Nice to meet your mum Nick , 👍🏻❤️, take care of her ,and spend time with her ,I lost mine two years ago and miss her terribly 😢 .Thank you for the Croatian lesson too 😂,👍🏻❤️🎾
I use a pocket radar similar or identical to that one for my son's baseball pitching. It's only accurate if the ball is traveling roughly directly towards or directly away from it. The greater the angle of travel to the radar, the more inaccurate. The best place to put it is either held high directly behind the server or behind the net in the direction that the serve is going.
Hi Nick just a quick question about your theory on the leg drive. Are you suggesting that the traditional kinetic chain where the force in the serve starts with the energy generated in the legs moves through the body and into the arm is incorrect? My view of the serve is that the leg drive isn't a jump(far from it), it's more of a store of energy that gets generated as the legs bend and the feet push into the ground which is then released as the legs pushup and straighten that fires the hips and torso and eventually the hitting arm. Great video👍
Bravo Nikola...stručno, analitično i logično objašnjeno i to na način da je razumljivo svim razinama tenisača...trener mora biti u stanju na odgovarajući način prenijeti teniska znanja i vještine...smatram da si u tome izvrstan i da je to jedno tvoje veliko umijeće (ali ne i jedino😀). Sustavno pratim tvoj rad i oduševljen sam tvojim pristupom tenisu. Kao nekad aktivni tenisač, a danas rekrativac zaista se mogu poistovjetiti sa tvojim principima, objašnjenjima i savjetima. Samo tako nastavi. Imaš veliki pozdrav i podršku iz Zagreba. PS. Lijepo je bilo čuti i koju domaću riječ od tebe i mame😀✌️
Just wondering the serve lift is determined by the torque created between the upper and lower halves of the body. In that the feeling is screwing down into the court with the lower half of the body from the hips down while the top half of the body shoulders resist.
I am confused about the difference between "jumping" and "leaving the ground". Is this just semantics? Is this a comparison of jumping forcefully and less forcefully? The definition of a jump in my understanding is 1. Knee/s must bend. 2. Knee/s unbend such that the feet leave the ground. So when I hear "passive jump" this must be in contrast with an "active jump". What is the difference? Both are 1. Then 2. Bend knees, unbend knees until feet off the ground. Not to bring up Roddick's comments on legs as an authority, but he clearly feels it is very important. There is clearly some confusion. Seems the terms need to be better defined. Thanks for the channel and discussions.
When you serve/jump serve you need to pull your right leg back, not to the side or front like in this video 1:07. When you serve your normal serve leg goes back nicely.
So Nick it sounds like the legs are essentially a passive platform that stabilizes the upper body where the real power of the serve comes from (raquet drop followed by an explosive whipping action into the ball). of course there is a weight shift that occurs but it looks like the leg aspect of the serve is more in 'simply' a supporting role - correct? (BTW - fun video! cool to see how your channel has evolved over the years :))
Hi, I remember that you did a video about great servers from former yugoslavia and their open stance. I can unfortunately not find it again. Any chance you have a link ? Cheers, Peter
roddick would say to jump and drive with legs. his coach is rick macci who constantly uploads videos on the importance of jumping and focusing on leg drive. nick has a different opinion but everything nick says isn't necessarily perfect
rick macci would disagree strongly. He's one of the best coaches ever. I'm not sure if this is like Nick's forehand where it works well for him but is not ideal
However, Federer who's almost dont lean forward and toss the ball on the baseline have such a huge leg drive which make him land on the court .. he's also knowne for get crazy angle... So my point is the more you drive in the air the more you'll hit the ball high , no ? And so the more you should have net Clarence ...
Oh well, this is another counter-intuitive thing in tennis. A lot of people always use other sports to compare to tennis, but the moment they start doing that they start failing because tennis motion is very very distinctive. This includes baseball throw, and now basketball/volleyball jump, rock skipping, etc.
Odličan video i potpuno se slažem. I meni su stalno pricali dok sam bio igrač, skoči skoči više. Čak sam i ja u početku bavljenja trenerskim poslom pričao igračima da skoče više. Tek posle sam shvatio da je to bila greška, igrač nikako ne sme da razmišlja o skoku, jer skok je posledica drugih stvari o kojima si pričao. Tako sam dobio ideju za možda tvoj neki novi video. Da pričaš o svom razvoju kao treneru, da li si grešio u nekim stvarima kad si bio mladji, kad si najviše napredovao itd. Pozdrav iz Beograda 😊
Puno hvala Filipe. Na mom privatnom kanalu intuitivetennis premium sam pričao bas o tome. Puno stvari koje smo mi kao mladi igrači slušali nisu istinite.
@@IntuitiveTennis Dešavalo mi se recimo da kažu što igraš tu forhend paralelu iz trka igraj dijagonalu previše je rizično. Ja sam to znao ali kad dodje slična situacija ja opet po paraleli 🤣 Problem u ovoj rečenici je bio više fizičke nego taktičke prirode. Ako je igrač dalje od loptice pre će se odlučiti da rizikuje (ili da odigra sporu visoku) i odigra paralelu nego da vrati lošu dijagonalu u sredinu terena. Čim sam popravio noge, popravile se i moje odluke (manje sam rizikovao)
@@IntuitiveTennis you said it was based on hard facts and it’s a meme that using hard facts and logic destroys your opponent. You know the whole facts don’t care about your feelings? It’s a meme based on that lmao.
Why do pro female players often bend their knees when hitting their backhand? Almost kneeling on the ground sometimes. How does that help them and is that something rec players should do as well?
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Nice to meet your mum Nick , 👍🏻❤️, take care of her ,and spend time with her ,I lost mine two years ago and miss her terribly 😢 .Thank you for the Croatian lesson too 😂,👍🏻❤️🎾
You're the only coach in utube talk about jumping on serve.
Thx
Prince
This is the most insightful and feel good channel, most of the things are intuitive and one less thing to worry about. Pronation/leg drive etc
I use a pocket radar similar or identical to that one for my son's baseball pitching. It's only accurate if the ball is traveling roughly directly towards or directly away from it. The greater the angle of travel to the radar, the more inaccurate. The best place to put it is either held high directly behind the server or behind the net in the direction that the serve is going.
Ok i will try that. It’s really inaccurate so far 😩
Hi Nick just a quick question about your theory on the leg drive.
Are you suggesting that the traditional kinetic chain where the force in the serve starts with the energy generated in the legs moves through the body and into the arm is incorrect?
My view of the serve is that the leg drive isn't a jump(far from it), it's more of a store of energy that gets generated as the legs bend and the feet push into the ground which is then released as the legs pushup and straighten that fires the hips and torso and eventually the hitting arm.
Great video👍
I have the same comment relative to the kinetic chain. With the back leg coming off the ground i would presume i lose power
Very well explained. I'm coming to the idea that the whole body is a whip that must be used as so to hit the ball most effectively
Bravo Nikola...stručno, analitično i logično objašnjeno i to na način da je razumljivo svim razinama tenisača...trener mora biti u stanju na odgovarajući način prenijeti teniska znanja i vještine...smatram da si u tome izvrstan i da je to jedno tvoje veliko umijeće (ali ne i jedino😀). Sustavno pratim tvoj rad i oduševljen sam tvojim pristupom tenisu. Kao nekad aktivni tenisač, a danas rekrativac zaista se mogu poistovjetiti sa tvojim principima, objašnjenjima i savjetima. Samo tako nastavi. Imaš veliki pozdrav i podršku iz Zagreba.
PS. Lijepo je bilo čuti i koju domaću riječ od tebe i mame😀✌️
Puno hvala 🙏
Just wondering the serve lift is determined by the torque created between the upper and lower halves of the body. In that the feeling is screwing down into the court with the lower half of the body from the hips down while the top half of the body shoulders resist.
I am confused about the difference between "jumping" and "leaving the ground". Is this just semantics? Is this a comparison of jumping forcefully and less forcefully?
The definition of a jump in my understanding is 1. Knee/s must bend. 2. Knee/s unbend such that the feet leave the ground. So when I hear "passive jump" this must be in contrast with an "active jump". What is the difference? Both are 1. Then 2. Bend knees, unbend knees until feet off the ground.
Not to bring up Roddick's comments on legs as an authority, but he clearly feels it is very important. There is clearly some confusion. Seems the terms need to be better defined.
Thanks for the channel and discussions.
Super Video Nik, wie immer! :)
Danke 🙏
Svaka čast Nikola! 🙌
Puno hvala 🙏
BANGER tennis leg drive video right here.
Thank you, so sick of all of this nonsense about kinetic chain and ground force. Good to hear some sense.
Calling the kinetic chain nonsense is very ignorant of you
Does hit the ball highter give you more net Clearence ?
Just say which leg will push up the left or right ?
When you serve/jump serve you need to pull your right leg back, not to the side or front like in this video 1:07. When you serve your normal serve leg goes back nicely.
Thanks Nick for another great tip!👍👍🌺🌺
So Nick it sounds like the legs are essentially a passive platform that stabilizes the upper body where the real power of the serve comes from (raquet drop followed by an explosive whipping action into the ball). of course there is a weight shift that occurs but it looks like the leg aspect of the serve is more in 'simply' a supporting role - correct? (BTW - fun video! cool to see how your channel has evolved over the years :))
Legs are important for sure. Passive can be misunderstood. I will keep making videos on this, but in the meantime don’t JUMP
@@IntuitiveTennis cool thanks.
Hi, I remember that you did a video about great servers from former yugoslavia and their open stance. I can unfortunately not find it again. Any chance you have a link ? Cheers, Peter
It’s the Croatian Serve www.intuitivetennis.com/the-croatian-serve
Andy Roddick once said his serve power starts from legs, I guess it doesn’t mean jumping with legs.
roddick would say to jump and drive with legs. his coach is rick macci who constantly uploads videos on the importance of jumping and focusing on leg drive.
nick has a different opinion but everything nick says isn't necessarily perfect
rick macci would disagree strongly. He's one of the best coaches ever.
I'm not sure if this is like Nick's forehand where it works well for him but is not ideal
However, Federer who's almost dont lean forward and toss the ball on the baseline have such a huge leg drive which make him land on the court .. he's also knowne for get crazy angle... So my point is the more you drive in the air the more you'll hit the ball high , no ? And so the more you should have net Clarence ...
Simple instruction, accelerate your racket when your body feels weightless/serve from your toes
Oh well, this is another counter-intuitive thing in tennis. A lot of people always use other sports to compare to tennis, but the moment they start doing that they start failing because tennis motion is very very distinctive. This includes baseball throw, and now basketball/volleyball jump, rock skipping, etc.
You look like me driving to jump at my serve..lol I need help on my serve.
Funny, you talk to your parent the same way I used to talk to my mom. Not a lot of English :)
You grunt like Murray 🇬🇧
Weird sound more like djokovic to me
@@IntuitiveTennis what is better the bent or the straight arm. I personally use the straight arm for my forehand?
Yes!!
Nice vidio
Odličan video i potpuno se slažem. I meni su stalno pricali dok sam bio igrač, skoči skoči više. Čak sam i ja u početku bavljenja trenerskim poslom pričao igračima da skoče više. Tek posle sam shvatio da je to bila greška, igrač nikako ne sme da razmišlja o skoku, jer skok je posledica drugih stvari o kojima si pričao.
Tako sam dobio ideju za možda tvoj neki novi video. Da pričaš o svom razvoju kao treneru, da li si grešio u nekim stvarima kad si bio mladji, kad si najviše napredovao itd. Pozdrav iz Beograda 😊
Puno hvala Filipe. Na mom privatnom kanalu intuitivetennis premium sam pričao bas o tome. Puno stvari koje smo mi kao mladi igrači slušali nisu istinite.
@@IntuitiveTennis Dešavalo mi se recimo da kažu što igraš tu forhend paralelu iz trka igraj dijagonalu previše je rizično. Ja sam to znao ali kad dodje slična situacija ja opet po paraleli 🤣 Problem u ovoj rečenici je bio više fizičke nego taktičke prirode. Ako je igrač dalje od loptice pre će se odlučiti da rizikuje (ili da odigra sporu visoku) i odigra paralelu nego da vrati lošu dijagonalu u sredinu terena. Čim sam popravio noge, popravile se i moje odluke (manje sam rizikovao)
Your leg drive hits the ball on your way down
BASED
You just destroyed him with pure facts and logic! How will he ever come back from this???? Lmao. Nice vid though!
Who am I destroying? What are you talking about 😂
@@IntuitiveTennis you said it was based on hard facts and it’s a meme that using hard facts and logic destroys your opponent. You know the whole facts don’t care about your feelings? It’s a meme based on that lmao.
@@commondirtbagz7130 I don’t understand memes sorry 😂😩 too old
@@IntuitiveTennis it’s cool, now you know a little bit more about them than you did yesterday!
I want that t shirt
Why do pro female players often bend their knees when hitting their backhand? Almost kneeling on the ground sometimes. How does that help them and is that something rec players should do as well?
I think they do this when they try to be very close to the baseline.
Like that, they can gain more stability and get under the ball.