Pickleball's key to victory is your serve. So, it's vital to master this skill. The right serve can help you get your point across early, while also keeping your opponent off balance. The following tips will help you to serve like a pro.
1. Pickleball Basics, Serving
A good serve should be low, a bit off-center, and hit underhand (below your waist). It should cross the net in mid-air and bounce on your opponent’s court.
2. The motion of serving should be like a pendulum
For a proper serve, you need to swing from your shoulders and connect the ball with a pendulum. You will be able to make a complete connection with the ball. Don't swing from your elbow or flick your wrist, as this can cause you to lose contact with the ball.
3. Target the deepest part of the service area
There are several different serves in pickleball. Each type of serve can be a little different, but they all have the same goal - to land deep in your opponent's service area.
4. Become A Stronger Servehitter
Practice hitting the ball repeatedly is the best way to improve pickleball serves. By practicing with the same type of serve over and over, you'll learn to become a stronger servehitter, and you'll also be able to hit it with less force.
5. Instead of power, focus on precision and control
In the pickleball world, precision and control is a much more important part of the game than power. Powerful serves can be very effective, but they can also send the balls out of bounds when you make an mistake.
6. Avoid Lines
One of the most common mistakes that new players commit is to aim at too close lines, especially if they are trying to serve a higher ball. This can lead you to overhitting and an out-ofbounds shot.
7. Don't Spin Your Serve Before Striking It
The USA Pickleball Association has updated its rules in 2022 and now prohibits players from spinning the ball before they strike it with their paddle, but they still allow players to produce spin on the ball.
8. Pick a grip that is designed for pickleball
The western grip and the continental grip are both used in pickleball to improve dinks and your backhands. The western grip and the continental grip are both used.
9. The Third shot: Drop and drive
A third shot plays a key role in the game. It can determine the outcome of a point. For beginners, it's difficult to know how to properly hit a dropped shot.
After mastering the drop shot it's now time to work on the drive. Drives are high-speed balls that fly off the court. They can be difficult for beginners.
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