If you are missing drops.. watch this! #pickleball #pickleballtips

Summary

Universal Rackets short for players who keep missing drops. The message is mostly about what happens after an imperfect drop. Whether a drop is ‘bad’ is decided by what your opponent does with it, not by how it felt to you. If it’s attackable, stay back and block the next ball back instead of rushing in, because the third-shot drop can turn into the 23rd drop. And if you pop one up, don’t mentally concede the point; get ready for the next shot. He points out that many players give points away twice: by netting the drop, or by popping it up and then giving up out of frustration.

Key takeaways

• A bad drop is judged by your opponent’s response, not your own feeling
• After a bad drop, stay back and block it back instead of charging in
• The ‘third’ drop can become the fifth, seventh… or 23rd drop
• A pop-up isn’t the end of the point; get ready for the next ball

Action items

• Drill: drops from the baseline; if your partner can attack, stay back, block, and drop again until one lets you move in
• Cue after every pop-up: ‘next ball’
• Track points lost to netted drops vs points you gave up on after a pop-up
• When your partner pops one up, both of you get set for the next shot