The Kick Serve - When Mastered it is YOUR Key to Holding Serve

 

"Learn to use topspin to make your serve dive into the court,
and bounce up and into the receiver's backhand - once mastered you will play much better ... Guaranteed."

"Practicing flat first serves without plan or focus does not build a reliable second serve. But just imagine the feeling when stepping up to the ad court at break point, and placing your second serve with spin, with accuracy, and with CONFIDENCE. Your game will reach a whole new level. And I want to help you get there"

- Jim McLennan

Tired of Serving Below Your Ability?

Have you tried instructional videos or tapes that pour on the content, but just don't deliver the goods?  This is a common complaint that I hear time and time again.

I have spent years working on training methods that are basic, digestible and actionable and lucid.

And I have come up with something pretty good here, something that in fact delivers the goods.  

Mastering the Kick Serve - everything you need to know and every element you need to feel, including specific on court exercises that unlock the secrets to this effective but elusive delivery.

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Jim,

After years of having an "ok" serve, I finally have a CONSISTENT dangerous first serve and a much more reliable second serve... furthermore, I can be my own coach and "tweak" my serve during a match/practice and feel confident that I have a MUCH better understanding of the mechanics/physics/principles that encompass an effective serve!!

Being able to reference the material online with videos is absolutely PRICELESS!!! THANK YOU!!!

- Armand Gallanosa
Anderson, IN

 

Jim,

No lesson I have ever had with a teaching pro, and I've had a lot, ever made the kick serve remotely as clear as Jim McClennan's superb online videos.

Bravo!

- James Kaplan
co-author (with John McEnroe), You Cannot Be Serious, and (with Brad Gilbert) I've Got Your Back Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

 

In this course you will ...

  • Learn the secrets to the placement and location of the toss
  • Follow a step by step, how to manual with specific drills
  • Use detailed slow motion analysis of a professional kick serve to gain a feel for this action
  • See how to use your legs and abdomen to protect against injury to your back, shoulder or elbow
  • Discover the racquet path and swing mechanics to make the ball jump higher
  • Learn how to use rhythm and relaxation to get more pace and power on this serve

And much, much more!

Who am I and why should you listen to me?

A good question.  But first a genuine proviso. 

So much of the tennis teaching craft entails self promotion. Whether in person, or online, teachers are selling themselves.

But there is no way for you to know whether a former player will be a good teacher.

And no way to know if the methods of a teacher will speak to your own learning style.

I hope you judge me simply by the tone and content of the posts you have received. 

That said, the following is a simple thumbnail of my background:

  • As a player and teacher for 40 plus years I am the sum total of the coaching I received from Blackie Jones, Tom Stow and Don Kerr. 
  • Blackie Jones was our neighborhood coach, but from a small group of young boys we have 5 full time tennis professionals and one who reached a top twenty world ranking
  • Tom Stow, “the Maestro,”, coached American Grand Slam Champion Don Budge,  pioneered teaching the All Court Forcing Game, and legions of players and teachers flowed from his work at the Berkeley Tennis Club and then Silverado Resort
  • Don Kerr, Tulane tennis coach and genuine Renaissance Man authored work on gravity motion, and brought insights from his work with world champion badminton players to the tennis world.  Interestingly the badminton clear is an exact copy of the Sampras service motion.
  • I played four years of college tennis, first at Chico State and then for Cal Berkeley
  • I have held regional and national rankings in men’s open and senior divisions
  • I developed and patented a teaching aide, “the Whistler”, and used the device to study the effects of biomechanical feedback on the serve.
  • Presented dozens of seminars on the serve, gravity motion (footwork) and teaching methods to regional, national and international tennis teacher conferences.
  • I am the Editor of TennisOne.com
  • I am the Tennis Director at Fremont Hills Country Club in Los Altos Hills, CA
  • I have also created the following products

World Class Footwork

The Secrets of World Class Footwork

Originally release as a video featuring Stefan Edberg and accompanying training manual - Tennis Footwork, this has been rebuilt into an online coursework where you can learn the secrets to world class footwork.

Building the Serve From The Ground Up

An online multimedia resource for players, coaches and students of the game. Videos, books and drill sheets can be downloaded for your convenience. Also includes a complementary stroke review valued at $47 – this is where I personally review your serve and provide detailed structured feedback with the exact exercises, highlighted sequential elements and specific articles tailored to your needs.

InsideOutOutsideIn

ETI Network

ETI Network is a unique online membership community for players committed to taking their game to the next level.

InsideOutOutsideIn

Mastering The Ground Game

An all inclusive, step by step method to master the elements of the Ground Game. The Videos in each of the key sections can also be downloaded for your convenience.

I continue to study the art and science of the tennis teaching craft and think of myself as a life long student of the game.

What this is NOT:

This is NOT a lot of words and unrelated images...
This is NOT a quick-fix solution...
This IS a proven, easy to follow, step by step way to build an effective topspin serve

Jim,

I think what you are doing is fantastic. I took a few sessions of a clinic with a pro a few years ago and I would get frustrated that all he seemed to want to do was tell me what I should be doing. I wanted to SEE it.

With Essential Tennis Instruction you are the second wave of "The Inner Game of Tennis" revolution bringing the ability to actually see the mechanics of good tennis to a wide audience. I feel like I have learned more in the past two days on your web-sites that the previous two years of analyzing pros on my DVR.

Doug Harrell
Wilmington Delaware

 

Jim,

Of all sites and videos that exist on 'how to serve' your explanation of leading with your elbow as you come up into the serve, has changed the entire result of my serve - the power, the spin, the confidence of delivery.

Serving has changed from challenging to successful. Thanks.

Martin I. Hassner
Upper Saddle River, NJ

 

Jim,

Your "Mastering the Kick Serve" is terrific! Your step by step pointers brought back good memories on my very lost serve! I was so excited I stopped half way through, drove to my indoor club, and practiced what you preached and experienced immediate results, especially on the ad-court, where I have been exploited by opponents. Not any more!!

Thanks, Bob.

Bob Strimel

 

So here I am after eight months. Hitting flat serves and sides serves reliably and comfortably with reasonable accuracy wide, body, and down the line. I'm even mixing between flat and slice easily.

My opponents are complimenting me on my good serving and some are talking about my "trick" serves. :-))) Several of my serve games are being won on the 4th or 5th serve point.

Then comes along this new kick serve stuff. Ok, I decide to go slow into it.

I read the introductory material and watch the videos. I'm saying yeah, let's do the 123 rhythm again and focus even more on hitting the first and second serves the same pace for every serve point.

And, hey watching you bend your knees, I figure it's about time to start bending mine.
Ok, magic, knee bends work straight off, my rhythm between first and second serves gets more consistent during matches.

Now I listen to you about hitting low for topspin and it works, so I'm hitting that for a week or so and now you say tell time. It dawns on me the twist part is easy, because I've been telling time with my flat serves.

I go out to the court tonight and there I'm am hitting comfortable kick serves with a twist right off the bat - and they look really good when they go in. No stress on the arm.

You're brilliant Jim!

Rodger Schuester
Vallejo, CA

 

Hey Jim,

Thanks so much for this great analysis of the kick serve. I was working on trying to do this serve when I came across your great instruction. I was doing some but not all of the parts of the serve.

I had immediate results. This is my GO TO serve now. I use it if I am feeling nervous, always on my 2nd serve and on big points. I really like dropping the finger off, I am so relaxed and fluid. My last match, a 3 setter, I did not double fault once, YEAH! I do refer back to your instruction before a match just to have reminders.

Thanks again for helping me be more consistent and placing my serve where I want it.

Debbie Wessely
Marietta, GA, USA

 

Hi Jim,

I have nothing but praise for Mastering the Kick Serve. Not only have I reduced the number of double faults I used to dish up, I now have a serve which more often than not tends to make opponents pop up a return for a relatively easy first volley or put away rather than a low return around my feet.

I live in Japan and my partner and I have played in doubles tournaments at the prefectural level (equivalent to a county or small state) for a number of years. We tend to do OK and even made it to the semis once. However, a few weeks ago we actually made it to a final and ended up beating the top seeds to win the tournament. It was out first ever title and I put a lot of that down to the skills I picked up in MTKS. I'll explain why.

One of our opponents was a big guy with a monster forehand. He received serve in the ad court and with my new kick serve I was able to serve to his weaker backhand side. He tried to run around it as often as he could, but even if he did manage to get his racket on the ball for a forehand return, he wasn't able to put full power on it, which made it a straightforward matter for me to keep serve. In fact, I didn't lose me serve once. So I'm pretty chuffed.

Thanks for your help Jim. I really appreciate it and would recommend Mastering the Kick Serve to anyone who wants to add a new dimension to their serving.

Dennis Murphy
Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

 

Jim,

You have done a fantastic job! with your "Mastering The Kick Serve course". I really think you have explained and shown the kick service extremely well. I have had a lot a tennis teachers but no one has come close to you in teaching me the service. Thanks so much, I have progressed enormously.

Best regards,

Casey van der Heide
Sedelsberg, Germany

OK, so what's included?

A full and actionable lesson plan - from soup to nuts - just focused on the kick serve and broken down in an easy-to-use website.

Mastering The Kick Serve includes the following key sections:

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Mastering the Elements – grip and swish swing, nature of topspin, placing the toss, swing path, how  to use your legs and abdominal muscles 
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On Court Drills - hitting on 1-2-3, three fingered serve, telling time with the position of your wrist, toss into the bucket, target practice and more
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Slow Motion Analysis – detailed slow motion presentation from front, back and side views
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Shoulder Position and Injury Prevention – cartwheeling, the rotator cuff, impingement when the arm gets too close to the ear at impact, and how shoulder alignment resolves these issues.
Bullet Tactics - centering the opponent in the deuce court, cornering the opponent in the ad court, and avoiding the opponent's forehand weapon.

Instant access to the Online Interactive Coursework

This is a website that you can access any time of the day and anywhere you have an internet connection. You will be able to quickly find exactly what you need and be able to follow the simple instructions to develop your kicker.

 

Below are
testimonials from customers and subscribers to my free report and email tennis tips.

Let them speak for themselves.


"For clarity of instruction at a bargain price nothing beats your Mastering The Kick Serve. Anyone who wants to develop a fail-safe serve for those tense moments in a match you absolutely cannot double fault should rush to order this wonderful product."

- John Newton
Alexandria, Virginia


"I bought the kick serve and after many years and lessons finally I know how the hit kick and slice.

Thanks a 1,000,000"

- Tom Barabas
San Diego CA USA


"An excellent program a masterpiece! "

- David Bateman UK


"Understanding the nuance of the swing path has made my burgeoning Kick Serve possible.

But more impressively, this new understanding has produced a much more accurate slice serve and a more powerful "big one".

There seems to be that one element that is the key to learning something new and your ability to make us see the key and then do it, takes your coaching out of cyberspace into reality.

Thanks so much."

- Martin I. Hassner
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey


"I recently resumed playing tennis after a layoff of more than 10 years. I was cruising the Internet looking for instruction updates when I came across Mastering The Kick Serve.

I found the instruction to be very clear. In fact, with minimal practice I was able to develop a version of that serve that has led to admiration from my playing partners and opponents. Players better than myself have trouble returning it. I am 72 years old and play at a 3.0-3.5 level."

-Brian Hotchkiss
Grand Rapids, Michigan


"The materials you have been teaching on the ETI Network and Building The Serve program are by far more helpful than most of the tennis instructional websites on the internet."

- Kwok Kwan
San Diego, California


"One of my 16 year old juniors loosened his grip and the serve improved almost immediately"

- Kevin Hawkesworth
United Kingdom


"Your tip on the 3R's - ready/read/react was amazing. After I received this tip, I went out the next day to put it into use and what an amazing game I had.

I was able to put more points away because I was actually getting to the balls with plenty of time to get set up and react. Thanks so much. I can't wait to receive more tips from you and I cannot say enough how much I appreciate your help with my tennis."

-Betty Huang
Vancouver, BC
Canada


"Jim,

After reading "Are you making these 5 costly mistakes on your serve?" I was able to implement the techniques and gain some additional power on my serve.

In addition, my balance is better and thus I am moving better to my first shot. Thanks a million!"

- Bob Hartwick
Harbor Springs, MI


"Your serve tips have helped me improve my JV (Junior Varsity) tennis team's serves across the board"

- Ann Loose
Albuquerque, New Mexico


"Jim,

Your "5 costly mistakes" piece was very helpful. ... I found some specific nuggets. One example: You seem to promote the idea of separating the toss motion from the serve motion, and static balance is the way to do it.

A big idea! Works for me! Thanks."

-Fred L. Carrillo
Hilton Head Island, SC


"Jim,

Your report breaks the [details] down to something I can understand.

I tried it out. It feels like that is the first time I know what I am doing when serving.

Although it will take me some time to figure everything out and get used to the rhythm, the information immediately removes fear from me.

I no longer fear what my next serve will come out as I now know exactly what goes wrong when my serve does not land in.

To say the least, your report is a lighthouse to me. I think I have finally found the shore after all these years."

-Pluto Ng
Hong Kong
China


"Jim, After reading your serving report my eyes were opened: I was holding my racket much too firmly.

After loosening my grip my serve improved and I do not get a sore arm after serving anymore. Thanks for the help."

- Daniel McCarry
Birmingham
United Kingdom


“Jim,

First, let me thank you for the wonderful tips and instructions.

Second, I want you to know that I am 63 years old, played tennis for over 40 years, and now I play every day. I have no talent for the game, but I am a student of the game. I usually identify a small thing to improve but it typically takes me at least 6 months to incorporate it in my game.

Anyway, a few days ago I read your piece about a "cop or a watchmaker", and it dawned on me that I should try watching the racquet head of the guys I hit with, just as you describe it.

I tried it three days in a row with three different partners that I regularly play against. I've known that I strike the ball better than they do, but I had difficulties winning against them on a consistent basis.

Well, nothing short of a miracle happened!

The difference in our tennis ability materialized out of nowhere, I was never out of breath, most of the time in good position, and even toyed with them at times (a bit cheeky of me to say that!). To add to the enjoyment, the 3 gentlemen are respectively 35, 38 and 40 years old!

I confess that I have never experienced such instant improvement from such an excellent tip.

Many thanks”

- T. N.
Canada


"Excellent, excellent. You really have captured the concept of the slice serve. That's the way that Dennis Van Der Meer personally demonstrated it to
me almost 25 years ago and and I still use it personally in my game that way.

Now, teaching it the concept, that's another story, but with your analogy, and perception, it gives me extra words to descibe the swing pattern and the toss pattern.

Thank you"

- Dave Gongora
NY, NY


"Jim is a master pro and someone that I will listen and learn from. I have already implemented a lot of concepts I learned from him on my game and with the kids and College players I help. I look forward to his insightful instructions all the time."

-Beto Bloise
Cookeville, TN, USA


"I tried the serve in the box exercise and both my cousin and I were amazed at the instant improvement. I got 10 out of 10 serves in instantly without much effort."

- Jeebee Yim
Tucson, Arizona


"I have read several books and watched many videos trying to build a kick second serve. This video has, by far, been the most helpful of them all.

Of particular help was the slow motion completion of the swing and looking at your watch. Those types of visualization checkpoints are ideal. At age 56, improving my racquet head speed is the final task to making this my favorite shot."

- Ken Cassady
The Woodlands, TX


"As always your way of describing the essentials of a hit is great. I like your tips very much, because for me this is a good way to learn new "weapons".

Thank you Jim and I'm excitingly waiting for what is coming next."

- Christoph Michlmayr
Austria

In Mastering the Kick Serve you will;

1. Learn the importance of and how to build maximum racquet speed
2. See and then feel what is so important about an inside up and out racquet path
3. Master the elements in the kick serve in a step by step proven manner
4. Discover the nuances of a special grip by moving the racquet within your hand
5. See the difference between topspin and “up” spin
6. Compare a wrist snap with a forearm roll – and understand which is better
7. See an actual swing path demo from the rear view
8. Discover the secrets to arching your back by using your legs
9. See the importance of a cart wheeling shoulder action
10. Understand (perhaps at last) why you are only as good as your second serve
11. Learn the tactical differences between centering and cornering your opponent
12. Understand why this serve is the most important tool in your tennis toolbox

In this course you will practice

1. An ingenious drill to create more racquet speed using rhythm not strength
2. A specific rehearsal to see if your toss preserves the swinging rhythm
3. How to loosen your arm and speed up the racquet head
4.

A drill to exagerate holding the ball on the strings

5. Placing the toss green or red, and feel what that actually means
6. How to use a household item to align your tossing arm
7. A kick serve game to the ad court with a special scoring system

 

And in addition to these we present Slow Motion analysis of

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A sidespin serve toss landing green
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A topspin serve toss landing red
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A swing path that spins the ball from 7 to 1 o’clock
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A knee position that reduces strain on the back
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A world class player from three camera angles

In addition to this great content let me share with you something else I'm throwing in to sweeten the pot even more...

Bonus #1: - The Side Spin Serve

In some ways the side spin and topspin or kick serve have many commonalities. Both serves require a full continental if not eastern backhand grip, and both serves require a glancing blow.

The goal is to make the ball both fly and spin, if to much spin the ball flies too slow, if too flat the ball flies faster but without any appreciable dive. Take some time with the Sidespin bonus, and add it to your repertoire when spinning the serve.

Bonus #2: - The Sam Stosur Kicker

Sam Stosur has the second best serve on the women's tour - second only to Serena Williams who some feel has the single best stroke in the history of the women's game.

But when it comes to the kicker - none hit this serve better than Sam. This bonus includes on court footage of Stosur's kicker from multiple camera angles. And equally, links within the analysis of her serve that direct you back into the MTKS coursework.

You and I can always learn from the best professional models - and this presentation targets specific elements of her serve that align with elements of the coursework.

Bonus #3: - Returning the Kick Serve – from the receiver’s point of view

We have positioned the camera at eye level, on the baseline, as though returning serve in the ad court. That said I think this camera angle gives you the feel for how this serve jumps up and away from you, and unless the opponent has an extremely solid backhand return of serve, this particular delivery creates all kinds of problems.

Bonus #4: - Practicing in The Extreme

One of the secrets to the kick serve (or any type of spin for that matter) is to lead with the edge of the racquet, and to create lots and lots of racquet head speed.

So how much does all this cost?

First let’s do a quick review.

This is an online course designed to help you master the kick serve.  It is not about any other aspect of the game - just the kick serve. 

What you'll get Value What You Pay
Instant access to Mastering The Kick Serve $97 $47
The Sidespin Serve bonus $17 $17 FREE
The Sam Stosur Kicker bonus $17 $17 FREE
The Returning the Kick Serve bonus – from the receiver’s point of view $17 $17 FREE
The Practicing in The Extreme bonus $17 $17 FREE
Total $165 $47

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