Right-Side Cross-Body Combo
John Cincola’s short is aimed at right-side players: how to run the cross-body combo as an attack option from that side of the court.
Aggressive FH Dinks: Feet, Tip Down, Aim Away
Tanner Pickleball compresses aggressive forehand dink mistakes into under a minute. First: cement feet — standing still and arming it.
Squeeze the Middle: Find It, Shift It, Force Communication
Marshall Brown (Selkirk TV) on beating a better team by exploiting the middle.
Slow-Mo Point: Stack Unwind, Reset Ladder, Shoulder Flick
EdJu’s Slowmo’s with Ed breaks down a full point: a deep serve pushes him off court and makes unwinding the stack hard; the opponents punish with a deep cross-court drop to the backhand so both partners are stuck in no-man’s-land.
Zero → Forward: Compact Forehand Volleys
All Things Pickleball pins missed forehand volleys on swinging too big. Pros use a “zero → forward” idea: the paddle starts at zero (already out, no real backswing) and only travels forward through the ball.
Kitchen Momentum: Fault Even After the Ball Is Dead
Aylex cites USA Pickleball Rule 11.H.2: momentum from a volley that carries you into the kitchen is a fault — even if the ball is already dead.
Backhand Roll Volley: From Block to Topspin Pressure
Coach Jess (Athena Pickleball) treats the backhand roll volley as the upgrade after you’re comfortable with punch/block volleys.
Ready Position: Belly-Button Height Beats High Hands
Tanner’s cue: amateurs hold the paddle high and react to everything — including balls sailing over the fence. Pros keep it around belly-button height.
Fourth Shot: Topspin to the Feet, Don’t Blast the Chest
Elite Pickleball Coaching flags a common fourth-shot mistake: when the opponent pops up a third and you’re taking it out of the air, most players try to crush it at the person still in transition.
Hold the Speed-Up: Prep Early So They Can’t Sit on You
Richard Pickleball explains why opponents sit on your speed-ups: you swing too soon and telegraph the line. Once you earn a dead ball, get the paddle prepped early — then hold.