Pickleball! How Overpowering a Team Can Lead to Victory. Learn by Watching Others.

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10 ай бұрын

In this video, a team that has a tremendous amount of power. Actually, they have a great overall game, but, choose power most of the time to win points. Check it out.

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@mountaintop0616 16 күн бұрын

The winning team is just amazing. I generally don't watch the bangers as I am playing but do find time every now and then and haven't seen any players where I play that can match these guys. Best I have seen. I'm in Florida and we have some serious players.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 15 күн бұрын

Wow! That's a huge compliment for those players.

@alex3ff4rly 3 ай бұрын

The guy in the Grey shirt is named John Letts, he's the founder of the iPickle brand in SoCal. You're right his rating at the time was ~5.2. He's a nice guy though, good teacher. He and his cohort hit the ball SO hard and rarely make mistakes (as you noticed). They're mostly former tennis players. And yeah it's intimidating and kinda demoralizing to play against them if you aren't similar skill level.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know. I really appreciate you watching.

@user-oo9hr6xx9q 10 ай бұрын

Blue and maroon need to return high and lofted. giving the other team pace on the ball lets them really crank it. Block resets/aggressive counters at the feet also needed.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

Good point. Thanks for watching.

@webguru22 10 ай бұрын

lofting it to get it deep would be good but they weren't giving any pace on the returns. The power team have good enough footwork they can step in and crank a slow ball, especially if it bounces high. I agree the dark shirt guys should have been trying to soft block/reset most of those drives. They're never winning a firefight vs that team. Easier said than done though against that pace.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Tnanks for watching and commenting. @@webguru22

@eddiethomas7948 10 ай бұрын

That dude on the winning team had a very impressive 2 handed backhand. In addition he had good footwork and a lot of variety. The way he kept his 2 handed backhand so low made it very tough to deal with. It would dip is a shot that would give a lot of players problems. Those guys look like they could beat you with the fast game or slow game. It would be risky dinking with them cause their speed ups are unpredictable. Yea Rory, that is good pickleball for sure. A total mismatch.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

This is one of the best teams at this level I have seen on youtube. Very, very good.

@inApickle_ball 10 ай бұрын

Nice job, enjoyed the video. Thumbs up & subscribed. GOD, Guns & Gumbo

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliment and thanks for subscribing. I appreciate it.

@jhayes67 2 ай бұрын

This is the type of game I have to play every time I go to the park in California. If I want a soft game 8 have too find seniors. I don’t mind when the hard hits are aimed low toward the feet but 3.0 players just bang the ball hard as possible not controlling the ball causing me to get hit so hard that would be injured.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 2 ай бұрын

That's why I suggest players wear protective eyewear. I do. I've been hitting the face more than once. Thanks for watching.

@CWK090 18 күн бұрын

Rory, You say the following in every video "The roll of the tape". Obviously a colloquialism as the tape itself never rolls but what are you referring to? Is that any ball that contacts the tape? I've seen a cross-court dink roll ON the tape.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 18 күн бұрын

It just means the ball hit the tape and rolled over. Thanks for watching.

@PickleballJoy 9 ай бұрын

I agree with Eddie Thomas' last statement. That was a total mis-match. I don't think Maroon hit one return deep in the court. He was just feeding easy balls to Grey and White. Blue was "a bit" better than Maroon, but not enough to make a difference. Not so sure it demonstrated how overpowering another team can lead to victory ... as it demonstrated what two 4.5 players can do to 3.5 players. (It almost seemed as if the winning team was using this as a practice match. "Let's crush as many balls as we can and see how that goes.")

@pickleballpick-apart9787 9 ай бұрын

When playing against inferior players and you know you are going to win, it's a good time to work on shots that you want to get better at.

@kenlounders5399 5 ай бұрын

I’m mostly a tennis player. But there is a lot more going on here than what you are drawing attention to.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@inApickle_ball 10 ай бұрын

At the 13:35 mark, the ball is hit before the 2nd bonce. I thought that was illegal. What am I missing? Thanks, GOD, Guns & Gumbo

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

You're probably right. I didn't notice that. Thanks for your comment.

@golfmaniac007 10 ай бұрын

the vid picks up on the return. the playing partner is playing up.

@inApickle_ball 10 ай бұрын

That makes sense. Thanks so much! GOD, Guns & Gumbo

@brianlane9534 4 күн бұрын

Yeah, I'd be just another practice dummy for these guys.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@abhinadendla5500 10 ай бұрын

the near side time is just hitting some blocks and dinks too high which is charging the other teams offense

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

I think the players on the winning team are very, very good players.

@abhinadendla5500 10 ай бұрын

agreed, one thing you didn't mention as much in your video is the topspin drive dipping almost to knee level, it's quite a tough shot to deal with for anybody much less someone that's slow to come up@@pickleballpick-apart9787

@roman2011 8 ай бұрын

Wow.. barely any unforced errors.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 8 ай бұрын

Yep. Not bad.

@CWK090 18 күн бұрын

At 2:15, you say the guy in grey can't handle his opponent's 3rd shot drive because his feet are not set. I disagree. What happened there is a near perfect execution of the guy in grey taking the pace off that drive with his soft return angled to the sideline. If the guy in grey had hit the ball a couple of inches higher, his opponent, still back at the baseline, could have never made it up to that ball. The guy in grey is very good.

@pickleballpick-apart9787 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. And thanks for your comment.

@abigaillesliedelisa6393 10 ай бұрын

love Tyson but he's not the number 1 singles player

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

You're right. I thought at one time, for a short period, he was. Thanks for watching.

@lesterma1608 10 ай бұрын

No clue how to counter the bangers???

@pickleballpick-apart9787 10 ай бұрын

I think they're more than bangers. They each had an all-around game. Thanks for watching.

@pppmmmyyy1 9 ай бұрын

@@pickleballpick-apart9787, I'd agree they're more than bangers. You might already know that one of the guys on the winning team is John Letts, former pro tennis player. Thanks for your great commentary.

@frankcrenshaw2880 8 ай бұрын

They aren't bangers - much scarier.. They can play with power and control. They aren't just hitting great shots, they are setting it all up. This is a great team. So the way to beat them is hit great shots and hopefully make fewer mistakes. Putting pressure on them isn't easy it seems! The problem is they aren't one dimensional, bangers do drives and not much else well. If you can handle their drives, you can probably outplay them unless you're a banger as well. Bangers are intimidating at 3.0 but not so scary at 3.5+ . But these guys aren't bangers -lol.

@Abbiedupre7 5 ай бұрын

It’s the future, all the signs are there. Without new rules restrictions tennis players will completely change the game and it can’t be stopped without rule changes