Never Miss a Dink After This..
Summary
Cliff Pickleball’s fix for missed dinks is about contact point and footwork. Whenever you can make contact out in front, you get more control, more consistency and better placement. If you don’t move your feet, you won’t be consistent, and you’ll pop up balls that get put away.
At the net, think about small footwork movements, not just forward and sideways: step backwards, slide, take small steps and keep your balance low. Moving away from the ball creates space so you can keep it in front of you and control it.
Key takeaways
- Contact out in front gives you control and consistency
- Not moving your feet leads to inconsistent dinks and pop-ups
- Use small steps, slides and backward steps, not just forward and sideways
- Create space between you and the ball and stay low
Action items
- Dink for 5 minutes focusing only on contact in front of your body
- Practice stepping back or sliding to make space on dinks hit at you
- Keep your stance low through a full dink rally
- Count pop-ups and check whether your feet were set