Ex-D1 college player here and now in my 40's. My toss has been all over the place since I almost never serve anymore and your first tip sounds like pure gold to me to fix my toss issue! Thanks a lot! Now I gotta try it :)
I have been watching serve vidoes in UA-cam for years. while most of the good ones are covering the same concept like your video, this video by far is the best !!!. During my self teaching serve, I found the key steps are : Hitting the birthday hat at right time , relax arm such that my arm can supinate by istself ( not forcing it to supinate, not thinking about racket approching the ball on edge at all) ,and most importantly explosion toward the ball while staring at the ball. Many many thanks.
Great vid! One thing that has recently worked for me is to completely relax the hand that tosses the ball, almost making the hand feel weightless - which I guess means a much looser grip, and then less spinning as I throw it up.
Hi Ryan, just realised your channel. I tried your toss way holding the ball like a glass of water. It’s really work. The tennis ball wouldn’t spin too much, go wrong way. Really thanks for your video. You solve my problem about the tossing consistency. :)
Ryan, you are a superb instructor. And this is another valuable lesson. The only thing missing in it, for me, is seeing you actually serve. That would have put all the parts together.
Cant wait to try it on the practice tomorrow... These tips helped me to improve the serve... But I was struggling with the toss! Thanks again Ryan for sharing all your experience!
Really enjoyed the J toss discussion. I’ll be going out on the court today and filming myself with iPhone on a camera stand. Really getting a lot from your instruction. Thanks, Doug
Excellent coach, no one has explained to me the toss in such thorough detail! The glass of water, J toss and placing the ball inside the court are the most helpful tips. Thank you so much!
The tip to go slow and coil from behind your shoulder is just priceless. I tried it and it did work. Only real pros like you could figure that out. Many thanks!
I played this evening and focused on first 3 tips and that helped a lot. The J toss helped with tossing balls toward the net. Thank you very much! You are a great coach!
I'm constantly on the lookout for tips on this subject, Ryan My favorite has always been: "Never toss the ball when you serve. Lift it instead." Make sense? Thank you for a complementary tip I'd never heard before viewing your video: "Don't let the water spill out of the glass on the way up." That convinced me that I can imagine that I'm gripping the ball as if my fingers were gently grasping the top of an ice cream cone, but that I should now replace that cone with a slender glass of water, with the aim of keeping the water in the bottom of the glass! Many thanks for this epiphany from your new subscriber!
Brilliant tips! Thanks a lot! I have a tendency to always roll the ball with tossing - loved the explanations and the "holding a glass" metaphor - it makes so much sense. Can't wait to try these out.
Well, I have been playing for over 10 years now and started watching your videos about a few months back. Everything that you say makes sense! Great channel!
The glass of water and the J toss really helped. Tried it today first day back out of lockdown. Also the serving video combined with this video has helped massively. Can’t thank you enough.
Ryan, I try your tips holding a ball like glass and play some games. I have no double fault. I used to place a ball on my palm so that my tosses did not have constancy. I repeated incorrect tosses again and again. Today, that is improved. my long time trouble is solved! Thanks!
Great tips, thank you! For me the best is to slow the toss down. I've noticed that if I slow it down and toss more deliberately that I am much more consistent. Thank you so much for your great videos.
That's great, thanks! I can't wait to try your suggestions: I had already noticed that keeping the tossing arm straight up gets things better (when I manage to concentrate, which doesn't frequently happen 😬), but the "glass water" really sounds like a game-changer. I'll let you know when I'll crush my opponents with my 180 km/h serve 😂
Hi, thank you so much for this video. I've been playing for 50years and lately struggled with my toss. Following your basic instructions on holding the ball as a glass, my service has improved 100%. My toss is not so high which I find gives me greater accuracy and a stronger service. Thank you so much...
Ryan slow toss induces acuracy and timming of serve. I am aware good serve depends on good toss. Acuracy and best hitting timming create power also. I am surprised today. I have no double fault aces and won my games! Thanks!
Please add more complete serves motion and hits to see and learn. Theory plus example!! Thanks. Good video. Do one on how to increase power on the forehand and backhand.
9:33 Really thought you were going to grab you birthday hat for "THE last thing I want to show you" part. Hahaha. Thank you, coach, for all these unvaluable knowledge you share.
My left bicep disengaged and/or disconnected from my left shoulder because of not holding the ball like a glass of water. My toss was going over my head and behind my back. Three different coach's thru the years did not know how to correct my toss instead made me consistently made me strain. These were coach's in high profile clubs in California (Palos Verdes) and Chicago. Thanks for sharing your coaching with players who are dedicated to being good club players and having fun doing so.
Excellent. I love your analogy. Holding the ball like a glass of water and your famous birthday hat. It worked beautifully for me. Please do a video on double handed power drive.
I 've always been struggling with my toss and your tips sound great ! I have just tried and combined the 3 first ones and my gosh... it seems to work ! I feel the ball is at the right place in the air :) . Thanks !
The holding a glass of water is an awesome tip and I plan on using that and sharing it with my JV team. the snow needs to stop up here in NJ!!!! Haven’t been on a court in 4 months and I’m antsy!
I love you coach🥰😘. I been struggling to get correct the toss for last 16 months! but you have made it very easy and very comfortable with one word as “ Imagine like holding the glass of water “. It’s really awesome. Love you 😘
Great tips! My biggest problem with the serve is actrually the toss. Can't wait to put your tips in practice!! I'm sure my serve % will improve dramatically.
1. Grab the ball as a glass of water 2. J Toss 3. Reduce tossing arm speed 4. keep the tossing arm up 5 .Toss inside the curt (use smthing to get the ball in)
Amazing, Ryan you became my favourite coach! I am clear on the J motion to toss into the court. However I would like more instructions on the trajectory of the toss in the vertical plane described by the baseline, ex where the ball should land for a first serve, for a kick/second serve, slice serve, etc. Maybe you’ve already posted such a video! Much appreciated, thank you!
Thanks Ryan - I have recently joined a tennis club and playing regularly for the first time in my life. Your tips are fantastic and so well explained. Keep up the good work, I am making rapid progress in my game, after only about 6 weeks...some people seem to think I was always a good player, but just rusty ha ha ha. My goal is to make the mens team by next season, we'll see.
Yet another awesome video by you thanks! My serve toss has always been so erratic, can't wait to hit back the courts post lockdown to try some of these tips. Only the "glass of water" one I knew about and had tried recently, and it already helped.
5 Tips To Improve Your Toss
I came from the serve video. That was the most comprehensive serve tutorial I've had seen. It's already working on my serve! THX!
Hi Andy!! Thank you so much!!! I appreciate your support and kind words!!
I think your are the best tennis instructor I´ve ever seen. thanks
REALLY like these tips. And they ALL make sense. I will try them next time out. Thanks!
Simple breakdown of the toss. It is the best coaching, ever I have. Thanks!
Best coach on youtube, always pro tips.
Thanks so much!!!
Ciao, this is Antonio from Italy. Really appreciated your way to teach. Easy, clear, practice. Thanks 👍🏻
Super video, Thank you. Not only the content is great but the presentation is very methodical, clear. Two thumbs up!
your the first coach who is able to explain it in a simple and effective way. And also how the mechanics work😬
Ex-D1 college player here and now in my 40's. My toss has been all over the place since I almost never serve anymore and your first tip sounds like pure gold to me to fix my toss issue! Thanks a lot! Now I gotta try it :)
Best explanation I found on UA-cam. I could copy and paste this comment on every video in your channel. Great work.
Haha wow chris thanks!! Appreciate the kind words of support!!
Love the first tip - and the straight arm. The Glass of water should sort out my erratic toss!
So happy the video helped you Mb!
My favorite tip was starting with the toss behind the line to ensure a forward toss. So simple. Thank you!
I have been watching serve vidoes in UA-cam for years. while most of the good ones are covering the same concept like your video, this video by far is the best !!!.
During my self teaching serve, I found the key steps are :
Hitting the birthday hat at right time , relax arm such that my arm can supinate by istself ( not forcing it to supinate, not thinking about racket approching the ball on edge at all) ,and most importantly explosion toward the ball while staring at the ball.
Many many thanks.
The glass toss was a game changer for me. Immediately fixed my irrational toss. Thank you.
So glad to hear that Allen!!!
Great vid! One thing that has recently worked for me is to completely relax the hand that tosses the ball, almost making the hand feel weightless - which I guess means a much looser grip, and then less spinning as I throw it up.
Amazing. You fixed the weakest part of my game.
Holdin like a glass of water, great tip....
Hi Ryan, just realised your channel. I tried your toss way holding the ball like a glass of water.
It’s really work. The tennis ball wouldn’t spin too much, go wrong way.
Really thanks for your video. You solve my problem about the tossing consistency. :)
Brilliant!! Gonna try this 🎾👍
Excellent tips ! Will try them all but in 5 seperate series so I can ingrain each of them as a good habit.
Awesome. Let me know how they work for you!!
You are a fantastic coach👍 God bless you🙏
Wow thank you so much! Glad you like them. Have a great day!
Ryan, you are a superb instructor. And this is another valuable lesson. The only thing missing in it, for me, is seeing you actually serve. That would have put all the parts together.
Thank you for the kind words. I’ll be sure to demonstrate serving in future videos!! Thanks!!!
What a brilliant coach! Such a good explainer.
Cant wait to try it on the practice tomorrow... These tips helped me to improve the serve... But I was struggling with the toss! Thanks again Ryan for sharing all your experience!
When you turn your shoulder it appears you are then tossing out toward the court?
Really enjoyed the J toss discussion. I’ll be going out on the court today and filming myself with iPhone on a camera stand. Really getting a lot from your instruction. Thanks, Doug
Excellent coach, no one has explained to me the toss in such thorough detail! The glass of water, J toss and placing the ball inside the court are the most helpful tips. Thank you so much!
The J toss and that all the pros toss the ball slow were great tips!!!!
Thanks for all your tips on the serve Ryan, will try them on court tomorrow.
The tip to go slow and coil from behind your shoulder is just priceless. I tried it and it did work. Only real pros like you could figure that out. Many thanks!
Wow thank you. I’m so glad you tried it and it worked for you.
I played this evening and focused on first 3 tips and that helped a lot. The J toss helped with tossing balls toward the net. Thank you very much! You are a great coach!
You're the best online tennis teacher I came across! Saw many videos and they are very useful! Thanks
Wow!! What a compliment. So glad you feel the videos are helpful. You just made my day!! 😊🎾👍
I'm constantly on the lookout for tips on this subject, Ryan My favorite has always been: "Never toss the ball when you serve. Lift it instead." Make sense? Thank you for a complementary tip I'd never heard before viewing your video: "Don't let the water spill out of the glass on the way up." That convinced me that I can imagine that I'm gripping the ball as if my fingers were gently grasping the top of an ice cream cone, but that I should now replace that cone with a slender glass of water, with the aim of keeping the water in the bottom of the glass! Many thanks for this epiphany from your new subscriber!
Brilliant tips! Thanks a lot! I have a tendency to always roll the ball with tossing - loved the explanations and the "holding a glass" metaphor - it makes so much sense. Can't wait to try these out.
Great tips! I really liked how he explained the biomechanics of each tip. I've been struggling with a consistent toss for years and now I know why.
I just tried the serve holding it like a glass of water and it does make my toss so much more consistent. Thank you!
Well, I have been playing for over 10 years now and started watching your videos about a few months back. Everything that you say makes sense! Great channel!
I loved all 5 tips!! I can’t wait to try them on the court!!!
Yes...it makes sense. Holding the ball like a glass of water should help me...thank you!
All 5 tips are really good. Will work on this. Thanks .
The "J" toss helped me to toss the ball in front and not over me! Thanks a lot! Great videos!
Brilliant! Such a great coach and communicator.
Wow thank you so much Dana!! Really appreciate you taking the time to comment. You got this!!!
I’m really impressed by your style of coaching! Appreciate your help 🎾👍🏻🌺
Wow thank you. So glad you enjoyed the video. ✅🎾😊👍
@@2MinuteTennis Regards from Finland 🇫🇮
The glass of water and the J toss really helped. Tried it today first day back out of lockdown. Also the serving video combined with this video has helped massively. Can’t thank you enough.
“Holding the ball like cup of water” *MIND BLOWN* cured my very high toss.
Ahhhhh yes. Bc then you can’t flick it up high. Awesome to hear that. Have a great day!!
The same here... I flip the ball with my wrist....but “holding the ball like a glass” did the trick....thank you!
Best toss tip EVER
Same here. So clear and helpful!
Ryan, I try your tips holding a ball like
glass and play some games. I have no double fault. I used to place a ball on my palm so that my tosses did not have constancy. I repeated incorrect tosses again and again. Today, that is improved. my long time trouble is solved! Thanks!
Great tips, thank you! For me the best is to slow the toss down. I've noticed that if I slow it down and toss more deliberately that I am much more consistent. Thank you so much for your great videos.
All three tips are just super useful!
That's great, thanks! I can't wait to try your suggestions: I had already noticed that keeping the tossing arm straight up gets things better (when I manage to concentrate, which doesn't frequently happen 😬), but the "glass water" really sounds like a game-changer. I'll let you know when I'll crush my opponents with my 180 km/h serve 😂
Wow a new concept of holding ball like a cup of water, I can’t wait to try that !!!!
Hi, thank you so much for this video. I've been playing for 50years and lately struggled with my toss. Following your basic instructions on holding the ball as a glass, my service has improved 100%. My toss is not so high which I find gives me greater accuracy and a stronger service. Thank you so much...
Janette I’m so happy to read your message. Thanks for trusting me to help you!!! 😊👍🎾
Ryan slow toss induces acuracy and timming of serve. I am aware good serve depends on good toss. Acuracy and best hitting timming create power also. I am surprised today. I have no double fault aces and won my games! Thanks!
Very good tips. Fixed my tossing problem immediately.
Thank you so much for your tips🤗 The best I found here on youtube
Please add more complete serves motion and hits to see and learn.
Theory plus example!!
Thanks. Good video.
Do one on how to increase power on the forehand and backhand.
9:33 Really thought you were going to grab you birthday hat for "THE last thing I want to show you" part. Hahaha.
Thank you, coach, for all these unvaluable knowledge you share.
Haha I’ve heard wearing a bday hat can cure the common cold. Lol. Have a great day and thank you!!!
I am constantly following your tips, and its working. Thanks a lot to fix my problems. Keep it up
Excellent! Thank you very much for uploading! It is very helpful.
I’m so glad you liked the video!
Thank you! The first tip is so useful!❤
You're videos are great. Thanks for the info. I'm going to try these tomorrow.
Great video which contains all key points. Thanks!
My left bicep disengaged and/or disconnected from my left shoulder because of not holding the ball like a glass of water. My toss was going over my head and behind my back. Three different coach's thru the years did not know how to correct my toss instead made me consistently made me strain. These were coach's in high profile clubs in California (Palos Verdes) and Chicago. Thanks for sharing your coaching with players who are dedicated to being good club players and having fun doing so.
Excellent. I love your analogy. Holding the ball like a glass of water and your famous birthday hat. It worked beautifully for me.
Please do a video on double handed power drive.
I 've always been struggling with my toss and your tips sound great ! I have just tried and combined the 3 first ones and my gosh... it seems to work ! I feel the ball is at the right place in the air :) . Thanks !
The holding a glass of water is an awesome tip and I plan on using that and sharing it with my JV team. the snow needs to stop up here in NJ!!!! Haven’t been on a court in 4 months and I’m antsy!
Yeah it’s a great tip! I’m north of Philly so trust me I’m sick of the snow too! Good luck!!
Dude this is fascinating. Helps so much! Thank you!!!
So glad the video helped you!
I love you coach🥰😘. I been struggling to get correct the toss for last 16 months! but you have made it very easy and very comfortable with one word as “ Imagine like holding the glass of water “. It’s really awesome. Love you 😘
The glass of water tip is spot on!
Wow thank you so much!!!
It is amazing! I have to wait another 6 weeks before I get to see my JV players toss the ball. Can’t wait to share these tips with them!
Very helpful tips. Thank you Ryan
Thanks Ryan i have struggled with my toss for years...the water glass definitely has helped
So glad that helped!
awesome...u are one of the best for beginners and mid level,,,no doubt
Great tips. Another great video. Thanks Ryan!
Thank you so much! Your comments are always so kind. 😊
Very good tips - can’t wait to try all five!!!!
Wow thanks Patricia! Appreciate the support!!
Thank you!!!! I practice the bucket technique.... It REALLY helped a lot my 1st serve. Thank tou Ryan!
super useful！the no1 tip glass holding thing.
Great tips! My biggest problem with the serve is actrually the toss. Can't wait to put your tips in practice!! I'm sure my serve % will improve dramatically.
1. Grab the ball as a glass of water
2. J Toss
3. Reduce tossing arm speed
4. keep the tossing arm up
5 .Toss inside the curt (use smthing to get the ball in)
Great simple tips mate
Really appreciate the support Rajesh!
Amazing, Ryan you became my favourite coach!
I am clear on the J motion to toss into the court. However I would like more instructions on the trajectory of the toss in the vertical plane described by the baseline, ex where the ball should land for a first serve, for a kick/second serve, slice serve, etc. Maybe you’ve already posted such a video! Much appreciated, thank you!
Sei miglior youtuber di tennis del mondo a mani basse
When I struggle with toss, it is certainly because of the wrist flip..again a great tip on how to approach this movement. - super!
Great coach. Useful tips.
All tips make sense! Brilliant! Love all your videos.
Thanks so much Alka!!!!! 😊🎾👍
Tossing slowly. .. the Brits are gonna love that.. 😂😂😅😅 great vid mate !! 👍
I don’t get your joke. Thanks for watching!
All tips are excellent, thanks a lot
Ryan, you have to be one of the best coaches in the world. So many of your tips are game changers.
Thanks,
Ashish
Wow thank you ashish!! What a kind thing to say. I love coaching and helping players. So thank you for cheering me on. Have a fantastic week!!
Thanks Ryan - I have recently joined a tennis club and playing regularly for the first time in my life. Your tips are fantastic and so well explained. Keep up the good work, I am making rapid progress in my game, after only about 6 weeks...some people seem to think I was always a good player, but just rusty ha ha ha. My goal is to make the mens team by next season, we'll see.
Hi Ryan, I like all your video great tips! Thank you.
You great great coach..that what i have to say❤❤❤..my son alwys following you.
Wonderful tips as usual. I wish I had these videos when I started playing tennis.
Thanks Ryan, really enjoy your videos and find them very helpful.
Best coach
Perfect coach
thank you Ryan!! BIG BIG help for me...
Great video my man Ryan
Yet another awesome video by you thanks! My serve toss has always been so erratic, can't wait to hit back the courts post lockdown to try some of these tips. Only the "glass of water" one I knew about and had tried recently, and it already helped.
Awesome tips. Keep you posted!
Great tips
Very meaningful tips. My toss used to coil over my head.
Wonderful trainer.
Thanks so much!
another superb video. thx alot. i will try the tips asap, need to improve my serve
Hey thanks so much Tobias!