Very very good serve. I agree about the back bend though. Maybe a Nole fan? Just a wild guess.
this guy isn't even that tall and he's serving 120 mph. that's some serious talent.I might as well make a consolidated thread for this instead of one every practice. I've been working on serves a bit every week.
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10-11-20
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9-21-20
this guy isn't even that tall and he's serving 120 mph. that's some serious talent.
this guy isn't even that tall and he's serving 120 mph. that's some serious talent.
What's the weight of your racket?
So little shoulder turn yet very good serve, supporting my view in my thread ‘shoulder turn overrated’. Pulling the right elbow back ( Salzenstein calls it elbowing the enemy) looks great. Too much back arching though instead of a proper knee bend. It looks more like an upright squatting motion. See how Cilic does it to understand my point better.
I can’t wait to see your serve video!Decent, but nothing beautiful. The wirst looks a bit stiff. I reckon i serve better.
I can’t wait to see your serve video!
Nice, smooth action…looks good! I agree that a young dude like you should be able to have more knee bend and use the kinetic chain more to get higher pace.
Also, have you considered experimenting with throwing your toss more forward into the court and hitting a flatter serve - would be a nice change of pace for big points in contrast to your heavy-spin serve.
I'm trying to work on getting more forward momentum into the court. I struggle with my ball toss and my first serve percentage in matches, but you're right that it would be good to have a flat bomb to keep them honest.
In looking at your video again in light of your comment about your struggles with the toss, it looks like you flick your wrist up when you toss the ball. I think that if you keep your wrist/fingers more rigid and raise the whole arm up when you toss, you’ll likely have a more consistent toss. Then, you just need to change the angle of your arm forward to toss more onto the court for a faster serve. Watch a Federer slow motion video of his different serves.
Nadal won, no need to rub it in on him. lolVery very good serve. I agree about the back bend though. Maybe a Nole fan? Just a wild guess.
Decent, but nothing beautiful. The wirst looks a bit stiff. I reckon i serve better.
When you say working on, what are you working on?
Cool, thanks for posting.
Not sure what are your goals with ball toss. For me personally, it works better if I get rid of the ballistic movements up/down/forward/back and also focus on strict straight left arm when I elevate the ball.
I want it to be more consistent and reliable since it tends to go all over the place. I definitely agree that less is more in this case. Thanks for the tip!
He has also coached me about lazy tossing arm and ballistic service arm which has taken my serve from 40 to 42 mph.
Take @Slowtwitcher advice seriously. Yesterday he served a kick into the ad court which bounced up to my head, and I was 3 feet behind the baseline.
He has also coached me about lazy tossing arm and ballistic service arm which has taken my serve from 40 to 42 mph.
Are you down in San Diego? I might be down to come one of these weekends when COVID settles and hit. I'll be in LA probably until July next year.
Battle by the Border Part 2 @sureshs ?
Are you down in San Diego? I might be down to come one of these weekends when COVID settles and hit. I'll be in LA probably until July next year.
Battle by the Border Part 2 @sureshs ?
what are the micro-tweaks you're focusing on?I might as well make a consolidated thread for this instead of one every practice. I've been working on serves a bit every week.
Deuce Side:
10-11-20
Ad Side:
9-21-20
My toss has been a problem for ever since I started. My left arm is not very coordinated, but I've been aware of that issue for a while.
Also trying to land more forward into the court like @socallefty mentioned.
Hey Suresh! Yeah, i'm still around. Let me know when you can hit some... Hope all is well with you!Might rope in @tavarua and @JordanWinning as well. How are both of you doing? Still in town?
what are the micro-tweaks you're focusing on?
very satisfying i'm sure to hear the ball hit the back fence (on a single bounce) on every serve
Hey, good to see you back! Toss is the big thing. With a more consistent toss, the serve in general will just be more consistent. I would guess my first serve percentage hovers between 50-60% on average, but when I get tight (playing guys like UTR 11+), I can't make first serves and double fault a lot, so it might also be mental.
If I have a really on day, I could probably hit my normal first serve speed at 80% first serves in and I'll get maybe 5 aces a set, but on an average day, I'll probably get closer to 2 aces a set.
Take @Slowtwitcher advice seriously. Yesterday he served a kick into the ad court which bounced up to my head, and I was 3 feet behind the baseline.
He has also coached me about lazy tossing arm and ballistic service arm which has taken my serve from 40 to 42 mph.
Please, TalkTennis has been worshipping that old video for far too long, it’s time for a sequelI'm not sure coach would be ok with that...
And wait, aren’t you the coach?I'm not sure coach would be ok with that...
Please, TalkTennis has been worshipping that old video for far too long, it’s time for a sequel
Even Borat is coming out with a sequel, its time for sureshs tennis 2.0 @Sudacafan @Azure @Sentinel @Genious at Work @Turbo-87 @JoelDali @blablavla (and at-name so many more loyal worshippers)
Thanks for the news of the Borat sequel.Please, TalkTennis has been worshipping that old video for far too long, it’s time for a sequel
Even Borat is coming out with a sequel, its time for sureshs tennis 2.0 @Sudacafan @Azure @Sentinel @Genious at Work @Turbo-87 @JoelDali @blablavla (and at-name so many more loyal worshippers)
That'll be up to @sureshs...
I'll just say that Sureshs is a better player now that in the mythical video.
And wait, aren’t you the coach?
What’s the setup like
Curious to know as much about sureshs tennis as possible
Sorry for hijack thread @MaxTennis with this important subject
i will make it upto you with an interview at some point I promise
Stoked, if it's December we might be able to come again!
Was crushed that Sureshs and Max dodged me last year.
J
Stoked, if it's December we might be able to come again!
Was crushed that Sureshs and Max dodged me last year.
J