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The Drive Serve

Also known as the "Power Serve" or "Hard Serve", the drive serve is a low, hard serve.
June 17, 2018
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    The Lob Serve

    April 8, 2018
    What is the Lob Serve? Also known as the “High Soft Serve”, the lob serve is a high-trajectory ball that’s hit with medium or slow speed (based on the height) and aims to land close to the baseline. Pickleball is unique to other similar sports (Tennis in particular) because...

  • Pickleball Partner Tactics: Shadowing

    April 7, 2018
    Firstly, what IS “Shadowing”?  Shadowing is defined as “lateral movement with your doubles partner ​so that you always stay around 10 feet (or 6-7 feet depending on your strategy) apart to maintain maximum court coverage.” That’s fairly clear, but let’s explain it better and detail why it’s so important. If you’re...

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