How To Hit The Perfect Tennis Slice Serve In 3 Simple Steps
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- How To Hit The Perfect Slice Serve In Tennis In 3 Simple Steps.
In this tennis serve lesson, Top Tennis Training coach Simon Konov will help you hit the perfect slice serve in tennis.
The slice serve in tennis is one of the most effective ways to start a tennis point on serve for both right and left-handed players.
If executed correctly, a good slice serve will open the court up on the deuce side for a right-hander and the advantage side for a left-hander.
The tennis slice serve is also a great weapon to use when going down the "T" on the advantage side for right-handers and also for jamming players into the body on both sides of the tennis court.
The key to imparting good amounts of spin on the ball is the angle of the racket face at contact. For a typical flat serve you would want to hit the ball more or less flat on with the string bed to gain the most amount of power from pronation.
For a slice serve however we want to hit the ball on the top right-hand side of the ball (top left for left-handed tennis players).
If the ball was a clock face, at impact for the tennis slice serve we would want to hit around 1-2 o'clock. This will give us good levels of spin but also allow the ball to dip down into the service box. Some coaches will say to hit the ball at 3 o'clock but if you add any real power to that serve it would drift wide as there is no dip on the serve.
3 Steps To Hitting The Perfect Tennis Slice Serve
The first step is using the correct service grip. This is the continental grip, also known as the chopper or hammer grip. This tennis grip will allow you to use supination and pronation on your tennis serve which in turn will give you good control of the racket face prior to, during, and after contact. For the slice serve we want to approach the ball with the side of the racket and open the strings during the contact zone to the ideal position for the slice serve to happen. If we approach the ball with the strings already facing forwards, towards the net, we will not be able to slice that serve effectively and it will turn into a flat serve.
The ball toss and contact point on the ball. When you are just starting to learn the slice serve it is a good idea to toss the ball more to the right so you can really feel the motion of "cutting the ball". This will allow you to truly experience this service motion and your muscle memory for this serve will start to engage. However, as you progress with this serve, it's better to try to keep the same ball toss for all your serves to increase your disguise on the serve. The more you progress with your tennis game, the stronger your opponents will be and they will be able to read the different serves if you are constantly changing your ball toss on serve.
Throwing your body into the serve. For a truly great slice serve we want to imagine that our right shoulder will hit the ball. This will help us to rotate fully as we serve and will give us the best possible angle and spin on the slice serve. If we stay side on to the net on the slice serve, we prevent ourselves from using the full range of motion to achieve a perfect slice serve in tennis.
Video Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Why use a slice serve?
2:48 - The Grip (step one)
3:58 - Where To Aim On The Ball (step two)
8:23 - Opening Up The Body (step three)
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Thank you very much for this I’m 13 and this has helped me a lot in tournaments keep it up bro
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Simon
This is one of the best explanations of hitting a slice serve, bar none. Simon explains not only where on the ball to hit (i.e., between 1:00 and 2:00 o'clock), but takes pains to differentiate between hitting around the edge, and - correctly - hitting on the front face in the 1-to-2 o'clock zone, after the racquet begins to open up (pronates). Too many videos on YT ignore this subtlety entirely. Well, done Simon.
Thank you Francis for watching and that nice comment. Greatly appreciated!
"But that is just a working mental image for the contact point on the ball in a slice serve."
Yeah, no kidding.
"Rather the REAL correct spot of the (first) contact on the ball should be somewhere nearer four or five o'clock and from there upwards or towards 10-11 o'clock."
That's your opinion, period. Regardless of what AA may proclaim, an overwhelming number of pros and instructors advocate a 2:00 to 3:30 contact point. Crucial to understanding this range is that some players are tall enough to hit somewhat downward, while many cannot.
Am I missing the part where Jack says this is for a lefthander? Unless I have forgotten how to read my watch, from 4 to 10 has you hitting from right to left. Pretty hard to do for a righty, unless you throw the ball MASSIVELY over your head and somehow hit a reverse kick. Impressive! Then you call the Guinness people, register for the World Record, and then promptly drive yourself to the hospital, 'cause you're gonna need major back surgery, and STAT!
love the video simon, i like the explanation about what most coaches teach and why it is better to do it otherwise. Also it is very applicable from beginners level all the way to competition players. The comparison with flat , kick and slice serves in the end made it even better. Please do all videos like that from now on : D
Best break down on UA-cam. All the subtle things about the slice covered. And your demonstration is the always the best. Some teachers do the demo and I'm like oh shit I'm gonna get killed if I hit a serve like that. 😆
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I've always wanted to learn slicing and now thanks to you I have a good concept, thank you!!
Great video as always I appreciate it!
yr an awesome coach. I like how you reel off info, explaining it one way then the next then maybe even a third way, or a rehash to reinforce the most important parts
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Simon
Great explanation for the 3 different serves. Will try the steps and see how it goes. Thanks.
Thanks for watching
Hope it works well for you
All the best
Simon
I take a lot of lessons and check out videos from time to time to try to pick up some additional insights. Your videos are exceptional. I've learned more from them than from any other internet source. Just wanted to say thanks and keep up the great work. Your tip about what it means to hit the ball between 1 and 2 was extremely helpful to me. I've never looked at it that way and this will help me serve the best I can.
Awesome to hear. Thanks for the nice feedback.
All the best
Simon
Always good stuff Simon! Love it. Can't wait to put it into practice and mix it up with my kick serve.
Thank you Ed, good luck with the slice serves.
All the best
Simon
Good explanation of the difference between a curve and a flat slider.
Great slice serve. Very excellent instruction. Thanks.
Great lesson Simon. I will put this into my game and hopefully master the slice serve.
Great explanation and demo Coach, thank you!
Best slice serve instruction that I have seen.
you have a great slice serve !!!
Thanks dude, you're my favorite vlogger on UA-cam. Awesome!!!
Excellent explanation! I'll try to do this serve! 👏👏👏
Always like your videos Simon. Sometimes i watch the old videos just to review. Good job!
Thank you for watching 👍
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Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Hi Simon, 4.5 player here, it’s hard to break through to the next level for some reason. I do very much enjoy your videos, i can always refine my game using your suggestions.
Thats the best slice serve i have seen from an online coach
Many thanks 🙏
This is simply the best instructional video on slice serve. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful and thank you for the kind comment.
All the best
Simon
Thank you for a great video on slice serve.
Thank you for watching
All the best
Simon
very well explained. Good theory and showcasing. Keep it up
Thanks for watching
All the best
Simon
Throwing our shoulder to the ball! This year flat serve, slice serve and kick serve will be consecutively understood for my better game. Thanks a lot for your good helpful explanation.
Great tutorial. You are an excellent instructor.
Great video brother. A very well thought out explanation. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
All the best
Simon
Excelent video Simon, I'll put this in practice next week :)
Thanks for watching,
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Simon
Very clear and easy to understand. Thank you.
Thanks for watching.
All the best
Simon
Your Tennis videos are excellent Simon. I am learning a lot from your videos. Thank you for your hard work
Thank you for watching 👍
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Simon
fantastic explanation , will try this technique in the week end , thank you
Thanks for watching.
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Great video Simon. I think the best description is to hit the ball from the front at 1 or 2 o'clock. Many times players use to hit the ball from the side and the ball falls into the net..
Another excellent, clear, easy to follow very helpful video. Thank you.
Thank you for watching, we hope the videos have helped your game!
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Simon
Amazing video Simon, props, your channel is one of the best aswell, there are many tennis instructions on youtube but alot of them offer quite a lot of wrong advice, and might hurt players more than help them, but you and alex really offer great and solid advice always.
Any plans to perhaps make a similar video of the kick serve? Its quite a fascinating serve, one that kicks to the opposite direction, would really love to see how you view it and talk about it.
Greetings from Slovenia (Maybe you visit here someday haha).
Thanks for watching Alen X and thanks for the nice comments.
I made a kick serve video a few weeks ago, here is the link - ua-cam.com/video/yjpi0cMrkyw/v-deo.html
Thanks from Argentina bro!
Thanks for tuning in
We were in Argentina in 2016 with Nalbandian, we had a great time.
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Simon
Great breakdown!
the most advance video I have found on the slice serve. I really appreciated the details about hitting at 1 to is on the BACK of the ball with the edge of the racket. the future ideas such as tossing forward for more pace as you get better means I will be watching this great video for quite some time as I improve says this 4.0 player.
Great Video! Awesome!
Sick slice, man!
One of you best videos Simon! Thanks men!
Thank you for watching.
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Simon
Greatest slice serve instructions 🎾🥇🏆
Many thanks 🙏
well done Simon best teaching pros nice and clear
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good lesson i liked. thanks.
Great video. I’ll try tomorrow :)
Many thanks and good luck
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Simon
I'm going to try that "front face" approach that I've never come across before and commented on below by Francis Kwok.I think I've always been struggling to hit the side of the ball and getting no power or reliability with that approach. Thank you Simon, glad to be a new subscriber now!
Thanks for watching and joining the TTT squad.
All the best
Simon
One great video again!! Nice jobb! Make one more video about 1 hand backhand, thanks! 👍
Here you go - ua-cam.com/play/PLJP-Wou-v6z0KORN4JNFVPEii1mxYaymB.html
Thanks will try this as struggling with my 2nd serve.
Good luck with the improvements
Great lesson and video !!!
Thank you Daniel
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Simon
Excellent. Thank you. I just shared with my doubles partner. Now I'm going to force her to practice it - well, I can try to encourage 😱
Thanks very helpful
It would be really helpful Simon to see the ball toss from along the base line to your right, in order to understand exactly how far in front the toss should be. But, all in all a great video that transformed my slice serve. Many thanks!!
Very clear explanations and demonstrations. Simple and efficient! You are one of the best UA-camr of tennis coaching.
Thanks for watching
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Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I will watch all the tennis coaching you have done. Of course including 2020.
Great all video. Thanks
Thanks for watching
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Simon
very good instruction and awesome serve.
Thank you for watching
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Simon
love this vid. Thanks I will experimental and master it! btw. I got my kick works but how to hit shorter with more angle wide? Do you have a video for that? appreciate that! :)
chingon, me ha servido mucho tus clases realmente he subido mi juego mucho, muchas gracias desde mexico
Gracias por mirar, ¿hay alguna lección que le gustaría ver en el futuro cercano?
Todo lo mejor
Simón
Great Lesson ! Thanks mate
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Simon
Great explanation
Great video !! Thank you !!
Thank you for watching Daniel.
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Simon
Great video..love the accent, step number free
Love your videos!!!
Thank you for watching Sana, glad to hear it!
You explain well! I love the clock technique on the ball. It helps me actually "see" where I should be hitting. Remember that most beginners don't see this stuff right away i.e. the inside our outside of a ball. You're breaking it down well! I'm shadowing your techniques in front of the TV as I watch you!
Haha just don't break your TV! Glad to hear you enjoy the videos and thanks for the kind comment.
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Simon
If I could hit a slice serve like you....I'd win every match around here. That's killer.
Haha now you can Ken with these three tips.
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Simon
Beautiful , Beautiful , Beautiful .
Thank you so much 😀
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Simon
Good explanation my friend!
Many thanks 🙏
Wow haven’t even watched the full video yet, but I just had to comment about Sam Groth’s insane slice serve!! I mean holy shit, I don’t know how anyone could return that type of slice serve. Because it’s so damn fast and curving away from the returner. Anyway, back to the video lol.
Wonderful! Could you add a video on the underhand serve? I have a bad shoulder.
❤❤❤ now im good at serve
Vamos 💪
Great instruction
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Simon
simply Perfect! good job.
Thanks for watching Luigi
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I'd like to see videos on tennis Tactics.
Really excellent explanation of technique and contact point for the slice serve!
One thing about the single position ball toss. Pete Sampras is often cited as the finest example the single position ball toss for any serve technique. Yet in an article on serving which he did for Tennis magazine years ago, he mentioned that this was one of the most exaggerated stories about this game. He stated that even he used different toss positions since this helped to increase the degree of spin for each serve type. However, what was important was to keep it sufficiently close so that it was hard for opponents to get a read on it; ie: choose a balance between increasing the spin vs keeping the disguise.
I suppose what he felt he did might not be what his opponents saw! Boris Becker certainly said on more than one occasion that Pete had one of the most unreadable serves he ever played against!
Sampras' toss was a rainbow shape, from the right side of his body to the left, in line with the baseline. He could make contact at various locations along that rainbow, keeping his toss the same for every serve yet allowing him the flexibility he wanted for different spins/serves
that first serve was nice!
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tram lines, haha love it.
sick serve btw.
Excellent video content
Many thanks 🙏
Best channel
Great video.
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Who has the best slice serve in tennis?
Murray's Slice serve and Pouille's, on the ad side are pretty sick.
Feliciano Lopez/ Gilles Muller maybe...
Good video info.
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Thank you very much. Would be great if you could show us the different serves in slow motion also.
Thank you for watching.
We have slow motion serves here - ua-cam.com/video/aFwFklEQrf0/v-deo.html
"Throw your shoulder to the ball". I've been struggling for years to "use my body more" on the serve with little success. I believe this mental image was the piece that was missing. Tried shadow swinging and it feels massive. I realize I've been getting power until now from my wrist, elbow and shoulder, but not rotation. Cannot wait to try it. Thank you!
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Simon
I'm just getting back into tennis 🎾 and this series of Videos honestly helps a great deal.
The explanation and examples are insanely well done and I've been practicing the kick serve after watching this video yesterday in the afternoon.
I'm not quite sure if I'm doing it correctly when it does come out. But, whenever it does go over the net it has this semi-high arc and quickly dips into a high bounce. Am I doing it correctly, or where am I going wrong if I am doing it incorrectly?
That sounds good, a good kick off the bounce indicates good spin levels which is crucial for the high bounce that you want
Great job! Thank you very much. Best regards from Berlin
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Simon
great tips TTT
Thank you Stuart
Hi, This was very simple and effective video sincerely appreciate your efforts. Vijay
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial - Do you have any similar videos on how to do to good backhand slice ! Thanks in advance. Vijay
Great stuff bro . Well explained and demo as well.
Thanks for watching.
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Simon
Watched this once again. You hit some killer slice serves as they were good pace and bounced into the side fence. Just about as good as Sampras who would go to that power slice and back it up with a killer volley ( if it wasn't an ace). This is the best step by step instruction for the slice serve. Even ATP players should refresh themselves with this. I watch a lot of ATP guys serve crappy slice serves that don't go short in the box and hang up in the returners strike zone and get crushed. As an ex pitcher in baseball it's exactly like a hanging slider that gets shit on.. Lol😮😢😂
i like a slight eastern grip, and then adjusting the wrist a bit, before contact, to get the desired amount of slice.
Can you explain more about what you do right after contact? I was always taught to go around the ball at 3 and don't understand how approaching the ball on edge and then opening the racket face works. Wouldn't that lead to more of a kick if you're swinging from left to right after you make contact? How do you let your wrist snap after in a way that creates slice and brings the ball down?
Wow, thanks for sharing. I need to work on that serve. Can you how to hit a serve to pull other player wide on the ad side? Thanks again.
That would be more of a kick serve, I covered that in this video - ua-cam.com/video/yjpi0cMrkyw/v-deo.html
Thank you for being precise and to the point. Just a request that if as a ratio out of 3 videos could you focus on left handers as there are hardly any techniques taught keeping left handed players in mind.
11:05 very true. Also, if the opponent is reading the slice, and moving to the right, you can still hit the slice down the T.
Exactly, you can always mix it up
I found a pat cash's video here in youtube ; he said that the trick is to change the grip from continental to eastern,for slice.
I've also heard him say that you should drop your head prior to contact on the serve and that you don't need to watch the ball. Wouldn't listen to everything the guy says. . .
Ya Eastern grip doesn’t allow you to pronate
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial you got it nailed Simon! And I get it some great players will tell you the way some quirky way it works for them. But won't work for most . Mac stood side saddle to serve. Worked for him..... Probably the disguise and opponents not used to it factor.
Great explainations but it'd be good if there were more slow motion parts. Also, which part of the raquette do you hit when you do a slice serve? Thanks!
Great video as always. I have trouble making contact with the ball at the desired point, e.g., 3 o'clock, etc. Any recommendations to hit a specific point on the ball rather just making "general" ball contact?
For the slice serve focus on the top right edge, if you imagine the ball as a flat image it would be easier to make contact there. If you’re trying to hit the side of the ball, it could become a problem
Great Lesson. You might not get back to this question since the video is from the past but I struggle with framing my slice serve at times. Dumb of me to not be fully aware, but I am unsure if I am framing with the leading edge or the trailing edge. What am I doing wrong and what can I do to correct it?
Make sure you're really tracking the ball onto the strings, so keeping the head up for longer.
This video may help - ua-cam.com/video/kK769DLhv8s/v-deo.html
Nice tips. Would you share also the aim as to where to aim for wide, middle and the T on the ad and deuce side, and where the shoulders should be pointing. Thanks.
So how to direct the ball on serve?
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yes. Thanks.
Hey Simon! Great Vid!!! I am gonna practice this next time I go out. Where do you find these awesome clips like the one at 1:34? I look everywhere but i never find these court level shots.
Hi Kylo, that is our footage that I filmed a few years ago.
I really like this guy. A sound 3.5?
Don't be so kind to me.
I was a 2.5 at best
Thanks for watching
All the best
Simon
Hi Simon
Thanks for your great video
Is it a way to add some spin to flat serve too?
Thank you for watching Behrroz
Yes you can use this method to impart some slice on a flatter serve also, just not so extreme.
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Simon
Good video and you have a pretty good slice serve from the deuce court with very good placement and control.
When I try the slice serve from the deuce court it goes in the doubles alley if not out of the court.
Thanks for watching. If your slice serve is going wide, it probably means you are hitting the side of the ball (3 o'clock) too much instead of the upper right hand side (1-2 o'clock). Try to change the angle of the strings slightly as you make contact and you'll see a difference.
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I will try that tommorrow at the club, thanks.
Whereas my natural swing tends to take the ball to the opponent's backhand, I struggle to slice wide to the forehand.
@transklutz - Try to open the shoulders more prior to contact and aim wider. Common issue is slicing the ball but staying side on to the net for too long. You'll get the slice but not the width.
thumbs up :)
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great video, thanks!! and im looking for all white racquet, where can i get it?
Thanks for watching. The white racket is a prototype so not available just yet.
Stay tuned though.
All the best
Simon