new lefty serve >.<

[Brian_C]

My lefty serve note im orignaly righty but due to tennis elbow im trying to work
out a left hand serve. This is about 1 month of practice what u think?

they weren't all out but i did what i could

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eZI2cgiX-9

[Jonny S&V]

My lefty serve note im orignaly righty but due to tennis elbow im trying to work
out a left hand serve. This is about 1 month of practice what u think?

they weren't all out but i did what i could

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eZI2cgiX-9g

Wow, I wish I had that type of coordination. That looks really good, I can't find any flaw in it.

[racquet_jedi]

It sounds right, it has the sound of a good serve...

Pretty good...

It took me almost about the same time to for me to have a basic lefty serve...

(Originally played with two-hands on both wings with left hand at the end of the handle and served with my right, now I play complete lefty)

[Noveson]

Wow, I wish I had that type of coordination. That looks really good, I can't find any flaw in it.

I can:)

That's pretty impressive for a month. But for one look where you land. On the other side of the T, a few feet behind you. That tells you something is wrong. It looks almost like you are just falling over, you need to go up into the ball.

[Jonny S&V]

I can:)

That's pretty impressive for a month. But for one look where you land. On the other side of the T, a few feet behind you. That tells you something is wrong. It looks almost like you are just falling over, you need to go up into the ball.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt since it was with his off-hand. I was being nice. :twisted:

[SystemicAnomaly]

Welcome fellow switch-hitter. We should form a new club (jk, not really into the whole club thing). I am a lefty who has developed a passable righty serve cuz of shoulder issues with the left.

[Brian_C]

I can:)

That's pretty impressive for a month. But for one look where you land. On the other side of the T, a few feet behind you. That tells you something is wrong. It looks almost like you are just falling over, you need to go up into the ball.
lol yea i was trying to drive into the ball but i seem to not drive enough or wayyyy to much lol:oops: once i even fell but i cut that out :shock:

o yea on another note i am going to try to add a little more power in my serve this week so ill post a vid of me in the begining of the week and then at the end of 3 to see if i improve any lol, thanks alot for the comments anything u see me doing wrong let me know

[Brian_C]

am i driving into the shot wrong i feel like im not tossing right

[Rickson]

My lefty serve note im orignaly righty but due to tennis elbow im trying to work
out a left hand serve. This is about 1 month of practice what u think?

they weren't all out but i did what i could

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eZI2cgiX-9g

That's not too bad for a natural righty. I think you know there are many things to fix so just mirror your form from your righty serve. Now if your righty serve is a mirror image of your lefty serve, you're in some serious trouble.

[SystemicAnomaly]

Just got the chance to view your vid. Not bad at all for 1 month. Will mention a few things that you can work on to improve it.

The position of your left elbow in your trophy position is a little on the high side. It looks like it is at the same level or a little higher than your left shoulder. It should be a bit a bit lower than the left shoulder -- such that the right shoulder, left shoulder and left elbow are in a tilted alignment.

You also want to make sure that you achieve a pectoral stretch from the left side of your chest to your left shoulder by getting and keeping your left elbow back from the trophy thru the racket drop behind your back . This was discussed recently on page 1 of the following thread:

tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=177870&page=1 (http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=177870&page=1)

It looks like your tossing arm comes down a bit too early. After you release the ball, make sure right hand keeps moving upward to reach as high as you can. This will get the right shoulder higher & yield a better shoulder tilt for the trophy pose (mentioned above). Try to keep this hand up there until the racket head drops behind your back. When you do let if drop, try to bring it down across your stomach (as if hugging your midsection) rather than letting the arm swing to the right side of your body (and behind you).

It appears that you are falling way off to the right on your follow-thru. Instead, you should be "falling" forward, in the direction of the flight of the ball. There are a couple of things that you can do to correct this. Try to land on your right foot so that it points in the direction of the serve. Sometimes your foot points way off to the right instead.

The other part of the problem is the action of your left leg. In watching your ad side serves, I see that it often swings out to the left and then swings around to step across your body -- with this foot you are stepping way off to the right, in the direction of the right net post rather than in the direction of your serve.

This action rotates your hips too much and causes (or is a result of) your falling to the right. To rectify this, try kicking your left foot up toward the back fence instead of kicking it to the left side. Check out follow thru and landing of Will (a lefty) in the following clip:

fuzzyyellowballs.com/index.php?id=410744&col=260823&offset=6 (http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/index.php?id=410744&col=260823&offset=6)

[Nellie]

I really like that hyou are developing a good slice. There is no use to being a lefty if you are not goign to hit heavy slice

[iamtennisking]

omg..guys..do you not notice the second before he makes contact..FOOT FAULT FOOT FAULT FOOT FAULT FOOT FAULT..and keep your balance but still put your weight forward so you get the most out of your power.

[iamtennisking]

foot fault...............

[iamtennisking]

you are foot faulting

[Brian_C]

:shock: ok i foot faulted my BAD.... im trying to fix that problem now lol, but it seem droping my elbow lower is easier said than done. i try to lower it but i makes me lose balance for now im taking one of my old rackets i bought at a flea market and practicing throwing it up. for better back sratch:)

[Andres]

For some reason (don't ask me why), I'm not buying this story.

As coordinated as you may be, I can't buy a guy building THAT lefty serve IN A MONTH, and only because of tennis elbow.

So either:

1) You're a lefty, and that's your normal serve, but you didn't have the guts to admit it.

2) The video is mirrored, you are indeed a righty who has a rather weak serve, but wanted to look cool.

3) You're not lying, that's your real lefty serve, and I have to eat my words and applaud you.

But for some reason, I'm not buying it.
Sorry for being a pri-ck, but what can I do? I AM a pri-ck :p

[firstservethenvolley]

For some reason (don't ask me why), I'm not buying this story.

As coordinated as you may be, I can't buy a guy building THAT lefty serve IN A MONTH, and only because of tennis elbow.

So either:

1) You're a lefty, and that's your normal serve, but you didn't have the guts to admit it.

2) The video is mirrored, you are indeed a righty who has a rather weak serve, but wanted to look cool.

3) You're not lying, that's your real lefty serve, and I have to eat my words and applaud you.

But for some reason, I'm not buying it.
Sorry for being a pri-ck, but what can I do? I AM a pri-ck :p

I'd have to go with Andres on this one. I don't believe that's a natural righty's serve in 1 month. Maybe you did switch but took longer but that serve looks too coordinated for a guy just playing a month with that hand.

[Andres]

Thanks for the support, and not making me look like a complete ba$tard, firstservethenvolley.

Plus, who develops a lefty serve because of tennis elbow? Tennis elbow goes away with rest after some weeks, or even two months.

But you're out on the court, and yet, you have no problem picking up balls and tossing them. When you have tennis elbow, grabbing stuff is a torture chamber. The simple 'closing your fist' action is painful. But yet, you're out there, like you don't care about anything.

Sorry, but in my own personal opinion, this is bogus.

[firstservethenvolley]

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=1444262#post1444262
Post 19

[fed_the_savior]

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=1444262#post1444262
Post 19

busted...!

[Brian_C]

no thats my serve, i play righty i think i am coordinated with my left because i use to try to be a left handed pitcher when i was small didn't quite work. Tho i also have been workin on my forehands and backhands for about six month before i tried to serve

[hyogen]

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=1444262#post1444262
Post 19

roflmao...........

why lie on forums? so what are you going to change your user name and avatar to? :oops:

[Jonnyf]

busted...!


Busted........even more so, when he Edited the post! It now reads.

yea i mean I'm righty and i still cant really get it down lol
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Also
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=1456969&postcount=10

[Andres]

I should do this for a living. I'm sure Sup2DresQ will be pleased :)

[Brian_C]

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[Andres]

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I can't believe how bad as liars are some people over the internet. Worse part, they don't even REMEMBER their own previous lies!

Where are all the good liars!? :D

[firstservethenvolley]

Line changed again, NOw it reads

yea i mean I'm righty trying to play lefty and i still cant really get it down lol
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[battosai16]

My lefty serve note im orignaly righty but due to tennis elbow im trying to work
out a left hand serve. This is about 1 month of practice what u think?

they weren't all out but i did what i could

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eZI2cgiX-9

llllllllooooooooollllllllllllllllll aahh this was worth creating an account

[Andres]

Poor guuuuy!! :lol:

I don't get why he's doing this! We already found out about it, and we're commenting it OUT LOUD!!

It's not like he has to mask his lies before anyone notices it! :D

[hyogen]

llllllllooooooooollllllllllllllllll aahh this was worth creating an account



so this is his new screenname? hahaha :D don't worry bud, everyone will soon forget

[Andres]

Further proof (I'll give him some time to edit his posts ;))

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=1456969&postcount=10

Does any body else have "one huge arm syndrom"?

yup sometimes i try to work out just my right on to make up for the bicep in my left arm lol, some times my friends are like wtf!@!@

[Sup2Dresq]

I should do this for a living. I'm sure Sup2DresQ will be pleased :)

Sup2dresq's review:

I laughed, I cried.. its better than the book...

Another masterpiece by Andres.

[Andres]

Awwwww, well thank you :D

[Rickson]

Good job, andres. You are the buster of liars!

[KerryJ]

Brian_C = 0WN3D

[Rickson]

I'm a lefty, but I got injured. I'm gonna post on youtube soon with my new righty serve and groundstrokes. I've made some good progress in 8 days so stay tuned.

[Andres]

Good job, andres. You are the buster of liars!
Well thank you, Rickson! It's nice to see my work being appreciated :)

[Andres]

Brian_C (New User)
Last Activity: 02-06-2008 04:48 PM

Awwwww, he got OWNED so bad he actually left the boards for good! :D

[Rickson]

Well thank you, Rickson! It's nice to see my work being appreciated :)
Actually, I was just calling you a buster.

[Andres]

Actually, I was just calling you a buster.
Nope. Radio.

[Rickson]

Nope. Radio.

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

[KerryJ]

That link to the video is no longer valid.

[Andres]

Wow! We powned him to leave TW and to leave YouTube!!! That's a new personal record! :D

[Sup2Dresq]

Wow! We powned him to leave TW and to leave YouTube!!! That's a new personal record! :D

Is there no limit to your wrath?!

[Andres]

Maybe I can pown him into leaving his country, or into suicide.

I prefer the first one, tho.

[BeHappy]

this has got to be the funniest thread since, ''another tennis channel complaint''.

BTW, Andres, what is the correct pronunciation of Guga's surname?

[Andres]

Very similar to Keere-ten.

Like Richard GERE, but with a K.