serve

The “first three shots” drill does exactly what you’d think. It helps you improve your serve, return of serve, and third shot (drop in this case). It’s also sometimes called “Long, Long, Short”, or “Serve, Return, Drop” (and I’m sure many more names). How do we do the drill?...

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...