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Mix Up Your Dink Locations: Outside, Inside, Middle, Then Down the Line So They Can’t Pattern You

ByChief November 10, 2026

Briones Pickleball Breakdown points out something else you’ll see from pro players: they mix up their dink locations instead of repeating the same ball.

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