In this video I share my favorite drill to improve the technique on your second serve as well as my best advice on how to use your second serve more effectively.
That was the best talk on serving young man,,, Honest,,,, Hey Stefan Edberg had a slow serve He volleyed . Keep up the good work. Students want a magic pill and win.. You gave a perfect talk to everyone , We could never get a kick serve on the UK astro surface with Slazenger balls s and raining,, Laugh with me Mr Stokke or wet real grass
Just discovered your channel . Very good tip . I will work on it. Can you please do a video on how to load on forehand backhand serve and volley ? And drills too. Thanks.
As i mentioned, do you have any tips on how to develop a good kick serve in the Deuce court ? please help if you are able. I also have some lower back pain as well due to very early stages of osteoarthritis in the lower back
Awesome advice Stokke! What is your best advice if you start missing too many 1st serves in a match? Happened to me recently in a second set... So you start having to rely on your 2nd serve a lot, eventually you double fault and get more tentative... And lose the set. Thanks and keep up the great content :D
You mentioned winning Kalamazoo at 17 with a frying pan serve. That's the highest level of success that I have heard for a guy with that serve. When did you switch to a Continental serve and what was the catalyst?
My senior year of high school, and I switched because I ultimately knew it wouldn't hold up at the highest level of college and pro. So I took a few months that fall and winter to get better at it!
Nice video . I like where you are coming from . One thing , I suggest that the aim of the first serve should be to get it in and to move the opponent , ultimately off the court when possible . Too many players try to hit the hell out of their first serve but it is just on a whistle and a prayer with little chance of it going in . The aces generally come when the server uses good technique and is not forcing the ball . They should be regarded as a bonus unless a player really does have the ability to hit a good percentage of unplayable serves . Technically I have found it helps a lot on the second serve to shorten the grip while working towards having the racquet pivot in the hand when the racquet drops down the back , and again pivot at the end as part of the pronation . This will help the player get more spin . This requires practise and is not for every player but finally it will enable the player to develop both power and spin without forcing the serve . Don't force the serve , relax on it and find the power that exists in correct technique .
The most important stat is unreturned serve percentage, whether it's off a first or second. The more unreturnable serves you have, the more you hold. I don't think you need to hit HUGE and flat to accomplish this. The sweet spot for a first serve percentage is 55-65. If you're below that, you have to dial it back. If you're above that, you likely can go for a little more. Generally speaking, love the advice to "not force" the serve
@@StokkeTennis Very interesting point re unreturned serve percentage and I don't contest what you say . I guess though that if you drop below the 55-65 too much then you are putting pressure on yourself to make good second serves .
Good stuff Stokke, on your topspin you recommend not pronating…or that’s just something you don’t do on your topspin. Well I guess you are but it looks like you don’t
Great content as always. Really like the 3 different serve speed idea. I started working on my second serve about a couple of week ago with the exact same technical focus. Toss over the head, swing up, and stay sideways. The one I had the most trouble with was staying sideways. While standing, my muscle memory to rotate early was really strong. What really helped to get the feel for the swing path was serving from my knees. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J_NXnbFIb7Q.html
