I do too! So no worries

Me too! Great video!

I make all of these mistakes as well....good footwork is sooo hard for me

We call it a split step in Pickleball too

If you are slow you have to run through the shot to make it to the kitchen. One step is the difference between winning and losing in pball.

@@scriptwriter1268it’s a tennis callout not a pickleball callout

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hit out?? pls explain

Thank you very much. Footwork is enormous and especially these days since people are getting really good

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Ditto! I plan to practice with the video playing in my wireless earphones until I master these techniques. Only 2 999 more times to go. Would like more hints on racket gripping for flat positioning, follow through.

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Yes, that is huge. “Feet first; swing later” has been my mantra for years now. It’s a good thing you notice that because now you’ll be able to put all that into practice

We were being coached this week on how to move up from the baseline to the kitchen but not the reason behind it , thank you so much , you are very clear and precise , great instructor

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Haha yeah 😆

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Thanks!

I switched to the control version. I may put out a short video about this, but as usual, I don't take paddles too seriously. So currently I'm on the Power Control Fusion.

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Thank you!

It's evolving quickly as pros improve, paddle technology improves and more high level tennis players enter the sport. That together forces improvement throughout all the levels.

@@sbinsdca I just purchased a new raw carbon paddle on a Black Friday sale. I’ve played about 10-12 hours with it so far and I would say I can truly feel the difference but not all good. Although I try to play with control first and power second (unlike many folks that I play with), my technique and skills need further improvement to get the most out of the technology. Unfortunately the tech enhances both the good and the bad. I’ll just keep working on the control and soft game and let the power grow organically.

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Don’t tee the ball up so high to them because this places the ball in their kill zone…. Hit the ball low and to the opponents feet or angled low, out wide.

Yes, but I’m using the control version

@@PickleballKitchen elongated or fusion? I am roughly a 4.5 player. Pretty good combination of control and power. I play with the 6.0 dbd now. I like to be able to reset and want a nice sweet spot, so I am thinking control also but not sure about getting elongated. I also want to make sure I have good hand speed as well. I use to play with the Pro Drive paddle and liked that for the sweet spot and resets, volleys. By the way I really appreciate and like watching your videos. Thanks.

Fusion. You will have less hand speed with the elongated. In general, you should focus on whether you actually need the power or not and if you know for sure that it'll help out in some way. If not, of if you're unsure, just go with the fusion for the hand speed. I don't noticed any differences between sweetspots.

Absolutely!

Gotta hold that line. Take the ball as early as possible. Volleying gives opponent less time to read, react.

If you catch the ball that deep at the kitchen line, assuming you're able to get it back over the net and low enough not to be put away, you'll be off balance after the shot. Recognize the depth sooner and pivot or back up a half step.

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I'm using the Pro Control Fusion. Sweetspot is fine.

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His FH looks SW, even dinking. BH continental. Coming from tennis, I use the same two grips FH and BH. Serving also SW. Overheads continental. I tried switching to a continental FH at the kitchen but the speedups (basically a FH) are SW. Couldn't make the speedups or flicks work using a continental grip. SW FH dinks are fine and makes topspin FH dinking + speedups easier.

Good eye!

Yup, I saw it up too. Down would go into the net unless the ball was really high, in which case let it go out.

Ah yes, few things here: I mention halfway through that segment that the shots were going a bit high, thus I had to angle the paddle down a bit more. Also, I should have been more clear on this, but it's not always going to be perfect. This is especially the case for any kind of drive that ends up curving below the height of the net. Naturally, your face will have to be open a bit for those types of drives. With bangers, the ball is typically going to hit higher up on your body because the velocity isn't giving gravity time to bring it down, thus this specific technique. But if you're dealing with drives that have more topspin, but less speed, then that's a different story and your face may need to be a bit more open to clear the net. Those can be tougher to deal with depending on who's on the other side of the net.

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Duck. At the intermediate level, most banger's shots fly long 😉

Being aware of your paddle face angle takes longer for some to grasp. This video is aimed toward intermediate level players.

@@sbinsdca It doesn't require pickleball experience to understand the simple geometries that govern the natural world. I don't play basketball, but i know that if I smack a basketball down, it isn't going to go towards the hoop.

@@McPickleness right. You were perfect while learning to play your first paddle sport. Make productive comments.

@@sbinsdca Ben Johns isn't perfect. That is a weak straw man, as I never claimed any such thing. Make productive comments, please.

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