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Stop Muscling It: How to Put Away Pickleball Shots

Summary

Selkirk TV’s ‘Stop Muscling It’ on putaways: muscling high balls causes sails and nets. Set early, contact out front, and accelerate cleanly through. Efficient putaways look effortless because the setup did the work.

Key takeaways

  • Setup beats muscle
  • Out-front contact
  • Accelerate through, don’t shove
  • Muscle = mistimed power

Action items

  • High feeds; putaway with ‘easy pace’ rule
  • If you grunt-muscle, it doesn’t count
  • Film arm vs body contribution
  • Cue: ‘set, then whip’

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