. :)

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Marline Harrold you are welcome 🙏🏻

[@louiscyphre7023]

Are those Wesscannon Ultra Cable strings in your racket jeff , what do you think of them ? recommend them ?

[@dennismalone6303]

That’s my serve 😩 Will use these ideas to repair it - most pros won’t touch it, I think the problem seems like a bottomless pit to them!

[@TennisEvolution]

Amazing, let me know how it goes.

[@Better_Call_Raul]

Interesting. Most guys have tossed a baseball around and would never throw a baseball with a tucked in elbow. But yet it often happens on the serve. I am guilty of this myself. What do we learn from this? We learn that while the serve is very similar to a throwing motion it does not mean that basic baseball throwing experience necessarily translates into the serve. There is still a tendency to tuck in the elbow even amongst those with basic throwing experience... Tucking in the elbow will incorporate and strain the wrong muscles instead of keeping the elbow up and achieving the proper shoulder stretch and racquet drop with the stronger shoulder muscles... *After you "Elbow the Enemy", do not let the elbow drop.*

[@romanarellano9065]

Do pro's do the same of thing of having the elbow up?

[@TennisEvolution]

Hi Roman. Yes, I've seen this issue in the pro tour as well.

[@andyiswandy1955]

YESSS , thanks

[@TennisEvolution]

andy iswandy you are welcome 🙏🏻. I appreciate you!

[@lordbyron3603]

Good tip. Thanks. Because after an hour of hitting, my arm feels like I’m carrying lead.

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Lord Byron nice 👍

[@Dom-yv4nq]

Good tips. Good advice. Dude, get some longer shorts. Lol

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Simon Butler my older videos have longer shorts. Lol

[@Dom-yv4nq]

@@TennisEvolution lol. Good stuff.

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Simon Butler thank you!

[@attybong]

the real problem for me really is how to get rid of the muscle memory ..

[@VNTAAcademy]

Like

[@TennisEvolution]

VNTA Tennis thank you!

[@ebussines]

Clean the court before teaching

[@tennisguru6739]

So much nonsense. Waste of time.

[@TennisEvolution]

Tennis Guru thank you for your feedback!

[@matyverona9407]

Where are the arguments???