You hit your serve, it clips the top of the net, trickles over, and someone immediately calls let.
Not so fast.
If you came from tennis, this rule can feel a little strange. Under the current official pickleball rules, a serve that touches the net can still be completely legal.
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New players treat the kitchen like it will end their life if they touch it. Experienced players know better. Here is the one actual rule about the kitchen and why everything else is a myth.
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Every sport has that one move everyone hates but nobody can officially ban. In pickleball, that's the Nasty Nelson. Legal on the rulebook. Questionable everywhere else.
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