Hit Your Drops While Moving: A Drill from The Pickleball Clinic

Summary

The Pickleball Clinic points out that most players practice drops while standing still. The better way to improve them is to hit them while you’re moving.

In this drill a partner moves you around the court. Your job is to get your feet behind every ball so that you’re still at the moment of contact. If you can hit good drops on the move, stationary drops become much easier.

Key takeaways

• Stationary drop practice doesn’t match real games
• Get your feet behind the ball before you hit
• Be still at contact, even in a moving drill
• Drops on the move make easy drops easier

Action items

• Ask a partner to feed drops side to side for five minutes
• Focus on arriving early and setting your feet before every contact
• Finish each set with a few stationary drops and notice the difference