5 LEGAL Pickleball Serves I WIsh I Knew Earlier...

[@sheilacarpenter3969]

You are "BY FAR" the best teacher!!!

[@jimmansi9046]

Great video, awesome tips! Exactly what I’ve been looking for, going to give all these serves a try, hands-down, the best Pickleball channel on KZbin!

These skills are exactly what I want to learn. Very useful and practical.

[@jsully23]

Thanks for all the great vids / lessons! I started play 4 months ago and your channel has been a huge help!

[@EnhancePickleball]

Rock on!

[@mikepowell842]

Love the use of the oranges cones. Very helpful.

[@kimleith1378]

I started using sections of "pool noodles" instead of cones. Just split them or use pipe insulation foam that is already split. I find the straight and long target helps my eye aim better.

[@nadinafiveland3266]

Very helpful! Thanks! 💕

[@infomercialguy]

always, always thoughtful tips. thanks

[@WilliamSmithIndianapolisIndian]

returning the last serve is my specialty. I am very good at returning them.

[@mikepowell842]

Where do you go? I generally go right back to the server, but I am below 3.0.

[@Leonardokite]

That makes total sense. Now time to get out and practice those serves.

[@kimleith1378]

I always use different serves for keeping oponents off guard. Depending on if I'm the first server, large lead, wind, etc. Even use the "lob" serve at times.

[@frank88ster]

A lot of serves to front edge ( left or right) depends on opponent's dominant hand ( right or left handed). Attack backhand every time, long OR short serves throws them off mentally., keep them guessing.

[@schandler52]

Great video as usual however, the example that you show of the flat serve, I think now would be an illegal serve The wrist has to be above the top of the paddle head and not parallel

[@frank88ster]

I outsmarted a prolific right handed banger with serves that 'force' them to use their backhand, taking away his hard returns. Literally took away he's weapon. When both partner and me followed that line ( always return every shot) to his backhand with drops or drives, we won the game. He couldn't handle well. So, observe where weaknesses exist, and exploit that. It's chess, not checkers.

[@alleviate9262]

Use all 5 of these and get them in so consistently the high top spin serve/T Serve is my favorite. Get called out for it being illegal all the time tho, I’ll direct them to your page 😂

[@pete4670]

Serving is court management to focus on the player your serving to. Then it forces your opponents partner to manage more of the court than they can to aid the person your serving to, stacking both players to manage 1/4th of the court together by your return shot (3rd shot) leaving 3/4s undefended and hopefully you capitalize on that 5th shot scoring a point for your team. This makes them play catch up to defend 1/2 the court between the two oppontents again which should be where you and your partner are doing on the kitchen line. If they do return your 5th shot they should be shifted enough again to place that 7th shot where they both have a hard time returning it, making the back hand opponent player either give you a high shot for your team or hopefully underpowered into the net. Its like chase the ace

[@yukuhana]

Did you just promoted 3 different product in one single vid?! BTW, good command of pickleballs. They really listen to your paddle!

[@jazzdad52]

Assuming they want to return with forehand, don’t be that guy that can’t return backhand. I’m no expert, but knowing my backhand was weaker, I practiced it. Now I welcome a shot to my BH.

[@iKumala]

@@jazzdad52 I've come to actually prefer my backhand return. Agreed

[@mfournier12]

I actually have gotten pretty deadly with a back hand slice that curves like crazy. ya go ahead hit a shot to my backhand I will just return a backhand slice that will curve away from you.

[@jazzdad52]

@@mfournier12 that’s what I’m talkin about!

[@elliottfletcher4830]

I am that player! 😂😂😂 Backhand slice serve (using a drop) is a killer to anyone under 4.5.

[@elliottfletcher4830]

Side note, with the laser down the middle...so many people will call "wrong side!" when it either hits the line or is close and too fast for them to react..it is quite comical how often it happens where I play... I have to leave it a foot in on some opponents.

[@TomMoench]

Sounds like you need better quality opponents.

[@elliottfletcher4830]

@@TomMoench Amen! 😅

[@alleviate9262]

Same thing I love the T serve, ppl call it out when it touches any part of that line, always aimed for that in tennis so it’s been a smooth transition for me

[@iKumala]

The high skinny serve is one thats surprisingly effective for me, though I've been thinking I created it 🎉

[@naturesbest7977]

I’ve reached a level, where “fancy hook shots” don’t work at all. You serve deep, at the line fast and hard. Anything less sets you up for failure.

[@frank88ster]

I only do 'trickier serves' IF we are 4-5points ahead, or your partner will give you the 'evil eye'. Lol!

[@jeffmoore7674]

How can I aim my serve to such a small area if I'm watching the ball when I hit it?

[@Doomstryker]

Practice. The court doesn’t move while the ball does. So it’s more important to track the ball than the court.

[@jeffmoore7674]

@@Doomstryker In the video, I believe he mentions aiming at their backhand foot or their forehand foot. Unlike the court, they do move. So, just saying . . .

[@serwhit2490]

Called a body shot

[@lazysavage3668]

Aren't spins on a serve illegal?

[@edgabriel1039]

Making the serve spin with your paddle is legal. Spinning the ball with your hand is illegal.

[@OnRappel]

I watch pretty much all the PB paddle review channels and I have never once seem them even talk about his paddle. Why is that?

[@EnhancePickleball]

Check out tickle my pickle. His just dropped!

[@patcap8887]

​@@EnhancePickleballI really must be interpreting this serve rules wrong. At the 3-minute mark, you're talking about a screwball serve, which looks like you're going clearly across the ball, which I didn't think you could do on a volley serve. I thought it had to be an upward motion on a volley. The though coming across the ball was only legal on the bounce/drop serve

[@DoctorVink]

9:44 I blame the pickleball not being perfectly round. Clearly that’s my biggest problem

[@Reflect-fj4qh]

😆

[@magicinternetmoney8715]

You don’t need 5 serves though

[@eppisgood]

Variety is the spice of life

[@Doomstryker]

I don’t agree with your first tip at all. First of all you don’t want to jam someone strongest side. Usually it’s the forehand so you would want to jam the backhand not the backhand. Secondly it wouldnt work in pickleball because the serve is underhand and slow unlike tennis when its overhand and the ball velocity is higher. Any player with a decent amount of skill can easily side step and whack the forehand. Normally I gauge the players and observe which side is weakest and serve to that side. Also, I would determine if they can handle excessive topspin or backspin. Whatever they are weakest in I would serve with that spin.

[@mfournier12]

There are plenty of people who have a ton of power on serves with a ton of top spin. Put one of those down the center line at rec level most players are stoned. Meaning they Just stand there and watch it go by. It’s so fast they can’t move. Also at rec level many players creep so hit it hard and deep so it bounces so close go their feet and they are not ready ether. Also a shot hit with hard top spine will shoot forward and they just can handle it. Sure top level players and I mean really top like 4.5 top 5 level can return those as that’s 90 percent of players they face. You’re not going to get an ace at that level anyway. But at rec level you can kill 50-60 percent of players with a simple hard deep top spin serve. As they just are not expecting that king of pace on a serve as they are used to looping slow serves as most beginners have no idea how hard you can hit a top spin serve and it not go out. If you’re not getting enough top spin they will go long every time. But if you know how to hit a ton of top spin you can actually hit harder and the harder you hit the more spin and the. You can hit it even harder and not go out. I am now at a point that when I try and take a bit off my serve on a windy day with the wind at my back it will go out more often then if I hit a shot hard and low as it still goes deep because of the win but it drop because of the spin.

[@robertw4196]

Did you watch the video? The serve is to the left side of the receivers body that will entice them to go for a forehand but gets their feet going side to side versus forward. It's very effective.