{"id":339,"date":"2026-09-28T01:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:20:44","slug":"how-to-stop-missing-easy-put-aways-why-youre-missing-easy-put-aways-and-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Missing Easy Put-Aways | Why You&#8217;re Missing Easy Put-Aways (And How to Fix It)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"How to Stop Missing Easy Put-Aways | Why You&amp;apos;re Missing Easy Put-Aways (And How to Fix It)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_HNpGkjoKo?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>Universal Rackets (Tyler) says missed easy put-aways come from three technical mistakes, not mental ones. Fix 1: hit sitters at 60 to 70% power instead of 100%, since max effort wrecks control and timing (and can hurt your shoulder). Fix 2: keep your head down, watch the ball hit the paddle and stay balanced with a wider stance, imagining a glass of water on your head. Fix 3: pick a target away from the opponent (feet, open court or non-paddle hip), have a &#8216;bread and butter&#8217; spot for big points, and aim inside the lines with a margin circle rather than at the line.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>60 to 70% power beats 100% on sitters<\/li>\n<li>Head down, watch contact, stay balanced<\/li>\n<li>Pick a target: feet, open court or non-paddle hip<\/li>\n<li>Aim inside the line and visualize a margin circle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Action items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Partner feeds floaters; hit at 70% and count makes<\/li>\n<li>Glass-of-water cue: head still through contact<\/li>\n<li>Choose one bread-and-butter put-away spot and rep it<\/li>\n<li>Place a target inside the sideline, not on it<\/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>Summary Universal Rackets (Tyler) says missed easy put-aways come from three technical mistakes, not mental&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":732,"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":[3,388,603,381],"tags":[625,581,642,76],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kitchen","category-offense","category-put-aways","category-technique","tag-finishing","tag-offense","tag-put-aways","tag-universal-rackets"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/05-rec-doubles-outdoor-court-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","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=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":665,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}