How many times do you bounce the ball before serving?

For me it's 5 times before a first serve, 3 times before a second.

Before 1st serve - 7 times - first 1 with the hand, then 3 with the racket and 3 with the hand again :lol:
Before 2nd serve - 2-3 times

3 times before the first serve and 5 times before the 2nd

3 For first & second.
Sometimes when im like really tired or just like losing i bounce it like 20 times :hysteric:

3 for first and second. It's a weird maths sum thing I came up with based on my favourite number haha.

2 and 2

3 at the most.

Usually I bounce it twice when I lose a point/serve. I bounce it once if I win a point/serve

Certainly not as many times as The Jock :p I usually bounce the ball 3-4 times with my racket, not with my hand . :oh: Am I the only one who does this outside of my family ? :lol:

I have a weird methodical bounce system these days, which includes saying the score haha.

Typically on the first serve, I'll alternate bouncing with my hand then racket three times each (hand to ball, racket to ball x3), then I'll say the score, then i'll do a traditional three ball bounce with my hand then serve.

On the second serve i'll just do the three bounces, unless I had to move out of position to move the fault ball or move out of my service zone for any reason, in which case I'll do the hand ball racket ball triple again haha.

I'm pretty deliberate.

Depends if I'm serving well or not...if I'm serving shit then I'll bounce four times and think to myself "Oh damn, I have to serve another double fault."

3 for a first serve and 1 for second.

never. It always seemed so pretentious.

never.

never. It always seemed so pretentious.
It gives you a chance to think. :shrug:

dont know maybe around 5...
i dont count and sometimes more sometimes less:lol:

I used to bounce just once as a child, now 0-3, depends on a situation and how it actually fits my service motion:lol:

Once or twice, just long enough for me to gather my thoughts. I dont see it as some quirky add-on to my game or anything.

three

Around 2-4. I could never bounce it out of a la Djoko, that'd piss me off too much. :lol:

2-3 for me. Again I would have too much to think if I bounced the ball like Novak :lol:

Zero.

I don't know why it's so popular to bounce the ball. It feels like a completely unnatural motion to me.

If I have to catch my toss like Ivanovic, I'll usually just bounce once before re-tossing :oh:. Or if I get a let, probably just one bounce before redoing.

4 times on my first serve. twice on my second serve ( I have this paranoid thing that it needs to be an even number lol).

I always bounce it twice. :)

It gives you a chance to think. :shrug:

Maybe that's my problem :cool:

My only superstition is bouncing the ball on a serve. On a first serve, I bounce 5 times and 2 on a second. If a let, I bounce it 3 times :lol:

Once, just to get the move going. :shrug:

Maybe that's my problem :cool:
Well not 'think', just focus on getting the serving form right. :p

For me as I'm bouncing the ball I'm also doing some knee bend motion, which helps with my overall serve. My serve is a combination of Tatiana Golovin & Jelena Jankovic I think these days

not more than five, the amount is random :p

I don't at all. :lol:

2-3 times

5 times before a first serve, twice before a second serve.

If I hit a first serve let I will bounce 3 times or if I hit a second serve let I bounce 7 times.

Also before my first serve I bounce between my legs once like Isner before doing my 5 bounces.

I also bounce the ball with my racquet until my opponent is ready.

2 times, like my fave :oh:

Mostly I do not bounce. But sometimes I do 2-5 bounces and I don't know why :shrug:

In some cases like 2 times, but mostly 3 times :yeah:.

Four times on both second and first serves.

If I'm down BP I go Djokovic :oh:

Stare followed by 2 bounces.

Twice. I'm used to that, so anything else feels weird.:p

0-3. It doesn't even enter my mindset when I'm playing.

2 and 2 :D

3 times for a first serve, and 2 times for a second serve. I sometimes mix it up though so my opponents do not get on a comfortable rhythm returning.

I subconsciously copied Aga's exact routine:
Blow into your right hand to dry off sweat
Spin grip in hand once or twice till it feels perfect
Bounce three times then meet ball to racket.
So weird how I copied it, but it feels so good! :)

2 times, like my fave :oh:This. :oh:

I don't think about it. I might instictively bounce the ball a few times, but I have no real routine.

Always two times, just like Masha. ;)

3-4 times

Before my first serve I always bounce ball between legs just like Isner and then three times by hand...before second only three times by hand...

None. I stopped bouncing the ball 2 years ago(there's a reason but it would take to long to tell you) so now i just serve when i get the ball, also it cayhes your opponent out a lot, because theyre standing there waiting on you to bounce the ball and when you serve straight away, theyre like, Oh Shit! and panic. I have won loads of points this way

Bouncing the ball before serving gives me time to reset myself and decide upon the plan of action. Normally, I do it 6 times before the first serve and 3 for the second.

Lol. Once or twice.

3-5 times :oh:

Always three times. Well, rarely two or five but never ever four times! Superstition. :oh:

Three before first serves. Two before second.
My thinking: 1 (first serve) + 2 (second serve) = 3
2 (second serve) = 2

5.

2-3 times.

three times or fourth times depends on how I feel and if I need to rest up after a long or tough rally....

Im in the none category of bouncing

Between 2-3 and 6-7 times... :oh:

3-4 times

3 before 1st serve. I usually don't get a 2nd serve :D

None. I just kick the strings of my racket a couple of times then spin the racket in my hand till I get a certain side of the frame to show. It's kind of a good luck thing, I do it before all of my points.

bounce the ball with my racket a few times at the baseline before I serve, but before I start the actual motion I bounce the ball once.

I have never really counted, 3 usually unless someone is taking there time.

Between 3 and 12. :o

I CANNOT serve if I don't bounce the ball.

Between 3 and 5, depends on how much "calming down" I need to do prior to starting the point.

Around 3.

Literally, once.

I used to bounce the ball about 10-15 times but I got a lot of complaints plus my serve was pretty lousy back then, so I retooled it and changed it to one bounce. Serve is better than ever.

Three bounces while breathing in, breathe out, toss the ball while breathing in, breathe out on impact.

About 5-6 times but I do quick bounces.

2-3 bounces. My serve isn't my best attribute.

I would say 4 times or until I gather my thoughts after a long rally, so like 4 to 6 times.

Just keep at itt..practice pratice, dont think, just toss and go with your instincts and show your confidence.

Min - 1
Max - 3/4

Before 1st serve – 5 times - first 1 with the hand,4 with the racket, before 2nd serve - 2times.