TENNIS SERVE TIP: Reasons Rafael (NADAL) Serves Big

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May 25, 2012
ardeyul Says:
he is a few feet inside the court...u have to serve from outside!!

Apr 9, 2012
Thescool123 Says:
He was hitting a slice serve...

Apr 1, 2012
samaster321 Says:
Nadal hits a Lefty Slice serve, not a flat serve....

Jan 24, 2012
YugiohDuelz Says:
has* this video was uploaded 2 years ago

Jan 24, 2012
YugiohDuelz Says:
well once in a while everyone hits a hard serve....

Jan 19, 2012
MrAwsomebubba Says:
@YugiohDuelz yes he does his serve is big you know he has been learning to hit flat right?

Jan 16, 2012
Vesciroth Says:
He hit a 135 mph ace against Feliciano Lopez in the 4th round of the 2010 US Open

Jan 16, 2012
YugiohDuelz Says:
no.. nadal doesnt serve that good at all, the only reason why he might have a "good" serve is because he is a lefty and can put spin on the serve for it to move out of the opponents reach

Jan 16, 2012
Vesciroth Says:
He was at the end of 2010.

Nov 14, 2011
YugiohDuelz Says:
nadal doesnt serve big... lol

Oct 28, 2011
TennisCoachTV Says:
thanks!

Oct 28, 2011
TennisCoachTV Says:
way to go!

Aug 6, 2011
GoingCrazy091 Says:
your a couch, but the ball does not touch the end of the strings/racket..you should know better than that..and also server from the base line....

Jul 29, 2011
jamhiereus Says:
Great movement and power... I wish I could have that serve. It looks like so much to Sampras.

Jun 12, 2011
dudemusicspace Says:
Yeah... there is a 'heavy' ball coming off that Nadal serve... pounds the court. Interesting.

Apr 4, 2011
durich1000 Says:
...Once ball is hit and full pronation reached then the very racquet weight will be "pushing" the arm down. And the arm (from shoulder to elbow segment) just follow the racquet to where she wants to go in a very relaxed way. And not doing so would be blocking the service action and ultimately affecting speed, etc. Maybe that is what ollieparamo meant on that point when he/she mentioned "follow throw". (although his/her attitude is unacceptable). Demo is great in terms of showing elbow high.

Apr 4, 2011
durich1000 Says:
I am not sure if it is because you're trying to demonstrate the service clearly on pronation, but in this video I kind of see that the elbow, once the ball is hit, feels tense and doesn't move fluently down to the side of the body as Sampras' serve shows, or Rogers'. I see a great serve action, and all tips have been useful to see. Only problem I see (again, I am sure it is because at demos we tend to exaggerate to mark the teaching points clearly) is the arm action after pronation- continue

Mar 28, 2011
ollieparamo Says:
boss toss is way too far behind you so your bodyweight is shifted to the wrong direction, losing power pronation was ok but the swing didnt follow all the way through and what on earth are you doing with your feet, your suppose to land far into the court to raise the bodyweight distribution

Jan 15, 2011
imatrOlda Says:
Hei! Cool serve You have. It looks like having studied Sampras a lot :) (keeping the elbow high to increase pronation and transfere the energy in the raquet head, the whole movement remembers strongly Sampras).

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http://jeffsalzensteintennis.com Rafael Nadal pronates his hand as he is hitting the serve. Rafael Nadal is going to hit the ball and then right after he hits the ball, his hand is actually going to be facing away from him on the serve. You can see from this video of my serve my hand pointing... More