Attack Reads: Line When They Crowd, Hip When They Sit BH

Summary

Richard Pickleball says stop guessing — your opponent’s shape tells you where to attack.

When they get big and crowd the middle, go down the line before they recover. When they’re parked on the backhand, drive the crossbody ball through the middle at the far hip so they’re jammed. And when the crosscourt player cheats in to help middle, roll the dink behind them into the open space they just gave up.

Key takeaways

• Crowd middle → attack the open line
• Sitting BH → crossbody through middle / opposite hip
• Helper cheats middle → roll dink behind them

Action items

• Partner feeds: call “line / hip / behind” before each attack based on their shade
• Film one game: note every free DTL or behind-dink you missed when they crowded