Pickleball
Power Serve Control Ladder
Add pace without sacrificing depth or the legal serve motion
10 min
4 rounds increasing pace 25/50/75/100%
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon
Instructions
- 1Serve 10 balls at 25% pace, focusing on full paddle extension.
- 2Increase to 50%, then 75%, keeping the same low-to-high swing shape.
- 3At 100% pace, serve 10 balls and count how many still clear the kitchen with depth.
- 4Drop back one pace level any round where depth accuracy falls below 70%.
What to focus on
Keeping the swing path identical as pace increases.
Common mistake
Muscling the arm for extra pace, which flattens the swing and shortens depth.