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Completely Change Your Pickleball Serve in 10 Minutes

Here is a serve fault you cannot feel: you are looking straight at your opponents when you hit. Ava Ignatowich made this video because she noticed a lot of players do not know to keep their head still and their eyes on the ball at contact.

Keeping your eyes on the ball at contact is what keeps your head still. If you lift your head, your shoulders move and your arms might move, because one movement sets off a chain reaction through your body.

She says just doing this one thing could change your entire serve right now.

Two more fixes from the same video. For aim on a closed stance serve, point your front shoulder at your target, with a more closed shoulder sending the serve toward the T and a more open chest giving your swing the freedom to carry it wider.

For power, push into the floor with your feet before you start your swing. She says it creates more explosivity whether you serve open or closed stance, even standing fairly straight.

And if you have the yips, check how loose your fingers and arm are first. In shadow swings you should hear a whoosh, and if you cannot, your arm and shoulder are too tight.

Keeping your head down will feel like serving blind for a few days, which is a small price for a serve that goes where you aimed it.

What the text cannot carry is the shift from a closed shoulder to an open chest, and where each of those serves lands.

Key points

Keep your eyes on the ball at contact so your head stays still.
Lifting your head moves your shoulders and might move your arms.
Point your front shoulder at the T to serve middle, and open your chest to serve wider.
Push into the floor with your feet before you start your swing for more power.
In shadow swings, listen for a whoosh, because no whoosh means your arm and shoulder are too tight.

Watch the full tutorial here.