Special to The Desert Sun

Expanding your game is never a bad thing, and that's why Coach Mary's pickleball Tip of the Week is about taking a look at two cool new serves.

(You're going to want to see the videos that accompany the online article, so if you can't go to desertsun.com, check out YouTube, search pickleball and serving and find Tanner or Jilly B or Sean Underwood.)

The Banana Serve

This is opposite of the screwball or cut serve. When you watch the demo, you'll see Tanner emphasizes brushing across and contacting on the outside of the ball, shaving it. Flick your wrist. Follow-through is up and out in front of you.

The Short Topspin Short Corner Serve

Jill Braverman demonstrates the lob serve, which is so great to create short returns, but then she demos the short topspin

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