I watched a student drive hard off his legs on his serve, load up, explode upward, put in real effort... and it was actively hurting his results. Not helping. Hurting. The problem wasn't that he wasn't using his legs. The problem was his leg drive timing was off, and once
I just spent a few hours with a student who's been playing tennis for 25 years. Twenty-five years. And in that time, she's never once hit a serve with real power or spin. Why? Because she's been stuck with a waiter tray serve her entire tennis life. If you've never
The worst habit in tennis... I recently worked with a student whose second serve had a problem I see all the time. The ball flew in a straight line, made a flat pop sound off his strings, and landed with almost no safety margin. No curve, no dip, no bend.
I watched a student of mine make almost every bad toss imaginable in under 60 seconds. The ball went behind him. It went out to the right. It drifted all over the place. And every single time, he had no idea why. I did, though. And once you understand what
I want to show you something most coaches never point out, and once you see it, you're going to notice it in every serve you ever watch again. It's not about racket speed. It's not about your toss. It's not even really about technique in the way most players think
I recently worked with a solid 4.0 level student who had everything going for him. Great service motion. Great athlete. He could even crank flat serves at 100 miles per hour. But his second serve had zero topspin. None. With one simple exercise, he was able to unlock his first
A few weeks ago I was working with a student on his serve. Solid guy. Good athlete. He'd been playing for years. But every time he stepped up to the line on the ad side, his opponent just... stood there. Waited. Returned with interest. No movement. No panic. No problem.
If there’s one shot in how to master the tennis serve that can completely change your results, it’s your serve. It’s the only shot you have full control over. No opponent. No reaction. Just you and the ball. And yet, it’s also the shot most players struggle with the most.
Almost every tennis player wants a kick serve. It is one of those shots that looks effortless when the pros do it and feels completely out of reach when you try it yourself. Understanding the secrets of a perfect kick serve starts with recognizing that a big reason for that
Of all the technical flaws I work on with students, the waiter tray serve is the hardest one to change. If you have ever been told your serve looks like you are holding a tray of drinks, you already know what I am talking about. It is when your hand
