Troy Akin contrasts a 4.0-plus player, who is happy to hit one, two or three balls to earn the way to the kitchen, with a typical 3.5 who sprints up and hits the transition ball off balance, often popping it up.
Richard explains why so many players struggle with short hops: paddle positioning. Hitting a short hop while standing tall makes the ball very hard to control.
Richard says taking the ball early is the biggest single change that helps your transition game. Bad drops usually go into the net or float high enough to get attacked.
Pickleball Daily walks through the most common rookie mistake newer players bring from tennis: the big backswing at the kitchen line.
Tanner shows how to hit the aggressive forehand roll dink quickly. The key is getting your outside leg behind the ball as it approaches, which lets you drop the paddle head and generate topspin.
Collin Johns explains something unique to pickleball: at the kitchen line, less movement can be more effective.
Cam Luhring explains what changed in his match against MLP champion Will Howells and PPA pro Pablo Tellez: after losing game one, the pros started taking more balls out of the air and took over every kitchen-line rally.
Roscoe Bellamy argues that higher-level dinking isn’t just keeping the ball low and waiting for a mistake.
Pro player and coach Michael Lloyd shares five strategy and mindset shifts, from redefining aggression to winning the first five shots of the rally.
Limitless Pickleball explains the shake and bake, one of the best plays in doubles. After a deep return, the server drives the third shot hard at an opponent (the shake).