{"id":1165,"date":"2026-10-23T01:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:19:35","slug":"three-pros-dinks-scoop-slice-or-topspin-by-contact-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=1165","title":{"rendered":"Three Pros\u2019 Dinks: Scoop, Slice, or Topspin by Contact Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"3 Types of Dinks Pros Use\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-eJk3tlFDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>All Things Pickleball: pros don\u2019t force one dink from every position \u2014 they match the shot to where the ball is relative to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Scoop when the ball gets slightly behind you or you\u2019re on a short hop \u2014 get under it and reset to the kitchen. Slice when you\u2019re pulled wide and contact is outside your frame \u2014 natural control and shape. Topspin when you have time to get behind the ball, create space, and stay balanced \u2014 then you can be aggressive with spin, placement, and angles. Positioning + contact point pick the shot.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Scoop = behind you \/ short hop \u2192 reset under the ball<\/li>\n<li>Slice = pulled wide, contact outside the frame<\/li>\n<li>Topspin = time + balance to dictate<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t force one dink type onto every ball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Action items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Kitchen game: call scoop\/slice\/topspin aloud before each contact based on where the ball is<\/li>\n<li>Partner feeds behind \/ wide \/ sitters so you groove all three on purpose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tdd-newsletter\">\n<p><strong>Get the 5 best pickleball tips every week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/subscribe-forms.beehiiv.com\/v3\/loader.js\" data-beehiiv-form=\"0e5f3fe0-e4d3-4036-8d7f-c33b311980b2\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedropdrive.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe free<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Things Pickleball: pros don\u2019t force one dink from every position \u2014 they match the shot to where the ball is relative to the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,3,200,381],"tags":[234,1227,1113,699],"class_list":["post-1165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinks","category-kitchen","category-strategy","category-technique","tag-all-things-pickleball","tag-scoop-dink","tag-slice-dink","tag-topspin-dink"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02-kitchen-line-through-the-net-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}