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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.58,0:00:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is up athletes?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.51,0:00:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In today's video, we're covering the five most common mistakes that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.29,0:00:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be sapping your power when it comes to the serve.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.70,0:00:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This video is gonna be dedicated to one of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.62,0:00:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most important aspects of power on the serve,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.78,0:00:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's also one of the most misunderstood parts as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.10,0:00:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's right,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.68,0:00:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.78,0:00:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,none other than
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.43,0:00:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the thumb.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.80,0:00:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just kidding.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.64,0:00:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about body rotation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.84,0:00:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and until you properly learn how to actually use this action,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.76,0:00:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking about loading away and rotating in,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.88,0:00:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chances are you're missing out on a huge potential for power on your serve.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.45,0:00:39.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's get into the five common mistakes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.57,0:00:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of which you might be doing right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.01,0:00:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let's learn how to fix it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.69,0:00:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first common mistake I see players making all
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.93,0:00:49.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the time is not getting enough body rotation,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.45,0:00:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is especially if your stance is too open.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.69,0:00:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting the proper rotation away from the net
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.01,0:00:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be quite difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.29,0:00:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I get why this happens a lot,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.97,0:00:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I was just starting out,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.57,0:01:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often did this as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.21,0:01:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we open up to the net,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.56,0:01:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our chest,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.42,0:01:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our stance,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.42,0:01:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we feel a greater sense of control because
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.15,0:01:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,naturally we're facing the direction we're trying to hit,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.62,0:01:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so hitting a basic serve is much easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.10,0:01:16.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then of course we don't have enough space to rotate in and accelerate,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.50,0:01:20.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this leads to a very arm dominant shot or over rotating at contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.26,0:01:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now maybe you've watched a few videos,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.42,0:01:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe including ours,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.70,0:01:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that said
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.66,0:01:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rotate your body more away.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.17,0:01:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(What was that?) (LAUGHTER)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.78,0:01:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe listening to this advice you've closed your stance off a lot more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.78,0:01:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you did,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.54,0:01:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chances are you might be making common mistake number 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.10,0:01:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think about players who have a lot of body rotation on the serve,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.19,0:01:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who do we think?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.06,0:01:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe Sampras,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.22,0:01:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely McEnroe,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.90,0:01:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps even Federer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.26,0:01:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've all probably tried to emulate these players at one point.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.22,0:01:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.87,0:01:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I must admit
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.98,0:01:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent about 10 years too long in the Federer copy land
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.42,0:02:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to emulate every single thing he was doing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.94,0:02:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the routine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.58,0:02:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what happens when you copy these very extreme
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.94,0:02:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stances is exactly that, it ends up being very,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.18,0:02:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very extreme.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.50,0:02:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, of course, this isn't necessarily incorrect,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.26,0:02:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just a lot more difficult to pull off.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.58,0:02:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me explain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.86,0:02:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Federer and Sampras had some of the best serves in history,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.02,0:02:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the closed stance helped them to generate more spin
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.90,0:02:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and access greater angles.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.40,0:02:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for most rec players,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.82,0:02:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this extreme stance often tends to just
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.58,0:02:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lead to more difficulties with coordinating because if
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.66,0:02:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your chest and your hips are faced all the way to the back fence here,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.10,0:02:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a much greater distance now that we have to rotate all the way in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.02,0:02:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we want to reach our contact point.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.56,0:02:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a lot of the times in order to do this we end up sacrificing a good swing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.97,0:02:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a good contact point and this counterproductively decreases a lot of power.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.41,0:02:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now by this point,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.20,0:02:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know what you're probably thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.77,0:02:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Datre,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.33,0:02:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is ridiculous.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.64,0:02:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How am I supposed to rotate away but not rotate away too much?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.53,0:02:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I totally get it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.48,0:03:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is one of the core challenges that Datre and I had on the serve as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.61,0:03:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it wasn't until we developed this
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.40,0:03:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crucial concept
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.47,0:03:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we really started to dial things in.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.79,0:03:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Developing an elite serve is kind of like walking a tightrope,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.71,0:03:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if you lean too much on one side or the other,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.75,0:03:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it harms your performance and you end up falling
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.92,0:03:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.22,0:03:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to your death.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.31,0:03:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.51,0:03:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything requires balance on the serve,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.59,0:03:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,otherwise known as the middle path.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.77,0:03:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(INDISTINCT)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.91,0:03:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you must walk the middle path.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.60,0:03:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, to solve this,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.57,0:03:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we first need to know that there are two main types of rotation on the serve.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.93,0:03:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first is the full body rotation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.74,0:03:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like we mentioned earlier,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.70,0:03:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see some of the like Sampras doing this with the back foot offset,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.34,0:03:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pelvis rotating further back,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.30,0:03:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the rest of the body following,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.30,0:03:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the entire body rotates away further from the net.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.30,0:03:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another modern player you can take a look for this is Shapovalov.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.75,0:03:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see he gets a lot of body rotation away for a pretty effective sir.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.06,0:04:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the second type of rotation is called the hip and shoulder separation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.02,0:04:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is like the forgotten younger brother,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.34,0:04:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Datre... (LAUGHTER)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.67,0:04:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But arguably it's a more fundamental element of the serve as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.59,0:04:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hip and shoulder separation refers to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.47,0:04:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the separation angle between
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.51,0:04:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hips
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.47,0:04:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your shoulders.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.04,0:04:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, imagine I've got these two rackets and this is my upper body,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.87,0:04:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my line of my shoulders,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.23,0:04:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is the line of my hips or my pelvis.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.95,0:04:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now full body rotation is when my entire body turns away as a unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.16,0:04:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hip and shoulder separation means my upper body is rotating further away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.47,0:04:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what happens when we do this is we actually end up creating a stretch
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.07,0:04:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our core that allows us to explosively snap it back in for contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.02,0:04:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why did I do that?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.14,0:04:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now to see this effectively being done,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.78,0:04:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can take a look at players like Tsonga,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.90,0:04:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kyrgios,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.71,0:04:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Ben Shelton.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.10,0:04:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that they don't nearly get the same
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.50,0:05:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amount of full body rotation as somebody like Sampras,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.78,0:05:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're still able to utilize rotation as a powerful element on their serve.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.51,0:05:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that even though they're moving their back leg toward the right,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.98,0:05:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which creates more of an open stance,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.74,0:05:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're pulling the hitting elbow back in a way,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.00,0:05:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they're getting tremendous rotation in their trunk and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.06,0:05:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again a lot of that hip and shoulder separation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.86,0:05:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now what I recommend this if you have mobility issues and spine issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.94,0:05:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.18,0:05:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're 100 years old?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.89,0:05:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Probably not.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.74,0:05:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is because the greater hip and shoulder separation angle you have,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.21,0:05:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more strength
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.88,0:05:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mobility you're gonna need in your spine and back.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.22,0:05:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, even players who are more athletic or younger,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.82,0:05:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still recommend at the very least building your body up first
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.26,0:05:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can develop the tolerance for that amount of load.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.30,0:05:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.78,0:05:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a starting point,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.82,0:05:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recommend following this. For your stance,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.14,0:05:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you've got a platform stance,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.50,0:05:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can align your back foot roughly to the midpoint of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.58,0:05:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your front foot just like so about shoulder width apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.73,0:05:59.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if you have a pinpoint stance you can get a little bit closer to parallel
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.59,0:06:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and from here get your hitting elbow in that throwing like position just like this
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.07,0:06:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and focus on pulling your elbow back and away just like so. When you do this properly,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.11,0:06:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll notice
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.03,0:06:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a powerful stretch in your core created again by that hip
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.46,0:06:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shoulder separation angle. And if you do this powerfully,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.59,0:06:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll be able to uncoil explosively into contact,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.66,0:06:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating that powerful rotation you see the pros doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.93,0:06:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like so...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.65,0:06:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, try this out,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.49,0:06:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experiment with it,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.40,0:06:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll notice yourself developing an effortless,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.13,0:06:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smooth,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.65,0:06:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and explosive serving motion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.89,0:06:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now after the loading phase,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.20,0:06:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we get into the acceleration
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.57,0:06:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which leads us into common mistake number 3,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.29,0:06:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the overactive upper body.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.41,0:06:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one of the most common mistakes I see at the rec level.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.61,0:06:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's where you use your upper body to initiate your swing instead of your lower body,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.29,0:06:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.62,0:06:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the hitting arm,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.85,0:06:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which leads to tightness or a shallow racket drop.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.13,0:06:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or for some players you might even be using the trunk muscles just a bit too much.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.25,0:06:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're doing this,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.09,0:07:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chances are you might be completely fine doing warm-up serves,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.37,0:07:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the second you get into a match or you try to add more power,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.73,0:07:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is when things start to feel tighter and the service box starts to shrink.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.09,0:07:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is because when we're actively trying to use our arms,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.29,0:07:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're actually recruiting
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.61,0:07:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more muscle fibers throughout our arm,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.45,0:07:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means that we're contracting
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.53,0:07:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or tensing these muscles.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.57,0:07:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And counterintuitively when we're more tense,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.09,0:07:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of having that nice, relaxed swing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.13,0:07:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we end up encountering more enforced errors and less power.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.40,0:07:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this oftentimes leads us to mistake number 4,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.41,0:07:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over-rotation.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.97,0:07:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way a lot of players start learning to serve is kind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.97,0:07:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of like a forehand where they use a lot of body rotation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.96,0:07:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's a rather intuitive motion to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.90,0:07:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but oftentimes when we don't learn how to rotate the right way,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.42,0:07:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this leads us to common mistakes like dropping the off-arm down too soon,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.34,0:07:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dropping it too much,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.78,0:07:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or dropping it way too over to the left side.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.26,0:07:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you see yourself do any of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.06,0:08:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll probably notice that this off-arm is actually hindering your ability to
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.62,0:08:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rotate and it's creating that feeling of more of a dragged slow rotation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.53,0:08:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel, almost like your entire body is being pulled down by gravity.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.78,0:08:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other times if you swing your off arm too far to the right,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.54,0:08:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's nothing you can counterbalance with and it's gonna
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.86,0:08:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easily cause you to over rotate into contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.70,0:08:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this, of course, leads us to a poor contact point,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.82,0:08:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not allowing us to utilize as much
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.44,0:08:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this powerful internal shoulder rotation motion
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.70,0:08:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and never learning to get that whip-like release
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.94,0:08:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the racket head through the contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.04,0:08:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as an effort to fix this,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.47,0:08:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might be falling victim to common mistake
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.51,0:08:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,number 5, trying to keep your body sideways.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.63,0:08:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.99,0:08:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.67,0:08:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet another dichotomy.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.48,0:08:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me explain.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.59,0:08:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the rotation of the body
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.27,0:08:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a tremendous power source that we can actually use,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.47,0:08:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't want to eliminate it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.74,0:08:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Personally,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.31,0:08:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is one of the things that caused me to suffer on my kick serve for the longest time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.19,0:08:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.67,0:08:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was using these weaker movements like elbow extension
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.78,0:08:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wrist extension to try and just topspin the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.70,0:08:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ball over the net.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.73,0:08:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now don't get me wrong,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.78,0:09:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you still don't want to over rotate on the serve because
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.85,0:09:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that leads to a lot of problems that we mentioned earlier.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.61,0:09:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, then again you might be thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.49,0:09:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how are we supposed to rotate
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.70,0:09:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without over-rotating?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.17,0:09:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to Dr. Brian Gordon's research on high level serves,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.78,0:09:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he says that although there's more research required in this area,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.14,0:09:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the back leg extension
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.93,0:09:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might play a major role in generating this
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.29,0:09:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hip rotation by forcing the pelvis to turn.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.63,0:09:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does this by pushing the right side of the pelvis forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.02,0:09:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In his analysis of Sampras' serve with John Yandell over at tennisplayer.net,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.42,0:09:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they found that Sampras is accelerating his body by leading with his hips.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.94,0:09:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if you want to check out the full article on this,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.74,0:09:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll leave a link to it in the description below.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.98,0:09:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now one of the most important parts of creating power is this initial
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.46,0:09:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,push of your hips rotating as you drive your legs through the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.30,0:09:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after our legs actually finished driving to the ground,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.86,0:09:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's actually no more ground reaction force that's propelling
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.60,0:09:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our body and this means we're gonna naturally
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.91,0:10:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stop our hips from continuing to rotate in,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.63,0:10:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means that theoretically there should be no issues with over rotation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.87,0:10:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so long as you properly initiated that back hip rotation before you began.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.23,0:10:11.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, any other problems you have with your rotation might have to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.67,0:10:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do more with your stance or bringing your entire off-arm around,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.75,0:10:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is causing your body to sway.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.99,0:10:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, next time you're on the court,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.31,0:10:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of trying to initiate that swing with the trunk and the arm,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.59,0:10:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try to create your acceleration by pushing hard from your back
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.58,0:10:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hip and keep your off arm up for longer,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.77,0:10:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure that it's dropping into the correct position.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.01,0:10:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly focus on accelerating and releasing that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.09,0:10:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hitting shoulder up as high as you can.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.97,0:10:36.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now personally,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.61,0:10:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a good visual cue that I like to keep in my head is that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.85,0:10:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while I'm actually making contact hitting through the serve,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.49,0:10:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm actually still ascending.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.25,0:10:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this isn't exactly happening on the serve,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.81,0:10:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's a great visual cue to be able to keep ourselves from coming down too early.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.53,0:10:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you do this properly,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.73,0:10:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll be able to naturally
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.56,0:10:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decelerate and you'll get that nice whip like
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.34,0:11:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,release with your hitting arm at contact.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.78,0:11:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you've probably experienced,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.18,0:11:03.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the serve is innately hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.14,0:11:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There aren't very many motions that are as counterintuitive as this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.50,0:11:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lot of the instructions that we hear are overgeneralized
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.73,0:11:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or don't give you a full description of what's going on.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.46,0:11:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.18,0:11:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while closing your stance off and staying sideways
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.30,0:11:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might get you 50% of the way there,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.86,0:11:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you wanna actually maximize your potential on the court,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.02,0:11:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's key that you use these techniques that are backed
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.68,0:11:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by actual biomechanics and then simplify
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.52,0:11:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them into simpler cues and progression drills.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.08,0:11:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's exactly what we did in our five-day serve power challenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.28,0:11:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a series of techniques,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.96,0:11:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instructions,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.56,0:11:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and progression drills,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.85,0:11:41.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of which you probably saw today.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.56,0:11:44.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you apply what we cover over the course of the challenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.44,0:11:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're gonna start hitting the most powerful and consistent serves of your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.76,0:11:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, join now by clicking the first link in
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.48,0:11:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the description below and go out and train hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.32,0:11:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will see you
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.52,0:11:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the next video. (MUSIC)