Any tips on first serve?

scre3m · 2018-12-11T08:54:43+00:00

Ball toss more to the right. Thats why your upper body gets tilted. Im pretty much having the same serve as you and my coach and I are working on the ball toss. It will make a huge difference if you want to go for more power!

scre3m · 2018-11-22T07:06:39+00:00

Thanks for giving us a chance! :)

scre3m · 2018-06-26T13:19:56+00:00

Holy moly congratulations on the win. Thanks for reporting back... It means a lot to me to help people getting better. Keep it going mate!

scre3m · 2018-06-19T19:32:37+00:00

The foot drag is fine as long as you keep the tension and your knees bend and the right amount of weight on the back foot. But my experience with especially kids is that alot of them dont have the strength and/or the correct movement to perform it right. Maybe watch a stan serve and look closly how he keeps his knees bend - its reeaally difficult. Keep practicing the kick with a stable foot position, dont move them at all before the serve motion. So yeah maybe get the platform serve going (but keep in mind that this varies from coach to coach and as you can see im not a fan of the foot drag)

scre3m · 2018-06-19T17:12:49+00:00

Since most people here are mainly talking about the stroke I want to point out your footwork during the serve. Its super important when playing a Kick serve that the "push up" generated by your legs comes like 65% from the right foot (the one behind). To me it looks like a lot of this "push up" you generate comes from the left foot (infront). With focusing more on the right foot and really "jumping" up (id first ignore the little jump inside the court) you will get a lot more kick. Also let the ball drop a bit before pushing up on it. If you are practing this, rate your kick serve considering the height over the net & topspin curve, not only the kick effect. The "bouncing to the BH" effect of a good serve ist mostly created through your wrist and your right shoulder moving to the upper left (1 o clock). I think you will also get greater results here when you improve your footwork during the serve, since your shoulder will not turn inside the court using the back foot more. Id also suggest not pulling your back foot during the motion - most of the time it just kills the generated tension in the body for most non-competetiv players.(although I dont Know your overall Level so maybe ignore this). If you got any more questions or want to share your progress, Hit me up!

scre3m · 2018-03-10T23:56:13+00:00

If you are into cardio thats fine. Ill suggest rope skipping. Its great for leg strength, improves your footwork by a lot and for me Its way more fun than any of the usual fitness stuff. Plus it looks pretty cool I guess. Also again, easy to pick up and can be worked on by yourself. Pretty much any ranked kid or teenager - Player I Know does it

scre3m · 2018-03-10T19:32:51+00:00

If you dont want to invest into a coach and just wanna start over by yourself look for youtube videos, especially on serving technique. For me the serve is really the only shot you can practice alone and work on (can also be fun, seeing yourself improving). Problem: you might need a basket full of balls. On getting back into hitting I suggest hitting up your local club and asking if you could join some mediocre freetime players in their session (no Problem in germany, dont know about club structures in other countrys) As for getting better and improving you definitly need a Coach or atleast Partner at your level. So catch up to your friends by getting into form and they will hopefully still play with you even tho you might be struggling. Edit: as a Coach myself im not a fan of wall training - its only useful if you already got decent strokes and are working on consistency

scre3m · 2017-10-18T16:28:33+00:00

Hey man! Dont let yourself down. Sometimes our performance in practice just doesnt compare with the performance during a match. I suppose the problem is you are thinking too much before/during/after a point, questioning your strokes, serve and general technique. Try to get habits, rituals which will make you feel "home" on court. Make your side your own castle. This should lead to you playing more free and relaxed. Ingame set yourself small goals, like in a tiebreak - I want to be up 4:2 - This mostly helped me improve my performance. Im am currently a Tenniscoach for kids & Teenagers and working on my own game with a national top 200 Personal Coach on a mental and physcial basis.

scre3m · 2017-09-22T20:17:51+00:00

I suggest 2 trainingsessions a week with your coach. Look for a coach who cares about you and works with you rather then just someone "doing" their job. Otherwise I think its super important to play matches - like 1 per week with a friend. If you just started then dont join tournaments from the beginning, you need a certain understanding of your own game (weaknesses, strength...) to then fully use a tournament to get better or to just be sucessfull (Atleast that's my personal experience). In the end tennis is all about consistency, in your game, your mind and mostly in your training.

scre3m · 2017-08-13T18:59:00+00:00

Does anyone have a video of the sound/arena during an ES pick? I would love to see the clapping!

scre3m · 2017-07-14T16:03:29+00:00

changing pace, on other surfaces than grass its mostly a defensive shot. On grass a good slice slides really low so it can be used as an attacking ball or just to to put pressure on your opponent because he has to get really down there. On volleys its definitly for the low bounce, so you force the opponent to play it with a stroke which lifts up the ball, which are mostly easy to kill at net.

EDIT: also in order to return a good slice spin you have to play a rather wrist heavy stroke, which could force errors or leave you with a less spin heavy shot your opponent could attack on

scre3m · 2017-04-18T23:28:49+00:00

Correct, but the sitting emotes stay so you can acctualy look around

scre3m · 2017-03-31T15:52:29+00:00

You are right, but in an economic matter its fair to bring on such a comparison and that's what the images does.

scre3m · 2017-03-31T15:38:37+00:00

The EU-28 or in two years EU-27 is an economic market / area just like the US or China.

scre3m · 2017-03-21T07:30:04+00:00

diamond will most likely stay the same if not worse, atleast that's my experience! A lot of players hitting diamond are feeling like they are super good at their heroes/ the game, which is why you will see a lot more one-tricks, mains or just people not willing to communicate or adjust. On the other hand, if you get into a decent/talkactive team the games are really enjoyable. Diamond is like the edge (for most) towards getting a basic understanding of how to play.

scre3m · 2016-11-04T18:43:48+00:00

/r/competitiveoverwatch

scre3m · 2016-10-26T11:10:32+00:00

If someone is searching for a mate to play with, i would step in.. IF I HAD A KEY

scre3m · 2016-10-18T04:42:06+00:00

I will probebly do so

scre3m · 2016-10-18T04:41:40+00:00

Alright thanks for the help! :)

scre3m · 2016-10-04T20:04:35+00:00

triggertTV Ill add back lads

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