Your STANCE is the reason that you will make shots! #pickleball #pickleballtips
Summary
Universal Rackets ties consistent shot-making to your base. Get into your legs with a wider stance, keep your head down, watch the ball hit your paddle and finish the shot. Keep your body still and let the paddle work for you instead of working for the paddle. His image: pretend a glass of water is sitting on your head and keep it there through contact. Hitting at 60–70% power helps too, because when players go to 100% their body takes over. If you watch all the way to contact instead of peeking at where you think the shot will land, your head stays down and your body follows and stays stable.
Key takeaways
- Wider stance, down in your legs
- Head down: watch the ball hit the paddle, then finish
- Keep your body still and let the paddle do the work
- “Glass of water on your head” — no bobbing through contact
- 60–70% power keeps you balanced; at 100% your body takes over
Action items
- Between points, set a wider, lower stance before the next ball
- Feed 20 balls at 60–70% pace with the “glass of water” focus; any head bob = redo
- Film side-on: check whether your head lifts to peek before contact
- Cue: ‘watch it hit the paddle’