Grigor Dimitrov Serve Analysis- Smooth, Powerful, And Precise!
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- In today's video, we cover the beautiful serve of Grigor Dimitrov aka "baby fed." Grigor has a fantastic technique that you can learn from. Who do you want to see next?
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Great to see the elements of Dimii's serve so clearly - it is a beautiful motion at full speed.
I notice BabyFed appears to ‘sit down’ before the swing whereas PapaFed leans back before throwing the body and racket up to the ball. Any essential difference, do you think?
Interesting video.
In this video, you say "the tossing hand has to really pull away in order to really activate this shoulder over shoulder action." But in your interview with Gavin MacMillan it seemed like you and he agreed the tossing arm needs to come straight down and that "pulling away" into the court was one of Sabalenka's (and Djokovic's?) problems, causing the head to tilt down, the ball to go into the net, etc. Can you explain the difference?
Hi Snowy, Thanks for your great question and contribution to the video! Gavin and I agree that the toss arm plays a vital role to initiate and create power on the serve by pulling away from the stretch position. However, my experience and observation indicates a semi-circle movement initiates the should over should action. Very few players just pull the toss arm straight down. Here is an example in this video:
czcams.com/video/9qT72cQ910w/video.htmlsi=YOF7LBecNRRDmGhh. Let me know if you have more questions. You can also check out the ATP Serve Compilation on Love Tennis here on CZcams to review what movement most players are making. Best, John
@@PerformancePlusTennis Thanks for clarifying!
@@snowy6753 You are welcome!
Awesome. He’s a bit too advanced for my motion at this point. Love his slice backhand especially
Keep up the great practice, and you’ll get there! Thanks for your support and comments!
@@PerformancePlusTennis thank YOU
John, do you also have a video analysis for Grigor's forehand stroke?
No, but I will produce that soon! Thanks, John
I love the part where you explain the importance of uncoiling the legs and dropping the tossing arm which will naturally create the racket arm to move. Do you recommend to consciously try to tilt the upper body to neutral (level out the shoulders) then tilted 45 degrees at contact or that's unnecessary as long as you coiled properly and uncoil with legs and tossing arm.
Thanks for your great question. The shoulders rotate naturally when you pull tossing and tuck it while you drive the legs up, all the intention of getting a natural extension to contact. Best, John
Is it correct to say he only changes the time he started to pronate for wide vs T? Thanks.
Yes, that is correct! Thanks, Jack!
So How does he adjust between flat up the middle and the wide slice? Grip change? Somehow changing the timing of the pronation?
I had the same question in the split frame comparison. Appreciate the consistency in the toss to mask the intention but what are the adjustments to arrive at the different outcomes ?
The slice is achieved with the wrist by attacking the ball from a different angle. If the ball is a clock, for the slice the attack angle would be 1 to 2pm.
I think it’s the time he started to pronate.
@@cnoiroux Yes, I understand the direction of impact causing a ball to spin indifferent directions. The video, however, showed Dimitrov using the same swing path with a different angle on the face which leads to that "attack from a different angle". How does he get that angle (consistently)? I can imagine taking the same swing with a slightly rotated racquet grip to end up with that angle. Or a more difficult technique would be to somehow delay pronation such that the racquet is still somewhat open upon contact (that seems like a timing nightmare). I wish PPT would address how this actually works in the video!
There is no grip change it’s timing of pronation for sure. Best, John
What the blank is a flat slice serve?
A flat slice serve is a blend of hitting a harder, flatter serve with enough slice to control the ball.
Is it possible for you to speak more loudly as video is hard to
Yes! I will up the volume on all future videos. Thanks for the feedback! Best, John
You might also mention that you can't teach this to people. It's like a fingerprint.
Nice to look at though.