kick serve in deuce court vs in ad court

[tonygao]

all the kick serve instructions I have seen only show kick serve in the ad court. I can understand the reason.

my kick serve in the ad court is much better than in the deuce court, more stable, more spin, and I am much more confident serving a kick serve from the ad court. but I want to improve my kick from the other side as well, is there good tip about the adjustment one should make for serving from the deuce court vs the ad court? is it just to adjust the body orientation? should there be any adjustment to the swing path, ball toss, etc?

really need some help here.

thanks.

 

[mikeler]

all the kick serve instructions I have seen only show kick serve in the ad court. I can understand the reason.

my kick serve in the ad court is much better than in the deuce court, more stable, more spin, and I am much more confident serving a kick serve from the ad court. but I want to improve my kick from the other side as well, is there good tip about the adjustment one should make for serving from the deuce court vs the ad court? is it just to adjust the body orientation? should there be any adjustment to the swing path, ball toss, etc?

really need some help here.

thanks.

I like to turn my back a little more to the court on the deuce side and toss the ball further back (away from the net) than on the ad side. Everyone is different though, you just need to find what works for you. The hard part is that there is a lot less room to find the backhand on the deuce side if you are playing guys who like to run around their backhands so you'll have to take more risks by hitting the ball closer to the sideline on the deuce side.

 

[LeeD]

Rightie to duece court, you have maybe a 3' shorter court to hit into, so your bounce height and kick side distance will always be lower and less.
However, there IS a vid of Fed twisting one up around 7' high at the baseline on duece court, but it's an anomoly.
Personally, being a lefty, I almost never twist into the ad court, because the bounce will never be high enough to really bother a decent opponent, and putting him into the middle of his court is not always the strategy I need on ad court.

 

[Roberto_spin]

Topspin on the ad-court is my favorite shot, also for the first serve

But I'm struggling with my kick serve into the deuce-court...
I try to visualize being Fed like this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0NBogMzyoo

But unfortunately it doesn't payoff too often
I find it difficult to visualize the trajectory of the ball when hitting from upwards and right-to left swing path...

So I naturally correct for a less right-to-left swing path, ending up with a roll over the ball on 12-o'clock... nog that high bouncing kick as Rog...Anyone have the same experience?