Super HELPFUL Tips for Returns, Drops, & Drives

Super HELPFUL Tips for Returns, Drops, & Drives | ft. Nick Wade (5.7 DUPR)

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In this video, Nick gives me some amazing tips that really helped improve my game.
What else would you like to learn from Nick? Comment below and we'll film those next!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:59 Return of Serve
2:15 Fixing Ed's Mistake
4:31 How to hit Consistent Drops
6:38 Topspin Drops
9:53 Nick's insane drives
12:18 Summary
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@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

Nick also taught me how to hit overhead smashes like him. Wrapping up edits on that, so be sure to subscribe with notifications on if you haven’t already :D Nick’s IG: instagram.com/nicholaswade_pb?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

@earlewilliams4262 Ай бұрын

As a pretty new pb addict I watch a lot of video content. I find your content to be more directed toward advancing skills rather than so basic. Love the slo-mo, focus, reps, and commentary. Anytime you have new content I am tuned in and learning. Now I just need to get a good partner to practice with routinely. Really good

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m learning with you all too! 🙌🏼

@mikemacdonald6855 Ай бұрын

That was hands down the bet tip for drop shots!! I used that technique in my game yesterday and 90% of my 3rd shot drops were good. Thx Ed

@SpicyTofu808 Ай бұрын

Probably one of the most informative videos I’ve seen in a while

@patsam Ай бұрын

Thank you Nick for sharing your knowledge. Next level tips, very much appreciated! Ed, great content as always!

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

Nicks the man! He’s a wealth of knowledge so I’m hoping to get some more good tips from him!

@Musicaltwig 11 күн бұрын

This was a great video for someone like me or others who have no tennis background. It was so good that you asked him questions about things that tennis players take for granted that we have no clue about. Bravo! 👏👏👏

@edjupickleball 11 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏼

@morrice Ай бұрын

One of the best teaching videos I've seen. Tips were broken down extremely well...much appreciated.

@supravmishra3030 Ай бұрын

Wow these are so helpful, thanks for sharing and keep them coming ed ju.

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

Glad you found em helpful!

@courtneyhannaford6970 20 күн бұрын

First, thx so much for the really helpful pb content, second, Nick’s look and sound should land him a 70s buddy cop film. 10s all around, guys.

@neighbor5899 Ай бұрын

Love seeing videos where you are able to find insights into your own flaws, or optimizing a portion of your game. We learn when you learn!

@miguelrivera1291 Ай бұрын

SUPER helpful, Ed and Nick! This and the Jaume videos are the most helpful I've seen. Most training videos tend to focus on sort of text book form. It's great to see these showing good form and real-time application on plenty of reps. Well done 👍

@worldnomaderic Ай бұрын

More Nick tips! This was an awesome video.

@hervinalvarez Ай бұрын

The Mark Rober style music and intro :D Thank you for the video!!! your friend is great!

@tleparskas 20 күн бұрын

This guy is Gold! More with Nick!

@fmroke Ай бұрын

Awesome content, would love some backhand drive, drop videos. Keep up the good work ed and nick!

@rohitvasudeva2801 Ай бұрын

+1 specially the backhand returns for hard hitting serves

@melanieromero652 Ай бұрын

Your channel is the most useful channel I have found. Thank you for bringing us so many pro tips and techniques

@utubezenome Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the great content, as always, Ed. Love Nick's tips! This is exactly what I needed to know for my returns. I thought the same thing while watching the pros, that they were running through the ball. Now I understand! Can't wait to try these tips out on the court!

@user-hh7un7wj6s Ай бұрын

Great tips. Awesome!

@OTsMama Ай бұрын

Excellent video. SLO-mo was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much for the content and guest.

@scottclegg9487 Ай бұрын

Great video!! Nick is inspiring and smart! Figured things out so fast, applied it and verbalized it so well! Thanks

@lalanipitts7959 Ай бұрын

So well done!! Thank you.

@brianporter2806 Ай бұрын

great video! with the return of serve, I've seen so many videos that teach the opposite of letting that ball float on the other side in order to give time to advance. But, I think that advice is better for the 3.5 level as I agree it gets ripped back at the higher levels. Love that your bringing in solid advice for the more advanced game that I haven't heard before on youtube!

@gnarfish5555 Ай бұрын

Very nice!! Thank you for the tips!!

@SnapShot83 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video - really like the tips in this, can’t wait to practice these

@richardsaglimbene6947 28 күн бұрын

Ed, great improvement and I’m learning a lot from you. Please thank Nick for me. I believe you are a 5.0!!

@matthewbynum127 Ай бұрын

I think one thing he did was his drop and drive had the EXACT same setup, also I noticed when you were practicing at the end there how dropped your left arm was compared to his. When he was doing his drives notice how raised his left arm was to generate the spin of his body. Thanks for making this man, really appreciate it.

@Hutaro.o_ Ай бұрын

Thanks you both!!!

@linsu2854 Ай бұрын

Great video, like always. Thanks for sharing your pickelball journey with us. You deserve to do well!

@MichaelKada Ай бұрын

Amazing tips

@robertkribs9513 Ай бұрын

Analytics! Can't wait to put these tips into practice!

@amandawills6680 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video. Incredibly helpful

@AverageBrosPickleball Ай бұрын

Awesome stuff!

@JeffLandauer Ай бұрын

Great video. The serve return stuff reminds me of the John Cincola video, but the specific tip to lunge while hitting instead of running through it makes so much sense.

@level27xrock 19 күн бұрын

Really great stuff, thanks for posting 😁

@joiedevivre541 Ай бұрын

Awesome video! So helpful!

@matthewwestfall4753 Ай бұрын

Good content here. Thanks

@kosanmr2 Ай бұрын

Hilarious. My coach told me the exact same things in this video today! - return of serve and the advice about the drops with top spin. awesome video as always!

@luke9822 Ай бұрын

Your coach watches the same channel and preps for the lesson by opening KZfaq.

@kosanmr2 Ай бұрын

@@luke9822 I know, wasted my money! haha. jkjk. all good.

@mattwolf7722 Ай бұрын

Great content! Really helped my drops!

@MotlyUele Ай бұрын

Another great video, great work gents!

@MokeTheoryy Ай бұрын

More Nick ♥

@pickleball_dereck 27 күн бұрын

Hi Ed. Thanks for having Nick on the video. Great tips on all three topics. I noticed that on your drives at the end of the video, you did not employ your left hand much, as Nick was saying. Any reason why?

@gmont66g Ай бұрын

Fascinating to see 2 completely opposite views on service return. I just saw a video from John Ciccola where he makes a strong point that the return should NOT have any backswing AT ALL; it should just happen in a forward motion and deep so he can get to the kitchen. He even had a machine throwing balls, and he shows that if you use any backswing, there's simply NO time to get to the kitchen, and you’ll get a ball back at your feet. That said, yes, Nick's FH return is strong and beautiful. If it hits the server's backhand, then it'll definitely cause trouble for their 3rd shot. I don't really know the right answer here. Wonderful video for sure!

@tyehegre 22 күн бұрын

Finally somone who can teach

@antonriniti9653 Ай бұрын

Really great stuff here

@markuspotter42 Ай бұрын

INCREDIBLE HIGH STUFF, THANK YOU!!!

@relaxationmusicgoodformedi4637 Ай бұрын

Tnx. So good

@AnnMitt Ай бұрын

Excellent video 🥹👏👍🏻

@vksecfw Ай бұрын

Great video!

@SellingToolz Ай бұрын

One of your best videos!

@roguegaston Ай бұрын

so good!

@jestercastillo4168 Ай бұрын

Good stuff 🫡

@wonkals Ай бұрын

ed you are the best, keep it up

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheSourcingSamurai Ай бұрын

Thank you Ed, great. Nick's Forehand is "Savage".

@RegalOrb Ай бұрын

Great content like always. My partner was trying to get me to lunge into my returns recently, he too was a long time tennis player.

@FrankRollberg Ай бұрын

Thank you

@woodsonsanders1112 Ай бұрын

Good stuff

@user-wj5io9lm1u Ай бұрын

Best tutorial video in 2024

@ruhroah5044 10 күн бұрын

Love the tips, keep em coming. Funny how Ed scream like a girl when Nick blasts "insane drives"

@PTL4179 Ай бұрын

Love this video. I learn so much on these precisely instructions. Thank you Ed & Nick. My question to Ed that Nick kept his feet firmly on the ground on the power stroke and your feet was bouncing around, which is better?

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

I would say that for efficiency sake, Nick's is definitely better. Mine is perhaps a bad habit developed from watching too much James Ignatowich 🙃

@wulymammoth Ай бұрын

I wish I had Nick coach me, but things I had noticed about your version at the end, Ed, are: a) that you're hopping up a lot (going vertical on yours) rather than staying more horizontal on your weight transfer, b) your left arm isn't taken back enough as compared to Nick's, and c) you're not rotating or coiling as much as Nick's (I believe that he uses his left arm as a big guide). Amazing content tho!

@wulymammoth Ай бұрын

On Nick's dinking, I notice that he's actually hitting more from in front of his right foot rather than directly in front between both legs. I think the important thing that I was also taught by another 5.0+ player is to really drop that paddle head. I was doing what you were doing prior and sort of still do out of bad habit and that's hit my drops from a more drive-oriented paddle position (sideways/diagonally) rather than dropping that paddle face and not breaking my wrist

@rohitvasudeva2801 Ай бұрын

Quick question on the top spin drop- when making the inside out motion do we move the wrist or keep wrist and elbow both locked in same position?

@joysonmenezes2158 Ай бұрын

Thank you for these tips!!! Can these be applied for backhand? Also, could you make a video on footwork, especially for singles?

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

For onehanded backhand drops, the mechanics should be slightly different because our arm is starting across our body now. If you have a two handed backhand, you can generate top spin. If you use one handed backhand, you will most likely have to go for a slice drop. One handed topspin is possible, but it is extremely difficult and not consistent in pickleball. If you see Roger Federer's one handed backhand drive, he has perfected it-- but for tennis the ball can stay on the strings a bit longer. In pickleball, the ball leaves the paddle so fast that for onehanded backhand drives or drops, the margin becomes very low.

@mggilbert425 Ай бұрын

Great video. One thing to note that sort of gets overlooked is that on the drops, Nick is actually setting his feet and hips up closer to 45° when executing the top spin drop. The risk with having your hips square to the net (like Ed doing the "Granny shot" Is that most players under 4.0 are going to lift that ball way too high. Much easier for them to turn slightly sideways and execute more of a topspin shot.

@ericbooya Ай бұрын

Awesome Video! I felt the same in regards to some days feeling like I can't miss and some days I have no idea what I'm doing with that drop shot haha. What's your grip like on a drop shot between a 1-10?

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

Between a 3 and 5!

@pauljohnmarcelino2121 Ай бұрын

Hey Ed, gotta a question. With the return of serve, if you return it with a slice that is slower but it's deep and with tons of spin, doesn't that at least give you more time to get to the kitchen line faster versus returning it with a hard topspin drive and you're in a hurry to get to the kitchen line? Or you'd still prefer a hard drive back to your opponent?

@owenallenaz Ай бұрын

Amazing content as always. One small tip, try and show each different shot from a few different angles. For example, from the angle we have on the drive its hard to see how far the ball is in front of his body. A couple more sideviews would be awesome. I am definitely going to try his drop. Also, it seems like higher level PBers aren't as big in the finish over the shoulder mechanic, seems like he finishes chest high to get more linear power using the wrist for spin.

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

good feedback! i'll try and get some more sideview angles for you next time

@Casey_999 Ай бұрын

Nicks awesome

@pickleballnic Ай бұрын

You should evaluate how much space you have at the back of the court you are playing on and then be strategic about serving and returning serves. This makes a huge difference as the court you were playing on had a lot of room in the back. Most don't and then a high deep serve or return makes more sense as players tend to struggle with high slow deep bounces at the back of a short court vs low fast shots. It is a mental thing when their paddle bumps up against the back fence... LOL.

@JemMawson 19 күн бұрын

Nick is now my favourite out of all the Weasley brothers. Magic!

@jamjam2137 23 күн бұрын

Ed would help a lot if you and Nick told and showed what grip is used for each shot.

@horsegal3358 Ай бұрын

Curious to know what other exercise regimine you do? You seem fit overall, Is that just from pickleball? New to pickleball... Love it!

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

I post my exercise regime almost daily on my instagram stories :D

@camoncam8021 11 күн бұрын

The Mark Rober music wins me over instantly

@edjupickleball 11 күн бұрын

🤍 mark rober

@ryankenneth2826 Ай бұрын

Well done video! So when you mock hit the ball for the first tip “weight transfer” you step with the right foot as in your paddle side. When you actually do the drill and hit the ball you step in and make contact with the left foot first. When I’m teaching I do left foot forward because much smarter coaches from other sports have been doing it for years but I don’t know exactly why can you explain which foot it is for this drill. Then maybe explain why it is best to step with said foot? @ed ju

@luke9822 Ай бұрын

Very helpful. The only question I have is with the drop tip: 4:54 Doesn't that method make it super revealing what you are going to do? One of the great skills top level players have is being able to disguise their drive vs drop - making the opponent have to prepare for either option.

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

That's a great point! If you watch nick alternating between his drop and drives, you will notice how smoothly he is able to hit the two. His footwork and positioning is drastically different, but his movements are so quick and buttery. Playing against him, it's actually quite difficult to read him because he's smooth with it. I think disguise and deception comes with mastery, but for anyone developing the fundamental techniques, I think it's more important to develop consistency over deception.

@vpttour Ай бұрын

good

@mikepetrandis8525 Ай бұрын

Is techniques same on backhand drop? I find myself having to turn to left a little?

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

If you are going for a backhand slice drop, then you should turn to the left a little. If you have a two handed backhand topspin drop, then you can afford to be a bit more open stance.

@TonyBeingTony Ай бұрын

Drops from the middle of the body....I'll work on it today!

@allansalzman1072 Ай бұрын

What about drops with backspin?

@chea7z913 Ай бұрын

Where can we watch Nick and his partner David play against the Johns?

@pickleball247 Ай бұрын

Is Nick using standard shape or extended ?

@kabob21 Ай бұрын

He’s using a Pro XR Zane Navratil “The Signature” with a wide face standard shape.

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

@@kabob21yup! And 14mm

@yoursurrender18 Ай бұрын

I can almost hear Andy Murray

@MLB1212 Ай бұрын

I was instructed to hit my drops from outside my body and that by swinging my arm and paddle directly in front of my knee restricted my ability to follow thru due to less external rotation of the shoulder. Suffice to believe that pb instruction is in its infancy and there seems to be a lot of conflicting theories.

@eyecandie2004 22 күн бұрын

Ed what level do you play?

@edjupickleball 22 күн бұрын

5.0!

@LeoSprBllr1 Ай бұрын

I'd love to get lessons from ginger freddie mercury

@derick9926 Ай бұрын

I feel like Ed's drives still dont look like Nick's drives. Nick hits the majority of his drives closed stance and whenever he does hit open stance, its not that his right leg swings forward but more that his left leg swings backward. Ed, when he drives, swings his right foot forward on the drive which looks off balanced from my opinion. Just observations and by no means am i saying my observations are correct though

@edjupickleball Ай бұрын

You're right. For some reason, I'm not super comfortable hitting drives in closed stance-- working on it! Nick's weight transfer is super optimal and efficient. His drives hold so much weight because every movement he puts into it is maximized. For me, I'm still developing the understanding and "muscle memory" of timing this weight transfer and footwork, so mine definitely feels clunky.

@derick9926 Ай бұрын

@@edjupickleball heh, could be an idea for a short video!