By serving to areas that force lateral movement, you're essentially adding time to your opponent's journey to the net. That time is everything.
You're standing at the baseline, ball in hand, and you've got maybe three seconds to think about where this serve is actually going.
Most players don't think about it at all. They just hit it somewhere in the service box, aim kind of deep, and hope for the best. But top players understand that serving isn't about power or spin or any of that flashy stuff. It's about geometry.
It's about forcing your opponent to move in a way that puts them at a disadvantage before the rally even starts.
That's exactly what Tanner Tomassi breaks down in a recent video that's worth the 60 seconds it takes to watch.
The Real Goal of Your Serve Here's the thing most recreational players get wrong: they think the serve is about winning the point outright. It's not. Not even a little bit.
Your entire goal when serving should be to make your opponent take longer getting to the kitchen line. That's it. That's the whole game.
The way you accomplish this is beautifully simple, though it requires a shift in how you think about court positioning.
You want to make your opponent take their first step anywhere but forward.
If you hit a serve that forces them to move laterally, or diagonally, or even backward, you've already won the mental battle. And very likely the point. They're not gliding smoothly to the kitchen line. They're scrambling.
Advanced Pi... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/the-simple-secret-to-hitting-the-perfect-pickleball-serve-every-time/
