Your stance is key! #pickleball #pickleballtips

Summary

Universal Rackets on stance. The key is your stance: with a super-narrow stance you’re prone to standing up; widen it a little and you automatically get into your legs, like a squat, and get shorter. His rule of thumb is to drop your center of gravity by about a foot (‘if you’re 5 feet, be 4 feet; if you’re 6 feet, be 5’). He also suggests a visual cue: imagine a ceiling above you.

Key takeaways

• A super-narrow stance makes you stand up
• Widen your stance a little to get into your legs
• Drop your center of gravity: play about a foot shorter
• Visual cue: imagine a ceiling above your head

Action items

• Check your stance width between points; widen if your feet are close together
• Hold a slightly wider, lower ready position for a full dink rally
• Cue: ‘a foot shorter’
• Film a game and compare your height at the line with your standing height