A 🥒🏓 Drill For Countering 3rd Shot Drives

1️⃣ Feed a ball your drilling partner can effectively drive

2️⃣ Volley the ball hard & down, aiming for the back 1/3 of the court (I have yellow mats there, but the net cord is blocking the view of them)

3️⃣ Drilling partner will respond with a drop to work on their 5th shot drop, allowing you to feed the next ball, & allow themselves to regroup to drive the next ball

🚨 VARIATIONS FOR SPECIFIC FOCUSES🚨

Have your drilling partner

⭐️ Drive to a specific spot that you are struggling with (ex. right hip)

⭐️ Intentionally drive some balls OUT deep to work on letting more out balls go out

⭐️ Mix up spots & speeds

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Forehand 🥒🏓 Dink Tip To 📈 Your Game!
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✅ Split step just before your opponent dinks the ball

✅ Shuffle your feet to get into a stable position early

✅ Make contact inside your dominant foot

✅ Hit the right side of the ball (left side for lefties) to help you add more top spin

✅ Strike up on the ball following through in line with your dominant shoulder, keeping your wrist firm

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How To Practice 3rd Shot 🥒🏓 Drops

✅ Have your drilling partner feed hard & deep from the baseline as this realistically simulates in-game feeds, so you can smoothly apply what you learn about your own technique in game situations

✅ Aim at the kitchen line or about a foot inside or outside the kitchen line, whichever leads to more consistency for you. This will lead to you executing aggressive drops in games, which will allow your team to get into better situations in games at any level in comparison to drops landing a few feet inside the kitchen that bounce high making it easier for your opponent to respond to

✅ Tirelessly strive to establish consistency in all areas from your breathing to mental prep to footwork, paddle angle, follow through, you name it! When I say tirelessly, I mean until you feel ultra confident to execute in game situations. No different than studying for a test, there is no time limit to studying & practicing, it`s all about the pursuit of achieving a result you are striding for! Some people by nature will take longer or shorter to reach this point, so simply focus on yourself 👍🏻

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Where To Hit Your 🥒🏓 BH Speed Ups

✅ Opponents dominant hip to shoulder area, which may jam up your opponent causing misses and/or weak chicken wing counter

✅ Low, down the middle being sure you locate your speed up in a spot that may cause your opponents to hesitate concerning who should counter the attack, as this will lead to either a winner in space, or your opponents will be late on the counter leading to an easy 2nd ball to put away

✅ Keeping the attacks low are critical to success as low attacks prevent your opponent from hitting down on the ball on their counter, making it much easier to play the 2nd ball and causes the opponents to hit more counters into the net or long!

❌ Hitting the speed up in the space down the line, as the opponent may bait you into that attack as they should be well aware that space exists and can effectively crank a forehand counter.

❌ Hitting the middle speed up with intention of hitting the ball there before the cross court opponent recovers to counter your middle attack. When your cross court opponent is pulled wide, their first thought will probably be "I have to hurry back into position to cover a middle attack". Thus, they too may be able to effectively crank a forehand counter.

** May you still be able to land a successful attack down the line and the previous middle attack advised against? Of course, if your opponents slacks on their responsibilities. However, in a sport in which you want to play the odds more times than not, I would advise the tips above to help you improve your backhand attacks on the left side. 👍🏻**

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How To Handle Toughest 🥒🏓 FH Dinks

Check out the tips above in the reel as well!

1️⃣ Anticipate that when your cross court opponent is responding to a dead dink, they may hit an aggressive, sharp angled, cross court dink that you may not have enough time to prep for an ATP.

2️⃣ Either lunge with your right foot heading out wide or take a quick, big shuffle step out wide to allow yourself to get behind the ball.

3️⃣ Cuff your wrist to allow yourself to be able to push the ball, with the power leading from your elbow, to the middle. This prevents easy Erne opportunities, minimizes opponents angles on the next shot, and effectively resets a rally quickly that was previously in your opponents hands.

** When I did a "3 n Me" session with andreidaescupkl tstock915 andypeeke this summer, Andrei used this dink 4 times in response to aggressive, sharp angled dinks I thought I was going to be beat him on, especially when tucking my shoulder. This may seem boring, but definitely a shot to practice, especially if a player who has won 🥇in 3 straight ppatour mens doubles tournaments is doing this!**

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How Win More 🥒🏓 Rallies When Attacking!

Check out the tips above in the reel as well!

Context - often I see players play the "pickleball playbook" correctly, hit smart shots to set themselves up for wonderful opportunities to attack, earn a relatively easy ball to put away on the 2nd ball in response to the opponents defense to the 1st attack, yet fail to finish the point. Here are some key tips to execute at a much higher rate 👇🏻.

1️⃣ Prep for where the ball will PROBABLY go next. This will give you a bit extra time to slow your brain and body enough to execute. If you are not sure where the next balls will go, I recommend drilling different attacks with a drill partner and video taping, so you can look back to figure out some patterns!

2️⃣ If you launch an attack where the opponent has to move a little to cover space, they will be aware of the open space that is being created by them moving and will slide over to that space once they execute the 1st counter. No worries, as they cannot move to that spot while defending the spot they just left from

3️⃣ Often, I see players go for a 3rd shot drive in response to short return of serves by the opponent, as they realize the opponent has much less time to react. That makes sense. However, keep in mind, if you run through your drive, you are gambling as you will not be in a balanced position to respond to the next ball AND the chances of hitting that drive into the net or deep are much higher. Given that, aim for a specific spot to which you PROBABLY know where the next ball will be, split step forward with your weight balanced, paddle in front leaning towards the side you are anticipating the ball to go to, and then boom, you will be able to land your 2nd attack effectively! 👍🏻

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Great highlights with the boys picklenpar featuring james_kavv thepickleballindex and friends . Tip of the day: never dink in the same spot more than twice in this scenario, you see me, place a dink wide after hitting two dinks middle to put my opponent off his feet creating a pop-up, allowing us to finish the point.#pickleball #pickleballislife #majorleaguepb #pickleballusa #pickleballislife🏓 #mlp #pickleballhighlights #vulcan #tournament #pickleballer #pickleballaddict #pickleballaddiction #pickleballpaddle #pickleballplayers ...

What To Do When 🥒🏓 Opponents Sit On Your Attacks!

Check out the tips above in the reel as well!

1️⃣ Assess the possible reasons your opponents may be countering your attacks well. Hitting attacks too slow, high, out of bounds, & hitting the ball to where the opponent is anticipating you to hit the ball are amongst many reasons that allow for your opponents to win rallies despite your team being in an advantageous position to win the rally.

2️⃣ If one or a combination of the reasons above explains why your opponents are successful in such situations, that`s your cue to go for an angled, aggressive volley dink cross court to either side to achieve one or more of the check marks shown in the reel. You may realize that your opponents are not prepared from an anticipation and/or footwork standpoint to neutralize such balls effectively, which may lead to this becoming your "go-to" option when having a ball at your hip level at the kitchen line.

3️⃣ Provided that, your opponents may then start anticipating the angled shot after you have burned them, which will in turn prevent them from easily anticipating the attacks you were executing previously. Thus, the angled shot will cause your opponents mind to 🤯 when you strike a ball at your hip level at the kitchen line

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