Left-Side Middle Balls: Slide BH, Open FH — Don’t Eat the Chicken Wing
Summary
Richard Pickleball fixes the left-side chicken wing when the ball sits in the middle.
Read bounce vs air: out of the air, slide heavy into the middle and accept the jam if needed. Off the bounce, pivot and give yourself space so you can sit on the backhand and open the forehand — instead of getting jammed. The cue is space first, then cover both sides of the middle ball.
Key takeaways
- Off the bounce: pivot for space before you cover the middle
- Sit BH and open FH rather than absorbing a chicken wing
- Out of the air: slide heavy middle — sometimes you accept the jam
Action items
- Drill: feed middle bounces to the left player — call “pivot” before contact
- Film 10 middle balls from left: mark jammed vs space-created