3 Shots I REFUSE to Hit in a Pickleball Tournament 👍🏼 #pickleball #propickleball #pickle
Summary
Preston’s Playbook: three shots he refuses to attempt in a tournament. One: speeding up a ball he takes out of the air while it’s below net height; he’d rather dink it into the kitchen and wait for a better chance to attack. Two: an attacking volley from his feet in mid-court (the transition zone): low success rate and it won’t win the point, so he plays it safe back into the kitchen. Three: speeding up with a one-handed backhand after the bounce: too easy to lose control, so if he attacks a backhand off the bounce he uses both hands.
Key takeaways
- Don’t speed up a ball you take out of the air below net height; dink it and wait
- Don’t attack a volley off your feet in mid-court; reset to the kitchen
- Don’t speed up off the bounce with a one-handed backhand; use two hands
- Patience beats low-percentage attacks
Action items
- In drills, dink every below-the-net volley and wait for a higher ball to attack
- From mid-court, reset low balls into the kitchen instead of attacking
- Practice two-handed backhand speed-ups off the bounce
- Track how many tournament points you lose to these three shots