Learn the Scorpion, in under 60 seconds!
tanner.pickleball’s 60-second scorpion: when an opponent attacks a low ball out of the air, the reply often climbs and chicken-wings you. Seeing them reach means the ball must come up — answer by going down with the scorpion so you cover the high ball and discourage the next attack.
Key takeaways
- Reach/attack on a low ball → reply tends to rise
- Scorpion = go down to cover the chicken-wing height
- Variety makes attackers think twice
Action items
- Partner: intentional low air attacks; reply with scorpion only
- Film contact height vs miss type (long vs chicken-wing)
- Add scorpion as option 2 after standard BH block in practice games
- Cue: “they reach → I go down”