How to Weaponize Your Pickleball Serve

If you want to improve your pickleball serve, the most important steps you can take are to improve your serve depth and power. Barrett and Danea Bass will teach you five ways to weaponize your pickleball serve, including where (and how) to stand, where the ball should be, and how “wrist-y” you should get. Plus, they will take you through two drills you can practice to improve your serve before your next pickleball game.

0:00 - The Pickleball Serve
0:22 - Depth of Your Pickleball Serve (Power + Height)
0:57 - Tip #1: Positioning of Your Serve
1:29 - Tip #2: Where to Hold the Pickleball Ball Before Your Serve
2:31 - Tip #3: Manage Your Upper Extremities During the Serve
2:55 - Tip #4: Wrist Lag During the Pickleball Serve
3:17 - Tip #5: Pickleball Serving Follow-Through
3:40 - Pickleball Serving Drills to Generate More Power

[elkoikan]

Man, i just saw this at 11 pm at night. Now i can't sleep! I have to try this in the morning!

[rolypoly]

Can’t wait to use these tomorrow . I believe these tips will work on my drop serve. Thanks for the easy to follow instructions!

[adamscott]

Just a couple of thoughts. If you're a 11.x UTR tennis player, the transition to PB will be extremely easy. My son was an 11.5 UTR tennis player and it took him two weeks to get to 5.x level in singles PB. It took him four months to get to 5.x in doubles PB. The way the serve in PB works is almost identical to the forehand in tennis. Watch Roger Federer forehand and the PB serve should look exactly like that. The take back should be like "tap the dog".

[JoeySoftHands]

Any guidelines for how many sets and reps for each drill?

[sovttoday]

Here's my tip for both of you: DON'T CHOKE UP ON YOUR PADDLE! You're violating the basic laws of physics: The LONGER the lever - the BETTER the lever.