OVER HAND SERVING

I believe that the no over hand serving rule should be removed and players should be able to over hand serve with the paddle over the players shoulder.

• The server’s arm must be moving in an upward arc when the ball is struck.
• Paddle contact with the ball must not be made above the waist level.
• The head of the paddle must not be above the highest part of the wrist at contact.
• A ‘drop serve’ is also permitted in which case none of the elements above apply

Not all players have the same underhand control of the paddle and have a better natural serving motion over their shoulder. A lot of athletes who play pickleball in their free time have the overhand throwing, shooting, tennis serve, stroke, etc. motion which transitions well to an overhand serve in pickleball. I do have a suggestion to my rule change that if a player spikes the ball into the ground it cannot bounce above 5 feet for example. This would be a great correction to the rules to make the game more versatile to all players of the game.

This applies in any serve of a pickleball game that is why it is so important.