Stop Losing to Players That Intimidate You! #pickleball #pickleballtips

Summary

tanner.pickleball on beating intimidating opponents, in three concepts. If they’re sitting on every speed-up, don’t try to attack through them; move your dinks around to earn a pop-up you can hit down at their feet. The kitchen is the great equalizer: hit a third-shot drop that bounces in the kitchen, which limits their options and gives you more time. In long dink rallies, prioritize the middle of the kitchen to take angles away; dinking wide lets them use their spin to hit an aggressive shot.

Key takeaways

• Don’t speed up into someone waiting on every speed-up
• Move dinks around to earn a pop-up, then hit down at their feet
• A third-shot drop into the kitchen limits their options and buys you time
• Dink to the middle to take away angles; wide dinks feed their spin

Action items

• Against strong hands, ban speed-ups until you’ve earned a pop-up
• Drill dinks to different spots, attacking only balls you can hit down
• Practice third-shot drops that bounce in the kitchen
• In long rallies, default your dinks to the middle of the kitchen