Speed-Up = Change of Pace, Not a Huge Swing

Summary

All Things Pickleball flags the biggest speed-up mistake: swinging from zero to one hundred. Huge swings are telegraphed and often sail long.

A speed-up is simply changing the pace — even 5 mph to 10 mph counts. The small bump is harder to read, easier to keep in, and quicker to recover from than a full cut.

Key takeaways

• 0→100 swings get read and miss long
• Speed-up = pace change, not max power
• Smaller swing = disguise + control + recovery

Action items

• In dink rallies, only allow “half-speed” speed-ups for one game
• Partner calls out telegraphed big backswings