How to do the shake and bake in pickleball #pickleballtips #pickleball
Summary
Limitless Pickleball explains the shake and bake, one of the best plays in doubles. After a deep return, the server drives the third shot hard at an opponent (the shake). That jams them into a pop-up, and the crashing partner slams the fifth shot (the bake).
To beat it, don’t pop it up. Soak up the pace and reset the drive short, away from the net player. That takes the bake away and forces the serving team to hit a fifth-shot drop, which is far easier to defend. A bit of backspin on your reset keeps it even lower and can make their drop come up high enough for your team to put away.
Key takeaways
- Shake: hard third-shot drive at an opponent
- Bake: partner crashes and slams the pop-up
- Defend by soaking up pace and resetting short
- Reset away from the net player
- Backspin on the reset keeps it low
Action items
- Have a partner drive third shots at you while you practice soft resets
- Aim each reset away from the crashing player
- Try the shake and bake yourself with your partner in your next game