{"id":1345,"date":"2026-11-09T11:23:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:23:48","slug":"wrist-on-speed-ups-skip-it-at-lower-levels-add-a-contact-flick-later-to-disguise-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=1345","title":{"rendered":"Wrist on Speed-Ups: Skip It at Lower Levels \u2014 Add a Contact Flick Later to Disguise Angle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"When to Use Your Wrist on a Speedup\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X6cEsNpnHFw?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>Aylex Pickleball Academy (with Coach Eugene Mak) explains when to use the wrist on a speed-up. At lower levels they usually tell players not to move the wrist, because that flick sends the ball into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Once the speed-up motion itself is solid, using the wrist right at contact adds topspin and lets you change direction \u2014 for example, flicking so you can target the opponent\u2019s other shoulder and disguise the angle. Use the wrist as a flick on contact, not as the whole swing, and only after the base motion is there.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower-level speed-ups: keep the wrist quiet so you don\u2019t dump into the net<\/li>\n<li>After the motion is developed, a contact flick adds topspin and lets you change the angle<\/li>\n<li>The wrist disguises direction (for example, switching which shoulder you attack)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Action items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Build 20 speed-ups with a quiet wrist first; only then add a small contact flick on 10 more<\/li>\n<li>Practice flicking the same swing to opposite shoulders so the speed-up stays disguised<\/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>Aylex Pickleball Academy (with Coach Eugene Mak) explains when to use the wrist on a speed-up. 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