You Can't Play Pickleball Without Learning These 2 Integral Shots

[@neilallen2144]

To the point with very good demonstration!!!

[@lizlemon9632]

The teaching GOAT nails it again. Thx.

[@mikemacdonald6855]

Great video!! Good explanation on how to execute.

[@joanc551]

Yup--nuff said

[@ronj5655]

Great tips! Thanks.

[@ddyoder]

great vid- also loving my DBD paddle ... I agree that serve and return are pivotal in terms of earning the approach to the kitchen or creating an advantage for you (or disadvantage for your opponents). I've heard it said, and agree, that RATHER than make 100% of serves with neutral result -- it's BETTER to have 95% success with a strong serve that is deep/top-spinning/targets weak side of returner/etc. since an 'ace' is an automatic point, or you can force a poor return with better odds to win the point (and yes, still a rare occurrence to miss a serve YET not surrender a point)

[@bk_pickleball]

Precisely! You don't want to miss a lot of them, but the risk-reward is definitely worth having an aggressive serve! P.S. SixZero has phenomenal paddles. Love both my DBD and BD 💖

[@shaohuayin7158]

谢谢

[@christopherlee4369]

What kind of tape or edge guard are you using??

[@jkuang]

On serve, most people use their forearm to serve. They have some body rotation and big arm swing. But upon contact with the ball, or even slight before making contact with the ball, their forearm will start folding. As result, they only get most power from the forearm. Instead, try to keep the big arm and forearm STRAIGHT and use the body rotation, weight transfer and shoulder/big arm swing to create most of the power. And right after you make contact, then follow through with the forearm. To feel the power transfer, try to keep the big arm and forearm first, feel the power coming from the body rotation, the body weight transfer, and the shoulder rotation that SWING the arm into the ball upfront. You will feel that it is much more powerful and the ball goes deep into the opponent baseline. Afterward, follow through with forearm to feel how the top spin is generated.

[@jkuang]

On return, do not just simply run through the ball. Instead, just approach the ball, and the body remains stable right before the returning shot. This will create the body frame stability to have a deep stroke. Once you complete the stroke, then you keep running forward. People talk about running through the ball for the returning shot but that creates a huge stability problem. Instead, APPROACH the ball, but keep the body stable during shot production, COMPLETE the shot, then continue approaching the net.

[@brianlane9534]

I thought we were not allowed to toss the ball on a serve,

[@jimzimmerman5288]

Below one's belly button not waist.

[@eblounds]

I thought you couldnt toss the ball up on a serve?

[@MichelleH45]

No, if you do the traditional (underhand) serve, you can toss it and hit out of the air. Only on the drop serve can you not toss it up.

[@kennethpoon6037]

The serves that the host teaches mostly are illegal because the top of the paddle is higher than the wrist when the ball touches the paddle during serving.

[@JimboC1957]

The ones he actually hits are fine.

[@bk_pickleball]

Paddle face only comes up above the wrist after contact, so this serve is legal

[@bart1476]

Lol. Clueless comment.