Low Attack Targets: Flick Away From the Easy Backhand

Summary

Briones Pickleball Breakdown flags a common low-ball attack miss: flicking into the easy backhand of a righty across from you.

When you attack from a low position, put the ball where the next counter is hardest — not through the middle or at a comfortable backhand. On a righty in front of you, the better window is often the chicken wing or the forehand/right side. Drive-drop and flick still work; the target selection is what separates a free counter from a tough reply.

Key takeaways

• Low attacks need hard-to-counter targets, not “just hit it”
• Middle / body to a righty’s BH is often too easy for them
• Prefer chicken-wing or FH-side flicks when the geometry fits

Action items

• Next kitchen session: call target before every low flick (BW / FH / middle)
• Film 10 low attacks: mark how many landed on an easy BH