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Add power to your serve with these tips

Add power to your serve with these tips

Paul from Pickleball Daily
September 17, 2025

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Tip of the day

Lessons for a powerful serve by ThatPickleballGuy

This video features a pickleball coach, Kyle Koszuta, giving a serving lesson to a nine-year-old boy.

Kyle’s goal is to help the boy improve his serve's accuracy, pace, and confidence.

The video highlights three key lessons for improving a serve, starting with mindset and targeting.

Kyle emphasizes that having a target in mind is the first step to a better serve.

He also teaches how to add power by incorporating a faster body rotation, specifically by twisting the hips.

Finally, Kyle instructs the boy to focus on the perfect sound the ball makes when it hits the "sweet spot" of the paddle to improve consistency.

Key Points:

Mindset: Have a specific target in mind for your serve.
Add Power: Use a faster body rotation by twisting your hips.
"Sweet Spot": Listen for the sound of the ball hitting the "sweet spot" for better control.
Focus: Concentrate on a specific target and sound to improve.
Technique: A combination of mindset, power, and focusing on the sweet spot sound is key to a better serve.

Watch the full tutorial here.

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