3 Steps To Hit A PERFECT Drop Shot

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Жыл бұрын

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@shelkatz Жыл бұрын

To practice a third shot drop by myself, I take a bucket balls and stand at the baseline. I take a ball and drop it with my left hand. Then I hit the ball with the paddle in my right hand. I aim for targets in the kitchen. Your way is better, but I don’t have a ball machine and I don’t have a partner to drill with.

@porterbarr Жыл бұрын

Definitely! I have students feed their own drops all the time. It’s a great way to practice your form and your contact point.

@porterbarr Жыл бұрын

This is from Susannah :-)

@cwarner5909 Жыл бұрын

@World Viewer Good advice I work on wall drills five days a week for around 20-30 minutes. I have used a ball machine but spend more time setting up and shagging balls than drilling.

@susannahbarr Жыл бұрын

@@cwarner5909 There are some great tools to help pick up balls faster.

@susannahbarr Жыл бұрын

1. Pre bought tubes or rollers. 2. You make your own tube with pvc pipe. Punch 3 holes in the bottom and use zip times through them to have the grip you need. 3. Get a large, industrial dust pan and use your paddle to sweep balls into it.

@dmills7375 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Delivered or points very clearly and succinctly. I'd definitely like additional videos on other drop shots

@surfdocer103 Жыл бұрын

I wish someone would include how important a soft, soft grip is while executing the drop. A soft grip gives so much better control.

@carlhillier2301 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation, love to hear about the other drops

@GIO_RUBBLE Жыл бұрын

awesome cant wait to hear more thanks

@pickleballxp Жыл бұрын

Nice tips all fundamentally sound for a 3rd shot topspin drop. I would say a drop shot is traditionally a short ball (third shot drop) that is hit with backspin. Keep up the good work. 🙌🔥

@TheSourcingSamurai Жыл бұрын

Anything you can share - dropping down the line, crosscourt, topspin, "lift" drops with a higher trajectory but landing target at the midpoint of kitchen...use in singles. Thank you

@lancemartin3351 Жыл бұрын

Great job and tips, Susannah.

@porterbarr Жыл бұрын

I would say that the video producer did extremely good too 😂 JKJK

@lancemartin3351 Жыл бұрын

@@porterbarr he’s okay.

@pickleballchaz5937 Жыл бұрын

At 3:56 - "Hitting from low to high is going to naturally put more topspin on your ball, which is going to cause the ball to dip and drop faster when it gets over that net." This is ONLY going to happen if your stroke brushes up the back of the ball, which is not what is demonstrated. Topspin, no spin and underspin can be hit by hitting the ball from low to high.

@stevenlevy3460 Жыл бұрын

I want to see how to execute a drop shot when the serve return is low, hard and fast.

@davegenet Жыл бұрын

For many of us that’s not the time to execute a drop shot. It’s the time to survive and get the ball over. I think about the serve that allowed the hard return as the issue.

@dmills7375 Жыл бұрын

A low, hard, and, fast return may be a great opportunity to catch your opponent in the transition zone with an intermediate range shot as they are coming to the net.

@susannahbarr Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We’ll work on that video as well. My first suggestion is the faster your prepare (open your paddle face to forehand or backhand), the easier it will be to handle those fast returns. And the greater the pace, the less you have to do in response.

@adamh7947 Жыл бұрын

It is not necessary but if you want to do it, you hit a classic under spin or slice drop shot with little to no swing velocity.

@mikepetrandis8525 Жыл бұрын

Been taught to hit drop shot on the rise when there is energy on the ball? Was taught that it’s easier to hit up with placement? Also heard from several pros to hit as it’s descending. Which way is best?

@ylana4444 Жыл бұрын

I also think it’s important to step IN to your drop shot. So many players do not do this. It helps give you more control and sort of solidifies your positioning.

@frankburke3973 3 ай бұрын

What is the dominant knee

@johncraig7548 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Do you always want to drop the third shot to the sides never to the middle of the NVZ?

@tanthony3895 Жыл бұрын

I thought of that while watching the video. I truly believe a good drop shot is right down the middle between the two players. Middle shots in pickleball creates so many problems. I think she missed an important strategy by not talking about that. Also when I play, I will drive the ball on the third shot very hard right down the middle so the two players have to make a quick decision.

@davegenet Жыл бұрын

Not always and maybe not even usually. Depends on the opponent and your partner. There are a lot of good things about drops in the middle including a lower net.

@susannahbarr Жыл бұрын

Not always, but those great areas to start. When you drop to the kitchen corners, it allows your team to isolate or wedge into a certain position for better court coverage. If you drop to the middle, it can confused which player will take the ball, but it also allows them to have multi angles to hit their fourth shot.

@josefbleaux6724 Жыл бұрын

The corner drop to your opponents backhand is a solid strategy.

@itmaslanka Жыл бұрын

One thing I noticed is that if I’m on the line and hold the ball 7’ high and drop it the ball won’t bounce higher than the net meaning a real high shot won’t give them a attackable ball ! Also make the high arch peak before going over the net !

@susannahbarr Жыл бұрын

It really depends on the pace of the ball as well. The ball might not bounce that high, but it can still be enough to allow the opponents to get low and attack. A great target is for the peak of your rainbow to be around your kitchen line.

@adamh7947 Жыл бұрын

This shot with topspin and a low to high swing path is very easy to attack - the player on the other side simply needs to step back one step and then WHAM - they will drill your ball right down a line or onto someone’s hip. Yes, you will never miss this type of shot, but your opponents can easily attack it. On the other hand, the third shot drop with backspin is very difficult to attack.