I'd actually wanna argue that where you stand on the court has some influence on what spot are more readily available for your serve to take advantage of; for instance, when standing at 0-0 (1st Server) standing more towards the middle is great if you're VERY good at hitting straight down the middle for a T Serve with a lot of pace and/or topspin. However, it also makes it slightly harder for you to aim for those Sideline/Upper Angle Serves if you really wanna force your opponent out wide. Furthermore, closed stance is probably more preferable when you want to hit aforementioned down the middle serve when you take position at dead centerline of court. This is where I firmly believe Closed Stance is better as a whole, for angles and spin generation at least. Standing more towards the middle of your serving area is probably the overall best position on the court. It opens up a T Serve, both Corner Angle serves & the Sideline Serve. All without sacrificing much land resource before the point even starts! This can have your opponent already guessing where you may place the ball, and attempt to cheat over to one specific side a bit more than usual. The closed stance, at least in my personal experience playing: Pickleball, Tennis & Table Tennis, serves to have you activate your legs by torquing all the way through. Which activates: Core, Hips, Quads, Legs & your full follow-through motion (which I lovingly refer to as the 100% Unadulterated Forehand). In turn, this sequence would allow for some of the better pace on serves while maintaining a fairly strong topspin & being consistently either Deep, or hitting near Sideline to force them out wide. I'd go more in-depth, but that's a whole fun debate & I'm getting off work now xD

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It's only now my comments getting responses 😅 cool haha

I was going to say the same thing. Plant, strike, then run.

I am a fairly new player with some time off for health reasons,but I think you are very talented in your instructions in that you have great verbal skills and reinforce that with great videos with your sisters and friends. I Know you will be successful if you continue on your current path.Last but not least,thank you for your great insight to a wonderful game that brings good people together!!,Jay

Of the little I've seen, I would say most of the time I see better players put the ball into play rather than try for aces. It makes sense to me in that if you're trying for aces (esp. at rec level), you might be successful, but you might also be shortening the game. Most PB players I know want to PLAY rather than win. Winning can be nice, but having a competitive game regardless of winning is way more satisfying. Plus, you're likely making new friends and/or playing with old friends which I think encourages more friendliness and less win-oriented competitiveness.

You are welcome!

Keep your swing super compact and you shouldn't have that problem

Great to hear!

take notes Connor and Drew

Glad to help!

More to come!

Correct, hips should go a little bit before. Same mechanics as a tennis forehand too

Folks are confusing it with the Drop serve, you cannot toss it up or throw it down. I am also getting called out by folks who mix up the two set of serve rules.

If you are having issues getting to the kitchen after your return, you may not be getting your returns deep enough. If they are in the back third and you are still not getting to the line, you can try a lob shot to give yourself more time but it has to deep. Otherwise, get up as far as you can until your opponent is about to hit the ball. As they make contact you stop and set your feet (split step) and prepare yourself to hit the ball. Repeat until you are at the line. There are lots of split step tutorials here on YT.

Thanks for the input! My return isn’t necessarily the issue nor is getting up to the kitchen. While I’ve been able to control it better as I play more, I still get the occasional arrant hit off my paddle and it mostly occurs as I am moving forward to hit it.

@@ShitStainJets Got it! I try not to move and hit unless absolutely necessary.

I love his pace. BTW speed is easy to change right inside the video. under the settings wheel.

@@nchambers007 Thanks very much for this tip…i had no idea. The videos are excellent!

You can throw the ball as high as you want on the toss.

A lot of people confuse the waist with the hip level. Where most people get into trouble, but the rule is hardly enforced, is the following: 4.A.7.b. The highest point of the paddle head must not be above the highest part of the wrist (where the wrist joint bends) when the paddle strikes the ball. At 5:49 you see the illegal serve motion shown.

4.A.4. The moment the ball is served: 4.A.4.a. At least one foot must be on the playing surface behind the baseline. 4.A.4.b. Neither of the server’s feet may touch the court on or inside the baseline. 4.A.4.c. Neither of the server’s feet may touch outside the imaginary extensions of the sideline or centerline. There is no rule that limits steps or movement prior to the serve.

Thanks for the info

Wrong. Beginners that are un coordinated may do this. Hit it like an approach shot on the move.

Look at the video is a mirror. I know it’s unfair but it works.

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You are right.

It’s not illegal that’s only for drop serves

Yeah, something happened with the mics in this vid and we didn't realize until we finished! Had to go back and re-do a bunch of the shots. Glad that you still enjoyed it.

That only applies to drop serve (bounces before you hit it)

@@davepreston2147 that's definitely wrong

@@user-op4qs2qi9f Definitely not wrong. You cannot toss the ball in the air let it bounce and then hit it. You can however toss it in the air as high as you want as long as it doesn't bounce and all other parameters are met.

As somebody with a lot of experience in tennis, golf, and now pickleball, equipment can help mask deficiencies and boost strengths. But at the end of the day fundamentals are what matters most.

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. Correct. In a perfect world. Like tennis ,pickleball is a game of emergencies…that means get the ball back…any way you can.

Thats only true for bounce serves. On normal serves you just need to contact the ball below your naval

Yeah this is not true. You can toss the ball up (just don’t impart spin) as long as it doesn’t bounce and you contact it below the waist and making contact below the wrist

Rule 4a5 says no manipulation or spin on the ball from any body part before the serve. A toss is manipulation.

@@mrs.o8337 You can toss it in the air, period...

Then why are you even watching the video? Loser

Think that rule was implemented after this video was made