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Great video! I just started working on the kick a few days ago. I am beginning to see a pretty consistent high topspin bounce, but I’m struggling to get the ball to make that nice jump out to the left (I’m a lefty). Looks like your racquet face is pointed more to the left than mine is. I’ll try to work on that.

Or just stand a bit more over to the left?!

Jeff, are you pronating, nobody will settle this on a slice. Is there pronation?

Great tips ❤!

Very clear instructions. Do you have a similar one for flat serves?

Sir, what about for high ball Forehand

This is best instruction on elbowing enemy to create natural power instead of pretending to drop the racquet with wrong set up in the first place. It worked well for me

Elbow up elbow extension

I miss the high short ones. They go long. This one is only about low balls

Amazing kick even without the legs. Thx

I have been playing and winning with a slice FH for 40 years. You can't get the full benefit of the slice FH until you learn to follow through with a wrist snap. Some day I'll make a video

Pronation

what's cliff notes for how the swing changes then for inside out or inside in forehand?

Thanks for a good video. It was helpful to learn about the hitting off the back foot on those short balls as I always come in with the lead foot. Will practice this today. Thanks again. Reggie.

Good stuff Jeff. Used to watch you at The Farm, I'm '97. -will

nice

Thank you excellent class❤

The trick that helps me the most is simply to throw the hand to the ball

Gosh! I discovered your channel today and this precisely has been one of the most challenging topic on my game after 1.5y of practice. When beginner/interm, you tend to think 'topspin = rushing my wrist/arm when at contact point' except it's all wrong bc it makes your trajectory be either downward or straight, when all we want is UP. I'm currently trying to relax my wrist as much as I can and have the perfect timing in order to have the right margin to hit on the sweetspot as well, having a nice and smooth forehand, with adequate preperation. The key is to stop trying to hit a winner on every ball haha. Thanks a lot for that video!

I like a bit more the video "Should you pause during your serve motion" from Performance-Plus tennis, which accepts well the 2 options "fluid / pause".

This is great tips. Even it seems very small but make big differences. Thank you so much. You are the best

Nice tip

Great tuition and demonstration Jeff thanks the issue for me is to not do a waiters tray serve when I don’t by having a Roddick type take back I struggle to do anything but a flat serve. Problem with that is in doubles if I miss my first serve I can bottle my second serve as fine margins. Anyway off to the court to practice kick and topspin serve with no waiter element. Thanks again.

There's so many great pointers here and it's concise . No waffle love it.

Looks like you still have some pre roll (early supination/external rotation) with this backswing. A lot of it goes back to the Chrissie takeback we were taught back in the day. Step forward, left hand forward, right hand back setting the racquet face square to the ball. The problem with pre roll is that you don’t get as much of a sharp flip back since you’ve already done a portion of it slowly before the racquet begins moving forward. Focusing only on a shorter backswing can be counterproductive.

I find I usually put my thumb up on the handle (like giving a thumbs-up) for my forehands. It feels right, and I guess I got used to it, but I'm sure it's holding me back now. I also bend my wrist way back up (I think, due to my thumb position). Is this totally wrong? Otherwise, I have what others tell me is wicked spin on the ball, it skips when it hits the ground; of course I'm doing the "windshield wiper" technique, although I don't think I hit with a lot of power... I'm confused, though, about whether I need to change my grip.

Thanks for the tips. I have been struggling with incorporating my knees into my serve. And I love that seeing a fellow left-handed player!

where is the contact point?

Back to post video we need you 🙏🏻😭

Watching that 2001 4th Round at Wimbledon is Gold!

What about the (one handed) backhand index finger position? Personally, for the forehand I'm using the same grip you showed as correct, but for the backhand kinda "wrong" grip you showed with the closed fingers including index: that could be ok for the backhand or still to avoid?

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Thats me..😂😂😂 Thanks for giving these tips.

I wish that you are not so absolute about saying that the pinpoint stance is undesirable. As a person who has gone from pinpoint to platform, and now back to pinpoint, there are plenty of reasons to do so. while I enjoy the easier accuracy that comes with a platform serve, there is a noticeable difference in pace with a pinpoint stance according to my opponents. Also, at 52 years old, the burst required in the platform is harder to keep up after a set or 2 of singles play.

I lose a final today on clay vs a f*** player that use only slice 🤬🤬🤬😅.

If you think you’re playing a pusher you’ve already lost.

Reminds me of the young American new tennis star serve, damn can’t recall his name you know who I mean

Se vuelve molesto si la reproducción se detiene tantas veces

Great idea!

you forgot kaidoh kaoru

Her serve is a little funky and you raise some good points. But when you say it's rare to see a pro struggle with that back foot stepping to the side, have you taken a look at some of the best pinpointers (primarily male)? I wonder how it could be so wrong when Ivanisevic, Rusedski, Serena Williams, Berrettini, Zverev, Medvedev, Wawrinka, Janowicz, Rublev, Safin, and the list goes on and on. Any ideas?

Absolutely agree with forehand, not agree for one handed backhand

Thank you for the emphasis on the mechanics to serve flat!

Great tutoring , but half of the airtime is wasted dissecting wrongdoings of different funky players. Man, just show the right way and be done with it, otherwise its hard to figure out what is is right and what is wrong. Amazing coaching otherwise, respect !

Hands down the best ever serve lessons I have ever seen anywhere.. your ability to teach in simplified manner especially the advanced concepts is too good.. also what I like is how you bring into focus the ability and limitations of one’s body to perform any action which no coach talks about .. thank you so much .. pity I have discovered you too late but still I feel empowered now .. thanks again !!

Amazing

This guy Jeff is really amazing! First I learned elbow the enemy, now the side stance... A great blessing to hundreds and thousands of tennis fans all over the world... Thank you sir! ❤

I agree totally with this, it is super important, what the free arm is doing, and you explain it perfectly

Wonderful tips

Great! Can I send you my video and can you please provide feedback?