Use the Kitchen as a Safe Zone
Kyle Koszuta reframes the kitchen line as your friend, not just an attack zone. When you are under pressure, a soft, shallow ball into the kitchen strips away some of the aggression a higher ball would invite.
Learn Christina Chin’s Heavy Topspin Dink
Ed Ju trains in Toronto with seven-time Canadian champion Christina Chin, whose soft game forces opponents into a black hole of paced, topspin dinks.
Take Time Away: Pressure Opponents by Taking Balls Out of the Air
Tanner says time is the currency of pickleball: take as much of it from your opponents as you can. Do that by stepping in and taking balls out of the air, which gets you an easier, higher next shot.
Beginner Vs Advanced Dinks
All Things Pickleball compares a beginner dink with an advanced one. The beginner version pushes through the back of the ball with little spin or shape, weight spread evenly, and contact too close to the body.
Stop Missing Dinks Into the Net
Universal Rackets says a dink into the net gives away a free point in a rally you were controlling, and the cause is almost always one of a few fixable things.
5 Pickleball Concepts That Give You the Biggest Bang for Your Buck
Coach Jess of Athena Pickleball boils improvement down to five concepts that pay off at every level.
7 Pickleball Tips Every 5.0 Player Swears By
Tanner packs seven habits that 5.0 players rely on. Against chest-high drives, keep the paddle already out in front and block instead of reaching from a low ready position.
Why Your Speed-Ups Keep Getting Blocked Back — Complete Fix
Universal Rackets breaks blocked speed-ups into three mistakes. First, players speed up balls they have no right to — below the net in a dink rally — so the ball goes flat or up and is easy to block.
Left Side Secrets to Beat a Better Pickleball Team
Selkirk TV’s left-side plan against a higher-DUPR team is to force a firefight. From the left you get several off-the-bounce backhand speed-up windows plus forehand options, and you should also reach in and take balls out of the air.
What are the cons of moving back? #pickleball #pickleballtips
Universal Rackets lists the downside of casually backing off the kitchen. A ball that was up and attackable at the line dies by the time it reaches you farther back, so what was offensive or neutral becomes defensive.