Mastering the 3rd Shot Drop in Pickleball 👀

Mastering the 3rd Shot Drop in Pickleball 👀 | James Ignatowich Show

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Welcome to episode 60 of the James Ignatowich Show, your ultimate destination for mastering the art of pickleball! In this episode, James shares invaluable insights and techniques to elevate your game, covering how to hit a consistent 3rd shot drop while controlling your swing speed and executing drop shots with precision. Also, gain expert advice on identifying good versus bad drop shots for strategic gameplay.
Tune in now to enhance your pickleball skills and take your game to the next level with The James Ignatowich Show! 🏓 🔥
Timestamps:
0:00 - The James Ignatowich Show Episode 60 Trailer 🎬
1:38 - How to hit consistent 3rd shot drops 📝
4:14 - Controlling your swing speed 💨
8:34 - DO NOT use wrist when hitting drop shots + stay grounded 💯
13:49 - Identifying good versus bad drop shots 🙃
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@cervelott 3 ай бұрын

Love the advice about aiming for above the center of the net on a 3rd shot drop, great perspective!

@gabrielafasnacht3914 3 ай бұрын

Yes you make sense. All good 👍

@stevejordan-fd1om 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your great advice as always

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@acarter2072 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ChuckJamison 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I almost always tried to drop to the corner - for consistency I’ll go middle. 👍

@JamesIgnatowich 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Same with resets

@ViewsandLikes-xb4mk 3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the clinic next week.

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

See you there!

@michaelantonio1367 3 ай бұрын

Swing speed and lifting/ looking up or not keeping my head down through contact are my main issues. Thanks for the info.

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

No problem! My new channel has more content also with visual representations

@jimh.4027 3 ай бұрын

Jesse Irvine is another pro that hits incredibly slow drops. I think another benefit of slow drops is they tend not to bounce as high as a fast high arcing drop.

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

For sure! Thanks for watching

@galaxy_mosaic3587 2 ай бұрын

thanks for your content. not sure if this has been covered already but could you talk about who should cover the down the middle passing shots? I feel like my partner and I are confused about who should cover the speedup down the middle (I think usually it is a diagonal shot from the opponent either from the back or from the nvz line but typically crossing over the center line and landing towards the back of the court or transition zone). most people who I've talked with say the person on the diagonal should take the ball but I feel it's not always the case, like maybe the ball is high and poachable or maybe the ball is medium high and kind of looping. if you know a speedup is probably coming (like maybe I left a dink kind of high/dead during a crosscourt dink exchange) then I assume one person should maybe cover the middle more?

@McCaffreyPickleball Ай бұрын

Slice drop OK? Or should I learn topspin drop? @ 5.0+ level I have many other parts of the game to work on... Just wondering if I should prioritize this.

@johnohara5675 3 ай бұрын

Question: when dinking cross court, how far are you shading toward the middle after your dink? What factors are you looking for to tell you if you should slide over a lot or slide toward the middle a little? Thanks!

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

The farther I dink cross court the more I’ll shade middle, but if the person is more of a speed up threat I’ll shade middle more

@johnohara5675 2 ай бұрын

@@JamesIgnatowich quick followup (and thank you for the response!): so, the wider/farther you dink cross court, the more you are shading toward the middle? But if they have a speedup threat (assuming this speedup is coming from near the sideline on their side), you shade even more? If you shade middle after a wide dink, can't they just dink it even wider back to you, which could potentially get past you and cause lots of problems? Thanks again J!

@The_pickleball_fennec 3 ай бұрын

17 min pod, making progress

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

I’m busy 😂

@joeyshiver5802 3 ай бұрын

Is there a time for the windshield wiper motion on a 3rd?

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

I don’t think so, I don’t see any pros so that. But I like to keep an open mind

@jimh.4027 3 ай бұрын

Would you modify your swing when hitting a drop off a return that's coming at you at a high rate of speed (eg. a "banger" return)? Sometimes it feels like a reset shot from the baseline, which probably isn't good.

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

Definitely. The harder the shot that is hit at me; the smaller my swing will be

@JacobJoelMayeda 3 ай бұрын

Would you say part of having a slow, steady swing is making sure not to have a backswing? Keeping it out front ?

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

For sure! Definitley don’t want too much of a backswing on drops

@madrum 3 ай бұрын

Your tip from the other day on forehand dinks really helped me today on dinks and drops. It was the use of torso rotation instead of all arm. I knew I was doing something wrong and now I know, when I don’t have any torso rotation, it’s hard for me to control the swing speed, and I can also bend my elbow during the swing.

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! That tip helped me a lot also

@user-zp6nv2jv8q 3 ай бұрын

James: Can you talk about “out balls” and how to gauge them?

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

For sure! I’ll be releasing a video on it soon in my coaching newsletter and on this KZfaq channel that I’m commenting from

@michaelmonh962 3 ай бұрын

Are you still heavy third shot drive first, over third shot drop? What determines this decision?

@JamesIgnatowich 2 ай бұрын

I’m doing a video soon on that from this channel here that I’m commenting from!

@alexandermatathia8453 3 ай бұрын

Ben consistently has his left foot on his toes right before hitting his topspin drop. Doesn’t Anna do this as well? And then they seem to “hop” up with the right foot slightly upon contact. Assume this helps with lifting the ball?

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

That’s how some players do it, I don’t necessarily teach it that way. Collin Johns is maybe even more consistent than Ben is, and both of his feet are planted on the ground. To each their own!

@Aaron-mn2ro 3 ай бұрын

😳big pappa, will you play some pickleball with me in St George when you are at Red Rock?

@moduled3545 2 ай бұрын

Fully support you bro. Could you clarify the values you don’t align with?

@JamesIgnatowich 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Meaning lines of thinking and general pickleball advice that I disagree with?

@moduled3545 2 ай бұрын

@@JamesIgnatowich sorry, disregard this comment. Somehow this got moved from another video I asked this question to someone else. That being said, I appreciate your content.

@bart1476 3 ай бұрын

Has your mixed doubles partner upgraded to Daescu permanently?

@leeharris2120 3 ай бұрын

Can you explain "keeping it low/linear”. That doesn't appear to be what the best pro droppers are doing.

@JamesIgnatowich 2 ай бұрын

Low and linear instead of high and loopy. It may look like pro’s hit high, loopy drops. But if you watch in person you’ll see that the best drops are quite linear

@deatonsports8629 3 ай бұрын

So you pros ever hit an aggressive 3rd shot drop?

@lr2696 3 ай бұрын

Good advice James. As an instructor, I might suggest also: pretend to catch the ball with the paddle and pretend you are tossing the ball to a 2 year old (the kitchen)

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@SDPBALLCOACH 3 ай бұрын

Watch Carlos Alcarez or Rafa Nadal hit their drops. Follow EXACTY what they do... I teach my students that they are a "dink from distance"... It takes TONS of practice...

@bart1476 3 ай бұрын

James couldn't win a game off those guys playing tennis.

@2musiclover534 3 ай бұрын

Liked. Selkirk can provide John with a better video cam and perhaps background. Doesn't objectively change the content, but it does reduce the sense of professionalism and excellence.

@JamesIgnatowich 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. On my new channel here I have a better camera haha