5 (Legal) Serves That Will Tear Your Opponent Apart | Briones Pickleball 

Hard 8. Working hard on becoming a 9. Would love to see a video on these types of serves. Have control issues on the backhand serve.

started a backhand drop spin serve to use occasionally. Someone questioned whether my forehand serve was legal, so I'm checking this video :)

It was to my understanding the paddle could not go above the wrist even after contact is that not correct? If so, then how can you put topspin on the ball since the racket would advance above your wrist?

@@KScottHux Read the rulebook. Then watch a Ben Johns match on video to see if his wrist goes above the paddle after contact.

@@voiceofreason9238 I did And it clearly states the paddle may not go above the wrist

A great one! Lol

I often lob back deep when someone sends me a lob serve and it often throws my opponents off while giving me lots of time to advance to the NVZ.

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can’t they smash? in other racket sports, high balls are generally dead end plays with few exception

I love hitting a lob at someone who wants to smash the ball every time. Often they give me the point

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Great suggestion!

Agreed! The mid hight slow slice serve drove me crazy the other day, I kept returning it long and couldn't figure out why.

This would be a great video. Especially the corner serves. She was really struggling to get to those serves, and I've been there too. Some of them were bouncing just a few inches off the ground, more than ten feet away from where you're normally told to stand. I'd love to see what you're reacting to and how you stay ready to receive those corner serves.

Should the return for a topspin serve be the same as for a topin serve, with the hit from low to high at the contact point? Should the return for a slice serve be a slice?

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Awesome!!

Thanks Jim!

Thanks Mike!

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Awesome!!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks!!!

You’re welcome!

I appreciate that!

Glad you enjoyed!

Awesome thanks Anthony!!

Thanks !

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Awesome!

It’s a very fun game

Glad it was helpful!

Yes!

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Thanks Brian!! 👍🏻

Yes!

Yes!

Thanks for sharing Vito ! 😊

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I use an eastern grip

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Thabks Leigh!

Definitely!

That’s a good one too!

Agree, especially when low and deep. The corkscrew is my number 1 or 2. The high topspin is the one I use when playing lesser skilled players as it is easiest to return. I also like the lob serve, and sometimes take it a step further and make it a sky ball serve.

Eastern!

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I would say so, it’s definitely not a power serve. All you need is good location!

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I appreciate that! Thanks Tommy!

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No, I don’t think so. You may be able to get a higher contact with the toss serve, but not sure.

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Mr. Briones: Which Selkirk Pickleball paddle are you using?

@@l.walker652 Selkirk Power Air

@@BrionesPickleball Thank you Mr. Briones for sharing your 411 on your paddle. I am a beginner player and I first started playing Pickleball just before Covid-19 came into our lifes. I like to spin all my balls so I am trying to develop a spin game. I love all the coaching tips that you give us. What I enjoy most about your coaching was you were the first coach & person on youtube that said beginners could use spin in there game😊. I 'll be 72 yrs in May. I hoping to come out to one of your clinics. My doctor said that I have to build up my strength so that I can keep playing so I am working on that. I use to play a little bit of racquetball and a lot of rec level pingpong. That's were my trying to put english on the ball comes from. My playmates at the senior center says I have too much attitude when I slam a pop up ball in the air. But it just a habit from ping pong. I am just slowly coming back from surgery. At LifeTime Spa I play with a 81 yrs old he has a tennis back ground great player he's just a little over 6' and has a wing span like a Condor on the court. I just wanted to say much kudos to your coaching and sharing with us on youtube. Thank you for answering me back. I chose to get the Selkirk Project 003 paddle so that I can do topspins and I wanted to work on my touch game. I only buy topspin paddles. I got the project 003 so that I can up my game. Right now I am playing with the Christina McGarth Signature paddle. In my youth I was a track & field person. Again I just want to say thank you for everything and please do not forget that you are a top notch coach. My track coach was Brook Johnson ...Brook was an Olympic level coach. If you are not going back to play in the MLP you sure could be an coach for them.🙂

is an underspin serve legal?

In a future video!

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Usually, a down the line return puts your team in the best position

@@BrionesPickleball Thanks for the quick response. I will try that. Your’re one of my favorite coaches. You explain things so well. Keep up the good work.

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Mine is the same. Thanks!

Nothing wrong with practicing and using both, but you’re definitely going to want to develop your strong go-to serve on your “Best” and strongest side. That’s my suggestion!

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You can’t use your hand.

You're thinking of handball

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I was told a slice serve is now (2023) illegal?

@@frank88ster hmmm that's what I thought too, but perhaps it's legal as long as you are hitting with an upward arc

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Happy new year!

I’ve aced 5.0 right handed players with this serve . Lol

This is not a bad strategy to try

Versatility, the drop. What most good players use, the volley serve.

Try an eastern grip. As for topspin, we have multiple videos on this

Thanks. I'll look for your videos on topspin.

Those can be great too!

It is a low to high motion, swinging up to your left shoulder. Check out this video it may help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fo6xWCHWk08.html

Not with better and more mobile players, that would just easily invite them to the net.

Can’t tell without seeing it

Nothing wrong with the drop serve!

Power air

Nvm I found it.

Thanks David !

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Good question Ben, good positioning on the the return is the most important one. I’ll have to do a video on this soon.

No… legal….

@@BrionesPickleball legal to serve with paddle higher than wrist? When did rule change?

@@user-pv8wl1iw9k it would have to be fully above the wrist to be illegal, which it’s not.

That’s tough…. You may have to move your return position closer .

Yes, although against better players, they will return it at a very high percentage.

Yes, look at it in slow motion, it is lower than the wrist.

I use an eastern grip for topspin serves. You may slightly adjust for the lob and sidespin serves.

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Not yet, but this will help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0HethL09DI0.html

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Thanks- do you ever use the backhand slice serve?@@BrionesPickleball

@leonmoon5151 not often

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Rule states''head not the paddle must not be above the highest part of the wrist. Are you sure you are legal here?? Slow mo makes it appear illegal, not that anyone would call it.@@BrionesPickleball

I guess it’s a Selkirk sponsored thing (for now)

That’s a good one to add too!

It’s hard to tell in real time. You can send us your serve here: link.myjourneypickleball.com/LlXHEnbJ9Bb

A lot…. Lol

I don’t use hand signals currently, but it can be a good idea!

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There could be several reasons for that… I can’t say without looking at your serve. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fo6xWCHWk08.html

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I'm a ref. He is fine. Watch the contact point again. It wouldn't be called in tournament play.

Thanks Brian. Most pro player’s serves are at that “line”.

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Yes

@@BrionesPickleball how so?

Yes, that’s what all the pros are trying to do as well.

Eastern forehand

@@BrionesPickleball are you using Eastern for the drop shot as well?

If I’m hitting a topspin drop, yes

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Your paddle face is not faced towards your target during impact. There could be several things that affect that. You should send in your serve so that we can analyze it here: link.myjourneypickleball.com/LlXHEnbJ9Bb

Yes

Yes, it’s after you hit the ball.

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You can’t put “spin” on the toss

O wow thanks I never heard of that. 🙃

Lol