Stop Chopping Your Dinks! #pickleball #pickleballtips
Summary
Tanner’s biggest amateur mistake on dinks is chopping at the ball with the wrist to make spin. That path is unstable and easy to miss.
Prepare early with the paddle already down, and don’t pull it back past your back hip. Swing low to high using the shoulder, keep a relaxed grip, and lay the face back slightly so spin and lift come naturally without a wrist cut.
Key takeaways
- Don’t chop the dink with your wrist
- Paddle stays in front of the back hip
- Low-to-high shoulder swing with a relaxed, slightly laid-back face
Action items
- Hit cross-court dinks focusing only on a shoulder-driven low-to-high path
- Check in video whether your paddle ever goes behind the back hip