{"id":1171,"date":"2026-10-24T03:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2026-10-24T03:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:20:21","slug":"2hbh-counter-ski-the-tracks-dont-reach-and-stab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=1171","title":{"rendered":"2HBH Counter: Ski the Tracks, Don\u2019t Reach-and-Stab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"How to Hit a Two-Handed Backhand Counter in Pickleball | 3.5 to 5.0 Lesson with Jilly B\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mR8LVrFvIG0?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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Jilly B coaches her wife Kristin\u2019s two-handed backhand counter from a \u201creachy stabby\u201d 3.5 into a trustworthy high-level shot. The breakdown shows up when the ball is crosscourt and she has to cover middle \u2014 she goes armsy, loses the turn, and tips over (\u201cteapoty\u201d) instead of rotating as a unit.<\/p>\n<p>Cues that clicked: ski in my tracks for the footwork path, finish through the proper shoulder line (not short), coil\/wind-up so contact stays out front, and for high balls keep posture instead of stabbing up. Posture-first (\u201ctarantula\u201d low base) beat trying to muscle a 2-inch punch that turns into a reach.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Crosscourt \u2192 middle coverage is where reach-and-stab shows up<\/li>\n<li>Ski-in-my-tracks footwork; rotate as a unit \u2014 no teapot tip-over<\/li>\n<li>Finish through the shoulder line; contact out in front with a real coil<\/li>\n<li>High balls: posture first \u2014 don\u2019t stab up at them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Action items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Shadow 20 counters saying \u201cski the tracks, finish through\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Partner feeds crosscourt \u2192 middle: film whether you tip over or rotate<\/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>Jilly B coaches her wife Kristin\u2019s two-handed backhand counter from a \u201creachy stabby\u201d 3.5 into a trustworthy high-level shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":729,"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":[374,598,2,3,381],"tags":[148,12,527,165],"class_list":["post-1171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backhand","category-counters","category-footwork","category-kitchen","category-technique","tag-counter","tag-footwork","tag-jilly-b","tag-two-handed-backhand"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01-doubles-at-the-net-over-shoulder-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171","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=1171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}