Super Slow Motion Serve

[timekillers]

Here is a video of my serve in SUPER slow motion. I would appreciate if you take the time to look at my serve and critique it for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJO-dtAFod4

Also i have a video for the highlights of my first tennis match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAxlU2LtH1k


Thanks,
TimeKillers

 

[drakulie]

Serve looks mechanically sound.

Great videos. Thanks for sharing and good luck.

 

[Slicendicer]

Serve looks great, for sure... maybe try getting up to the ball more, other than that, good looking serve.

 

[phoenicks]

wow, your serve mechanics is very solid !!! your volley is very good also, looks more like a weapon than your groundstroke.

 

[GPB]

I like the serve. What spin were you giving it? I only ask because I thought the contact point was a little low, but if it wasn't a flat bomb, that's not a problem.

Nice, though.

 

[timekillers]

wow, your serve mechanics is very solid !!! your volley is very good also, looks more like a weapon than your groundstroke.

haha thanks man. My volley is probably one of my weaker shots because i rarely practice it. My biggest weapon is my forehand. The match wasnt that good so i will make another video with hopefully better rallies.

 

[bad_call]

nice serve motion IMO. my serve is similar but has more pace. anyway the 1st match vid is trippy to watch. looks like every other frame or so was omitted or something. anybody else get that? or are my eyes REALLY going bad ?

 

[timekillers]

I like the serve. What spin were you giving it? I only ask because I thought the contact point was a little low, but if it wasn't a flat bomb, that's not a problem.

Nice, though.

If you are talking about the slow motion video i was really going for spin. I was hitting the ball more flat than anything else. If you look at 0:23 seconds my contact point was high i thought. Well any suggestions are good so thanks.

 

[timekillers]

nice serve motion IMO. my serve is similar but has more pace. anyway the 1st match vid is trippy to watch. looks like every other frame or so was omitted or something. anybody else get that? or are my eyes REALLY going bad ?

haha well mabey its because i slowed down the video. Yeah im finding ways to build more pace on my serve. its now better than ever before.

 

[gzhpcu]

Serve is very nice. Volley would be better if more compact (firmer wrist) and if you would split step when reaching the forward position.

 

[bad_call]

haha well mabey its because i slowed down the video. Yeah im finding ways to build more pace on my serve. its now better than ever before.

good for you. doing the same thing here cause getting older, i try to get those free points whenever possible.

 

[Sublime]

This may be more of a thread hi-jacking than help for you, so pardon me

Are you supposed to hit your serve at the peak of your vertical movement, like timekillers does? Or should your body still be a bit on the rise while you're making contact?

 

[bad_call]

This may be more of a thread hi-jacking than help for you, so pardon me

Are you supposed to hit your serve at the peak of your vertical movement, like timekillers does? Or should your body still be a bit on the rise while you're making contact?

depends on what the results are. since my toss isn't always consistent, i've hit both with reasonable results tho i strive for the peak.

 

[timekillers]

This may be more of a thread hi-jacking than help for you, so pardon me

Are you supposed to hit your serve at the peak of your vertical movement, like timekillers does? Or should your body still be a bit on the rise while you're making contact?

If you watch the pros they hit the peak of there vertical movement. I would stick with that because it increases your chances of getting the ball over the net.

 

[Sublime]

If you watch the pros they hit the peak of there vertical movement. I would stick with that because it increases your chances of getting the ball over the net.

I did just go and check out a few pros on video. With the exception of Federer (who hit about 3" before his peak) everyone else hit pretty much at their peak (Roddick, Nadal, Djoke, and a few others).

 

[LeeD]

I think you have solid, grooved strokes.
But your opposition is lacking. You must be winning 2 and 2 forever.
Only the forehand volley is suspect, as you don't punch...maybe you were trying a short ball DTL.
Keep playing, see if you can get up another 2 levels this year.

 

[albino smurf]

Looks good. You could maybe get a little more power with a better transfer of weight, but everything looks really solid.

 

[gastro54]

Patty cake serve by purple!!

 

[ebrainsoft]

You might consider working on placing your serve. The depth was good but every serve in you video was in the middle of the service box. Try going up the tee or out wide.

 

[timekillers]

You might consider working on placing your serve. The depth was good but every serve in you video was in the middle of the service box. Try going up the tee or out wide.

On the video almost every serve you saw was a second serve. We didnt have any rallies above 4 shots. So next time we record a match hopefully it will have longer rallies and more first serves.

 

[winks]

Serve looks good. The only thing that struck me as odd about it is...

Watching the 2nd video, it appears you have a pinpoint stance, but instead of bringing your back foot forward to meet your front, you pull your front foot back. . I'd think you would have better weight transfer into the court if you move your back foot up instead.

Then again, it may not matter that much as your initial foot stance is very narrow and like a platform stance in a lot of ways (similar to Roddick's, etc) .

Also - wasn't expecting the highlights video to be in slo-mo as well. Do you have a version at real speed?

 

[Djokovicfan4life]

ARGGGHHHH, can't watch it on dial-up! Will comment once I get back to the house.

 

[timekillers]

Serve looks good. The only thing that struck me as odd about it is...

Watching the 2nd video, it appears you have a pinpoint stance, but instead of bringing your back foot forward to meet your front, you pull your front foot back. . I'd think you would have better weight transfer into the court if you move your back foot up instead.

Then again, it may not matter that much as your initial foot stance is very narrow and like a platform stance in a lot of ways (similar to Roddick's, etc) .

Also - wasn't expecting the highlights video to be in slo-mo as well. Do you have a version at real speed?

Yeah sometimes I move my foot forward for pinpoint and somtimes i dont. I should fix that i guess. And sorry that its all slowmo but those were the best clips i had and the video would of been very short. On my next match i will make the video at normal speed and hopefully better rallies