This will TRANSFORM YOUR SERVE and add up to 20 MPH to it! Serve technique lesson 

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I instantly found the result.. More first serves in.. More accurate serve down the T and more aces. Thanks

This is an incredible video: short and focused commentary; breakdown/progressions covered; player slo-mo from different key angles; and a pro w/ a pleasant, easy personality. Bravo!!

I feel quite IGNORANT right about now. I do no pronate AT ALL. I'm a 4.5 -5 level player with a fairly consistent serve but not much pop. I'm only 5'8" also. I'm going out to practice this ASAP. Thank you.

the best explanation of pronation i have come across.most of us think we pronate because the devil is in the details and in this slow motion prior and after comparison i could see that she doesnt pronate as majority of recreational players who cant even do the motion like your student

That looked like a really good end result. Very nice serve

This is how often he says : There you go 👇

Finally some one to explain the P technique so that a hacker like me can understand. I am excited I got 2 ball hoppers & headed for the court in 30 minutes. Thx

Wow, excellent video!!! Thank you so much...honestly one of the BEST explanations of pronation in serve technique !!

Hey, that’s my coach! Good job Sergey!

Just tried this yesterday. The speed is indeed increasing but harder to control the accuracy. Just need more practicing. Thanks for the tips.

Check out the top pros serve in slow-motion. They swing towards the ball with the side of the racket coming up to meet the ball. At the moment of impact the racket face rotates to strike the ball center which is followed by the racket face continuing to the right and then proceeds down towards the left side of the body. This motion of the side of the racket coming up towards the ball creates great pronation. This motion requires a relaxed arm and fluid swing otherwise you can hurt your shoulder muscles. The pronation is just one part of the serve.

Woow! Nobody taught me this ! It seems simple and effective. I will start practicing it. Thanks!!

Ok bro. I love you. The simple football analogy is spot on perfect. It changed everything in my understanding. I was a Qb with a hell of an arm and baseball player. Along with a semi nasty racquetball player. I have all the base for tennis. But my serve sucks. This really really helped me

Thanks, making this video available to all and sharing your knowledge is very generous and awesome. Secondly your teaching is so easy to understand. My man!

It’s typical in badminton and volleyball too. That’s the way they add more energy to the hits.

This is the best video in teaching and showing pronation

Oh wow....keep up those instructional videos coming!

Ok, this worked for me right out of the gate. My service speed had recently slowed down and I couldn't figure out what I had been doing differently. Fixed it!! Thanks.

Thank you. The HARDEST thing to do in Tennis. You simplified it.

He only said “there you go” nine separate times... so, there you go.

I’d like to add something which I saw Federer do when he is swinging his racket towards the ball with the edge. Prior to the moment of contact, he swings the racket a few inches towards his right before striking the ball with the racket full face to the ball and then pronating his arm/racket. This is done at the top by Federer and the instructor of this video as opposed to the roundhouse pronation swing the girl on the video is doing. Not saying I will serve like the FED.. but I did get better pronation & serve without putting stress on my shoulder.

Great video! I am a 3.5 USTA player and have heard the term many times, but never had it explained so well. I thought it was about "snapping" the wrist, simply using it more. Never realized the wrist is actually turning, ending with the palm facing to the right. Thanks!!!

Loved this video. As a new tennis player this was the best serving video I found very informative and straight to the point compared to the others thank you

It would really help me to see a lefty serve. Hard to transfer by watching a righty serve. Thank you.

MUCH improved pronation and pop! Good job student and teacher!

I want to make my serve a weapon thanks for the helpful tips.

Thanks, I'll try it tomorrow. I lost in the finals of a usta 4.0 event and I needed a big serve which I don't have.

Watched your video for the first time and subscribe immediately.

Great explanation of pronation.

Yup pronation is real important for the added speed...now let’s do a video on the the ball toss to add accuracy as the great rf did mention that the toss is THE key for a great serve 😬

Just lookin in the comments to see if the vid is good Few ppl saying it bad but lots of ppl are saying its good You have a new sub ;) You have a new like ;)

Very clear on technique. Thanks.

Wonferful !!!!!!! it's the answer to all my serve problems ..... thank you so much ........

Hello, in order to have a good aim aline the racket in a straight line with the arm, this makes you have to reach higher on the contact. So to turn the hand in with the arm you do this at the very last.

This is a very good instruction video on how to serve big using pronation. Great job!

This was one of the first GREAT videos I saw on TVOT.

Golden tip.

very good explained greetings from holland

even her “before” is not bad. but her ”after” is just awesome!

Fantastic !!! that's the best description and demonstration of pronation i've seen. Finally .... i get my head around what pronation is. Well done :)

Muito boa a aula! Ajudou a otimizar meu saque! Obrigado! (Brasil)

Thanks for such a nice serve technique video, must to watch for some one struggling with serve, i will definitely incorporate this technique. Cheers

Well done, my only concern is pronation before contact, causing slice the other way, but basically good tip when executed properly.

Great job Coach !

exactly how I teach the serve as well. Great minds think alike. Nice club and good job brother.

Great video, never knew this. Will try it soon. Thanks

Excellent video, quick and to the point, and I just learned a new way to teach the pronation. Thank you keep up the great videos!

Another excellent instructional video!

The very first drill made me understand the dynamics and ever since it’s like second nature. Does this happen on the second Serve as well ? Thank you for the video

Must try this.

Thank you guys, there are so many tennis channels out there and I'm very happy I finally found the best one. You are appreciated

cool ！couldn't wait to have a try.

Can't wait to try this out soon!

Not easy but excellent drill

THIS IS VERY HELPFUL!

Bel video credo che mi servirà molto Bravi bravi like per l’Italia

I would add that you should use a continental grip. If people who use an Eastern grip try this, it may not work well. It’s hard to get that wrist snap because the butt of the racket can hit your wrist. Of course, if you’re using an Eastern grip, you’re probably a beginner (I know there may be some advanced players who use it, but not many), so this video may not help until you switch. On a side note, in high school, I would use an Eastern grip once in awhile with extreme pronation to get the ball to slice the opposite way (not a kick serve, just hitting the other side of the ball). I would have to aim way to the left for it to go in. It confused opponents. I don’t do it anymore because it’s weird and probably not good for the arm.

Thanks for the class

Great video !! Thank you !!

Nice progressions, however, no analytics on how fast she serve before and after. Was it really 20 mph difference before and after?

Pronation is very natural for me if I hit a flat serve. However, when hitting a kick serve or slice serve, I don't know how to pronate. Can you give explanation how to pronate when putting spin on the ball when serving?

Awesome! Thank you for this share!!

this dude is awesome..

Thanks for the excellent video! I would like to know if pronation works on topspin serves too.

ima be the next big tennis player 😀

+​ Time Value Of Tennis - GR8 Vid. did u mean to include that version of Yasmine's serve at the very end? it appears to be the former one from the beginning of the vid??

Great vid! Thank you

Now that was a great serve video!!

How is this ergonomically correct/doable when you're doing a topspin or slice serve? Or is this only for flat serves?

Great vid!

Superb

That is ALOT of top spin.... wow, i need to use that

Love the video. Thx

Interesting. It would be nice to know WHY pronation helps increase the service speed...

I think they're both good. Do u want straight or swing? Speed or spin?

Thank you for very instructional video. I would like to know if this goes also for the 2nd serve (with kick and slice rotation) serve. Cheers.

Great video, man! Perfect explanation. Great slow mo at the end to wrap it up and bring it all together. Hopefully, I can work on this this coming week.

So many people don't understand how pronation works to increase racket head speed, here the student almost tries to pronate most AFTER hitting the ball. The reason she is struggling to pronate with speed INTO the ball is because the racket is too much in line with her arm, the racket is too stretched out and pointing upward at contact to take full advantage of the pronation movement. Her RACKET is straight up while the arm is at an angle, I think it would help to think of having the ARM straight up and your racket at an angle. The more you can bend the racket perpendicular to the arm the more pronation adds to the speed of the racket head, if the arm is straight in line with the racket the only thing pronation does is to simply turn the angle of the strings, which is what troubles most people when trying to improve this movement as they spray their serves in all sorts of unexpected directions. Even a few degrees further away from straight gives massive increase in racket head speed and will really make your serves pop as it increases the leverage you have over the racket, if everything is in a straight line you have very little leverage. This is obviously different than the 'wrist snap' which I think people often confuse for pronation which is simply the turning of a limb from 'inside' to 'outside' or supinated to pronated, you can pronate your feet as well! The other critical element is of course the shoulder position and coil, her starting position here seems a little too open at the start of the service motion; I realise this tends to happen more with the pinpoint stance than the platform, but being a little more side on can help make sense when trying to practice this idea of slightly more bend from racket to arm and in making the effects of pronation more pronounced. Another tip would be to start the non-dominant arm with a certain amount more bend at the elbow, at the moment during the serve she brings her front arm down with a straightened elbow which doesn't allow you to rotate your shoulders laterally into contact with as much speed, much like bringing your legs in when you sit on a children's roundabout and it makes you spin faster, a straight arm increase the mass outside of your center and increase centrifugal forces acting on it to slow you down. I also completely disagree with the idea that you shouldn't supinate your arm during the serve, this is an integral part of the stretch-shorten cycle and it happens, to a greater or lesser extent, on every professional service motion. But I do agree that trying to supinate into the ball as a means of adding slice or whatever is extremely flawed.

Actually it does work..! Doesn't guarantee the accuracy, though. T-zone is very hard to reach, when you make a serve like that on your ad court (if you are right handed). And your shoulder tends to hurt.

Clear earnest Thx

I think a problem is the word pronation is taken too literally. You are not just pronating the upper part of your forearm close to your hand, but also the lower forearm muscles, elbow, upper arm, shoulder. You can make the racquet approach the ball on edge and turn into the ball and to the other edge but use the wrong combination of muscles and not have the explosive power. A drill I use, is to hold a racquet with my arm extended straight in front of me with the racquet pointing up. Then without moving my arm, I lay it down to my right (supination). I pronate and lay the racquet to my left hitting a ball at the top.

she already was pronating before and her serve was natural and fine. now she looks stiff and uncomfortable. and the worst she gon have tons of arm issues.

i think pronation will increase the spin but not so much on speed what do you think

Here is what I see on your explanation. The result is an improvement not because of pronation itself. Doing that she changes the muscles she uses right before hitting the ball. When she practices with the ball in the hand you can see how she can’t stop de hand right in front of here, the hand goes always a bit further in the swing, that’s because she accelerates the racket before and after hitting the ball implying muscles that you don’t need. Practicing the serve trying to stop the swing right after hitting the ball is what will really improve your serve. Accelerate you racket as much as possible before hitting the ball and jump the exact moment your racket starts going up to give more speed to the racket. Keep working the synchro while adding abdomen power at the same time your legs jump and the weight of you own head will do the rest. Picture yourself serving, if your racket goes as fast as after hitting the ball than before, you are doing things wrong, impliying muscles that you don’t need. Pronating makes the muscles you don’t need stops working. It’s a solution but what is really important is understant why.

Pronation happens naturally when you stretch your arm straight just like throwing a ball. You are not supposed to focus only to the wrist turn for pronation. it doesnt generate anything except weaken the power. The hitting in the right timing is more important than pronation. lots of pro players dont do extreme prontaiton on their flat serve.

Should the racket drop happen naturally and slowly, or should I be doing the drop myself?

There you go

You never even said what pronation is? I still have no idea what it is and I’m over half way through the vid

Muito legal a aula...

,,thanks for help.

0:44 4:33

Can you explain the WHY of the pronation and how it increases speed into the ball?

I now practice serving from trophy like part of your drill, served without a racket drop along time, now I am trying to do racket drop, was doing decent from trophy now when I drop racket struggling to get shoulder and elbow to do their part it is an isolated movement, I do great shadow swings where racket drops without trying to drop, I use a loose grip, relax arm but when I do a real serve i have to physicaly drop racket which makes it inconsistent any tips?

Nice. Thank you

6:00 try to pause the video, her body is collapsing before she even hits the ball, she should try to keep her body aligned and oriented upwards towards the ball until she hits the ball, that will give her 20mph more

do you have to focus on hitting up on the ball too?

Спасибо за урок!

Make a video for left-handed players. Thanks! Edddie

I already had rotator cuff surgery, will this pronation affect me?