Every few months PPP will put out several new drills & strategies to improve your pickleball game. It is so important to remember, that "we play like we practice!" So take your time, review the drills and strategies below and get out there and practice!!
You have read on these web pages and seen on our Facebook page: we play like we practice! Many of the premier pickleball players and coaches will tell you that their ratio of practice to play time is 3 hours to 1 hour at a minimum. Practice does not have to be mundane or boring or lacking in a great work out. Checkout the videos below to get you out on the court and drill-drill-drill yourself to a better pickleball game!!
By now most of us have been back on the indoor courts to play safely with a small group of players while practicing social distancing, hand washing and simply safe play. For those of us who may limit our indoor play due to availability or concern over the Covid virus, it never hurts to continue to look at drills and videos of games to evaluate one's skills and plan for the day when we go back to normal play!
Looking at the drills below may well put us in a good spot to assess where our game is at currently and where we would like it to go! So take some time and watch some pros give hints and tips about what they do to make themselves a better and smarter pickleball play. If we can visualize the skill and put it into our mental frame of play, the next step will be to put it into practice on the court or in your basement!
Once you have all the skills put into your playbook, check out the last video below to see what we are all striving for in our play! Play on, paddles up and be safe!!
Looking at the drills below may well put us in a good spot to assess where our game is at currently and where we would like it to go! So take some time and watch some pros give hints and tips about what they do to make themselves a better and smarter pickleball play. If we can visualize the skill and put it into our mental frame of play, the next step will be to put it into practice on the court or in your basement!
Once you have all the skills put into your playbook, check out the last video below to see what we are all striving for in our play! Play on, paddles up and be safe!!
DON'T LIKE GETTING LOBBED--CHECK OUT SIMONE JARDIM'S STRATEGY TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU!! N
WORKING & PRACTICING YOUR BACKHAND IS A GREAT IDEA--IF YOU DON'T YOUR OPPONENT WILL!!
YOU HAVE WATCHED HOW NOT TO GET LOBBED FROM SIMONE'S DRILL ABOVE, BUT USING THE LOB IS A GREAT OFFENSIVE STRATEGY!
A DRILL WE HAVE USED MANY TIMES IN OUR "DRILLS, SKILLS & THRILLS" GROUP IS THE 2-TOUCH DRILL. LOOKS EASY BUT TRY IT WITH YOUR DRILL PARTNER AND IMPROVE YOUR HAND SKILLS AT THE NVZ
MANY OF US WORK HARD TO TAKE ALL SHOTS WITH OUR FOREHAND--DOING SO TELLS OUR OPPENENT THAT IS A WEAKNESS OF OURS AND THAT IS WHERE THEY WILL DIRECT MOST OF THEIR SHOTS--WORK TO IMPROVE YOUR BACKHAND SO IT BECOMES A SHOT YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE!
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND HERE IS WHAT OUR PLAY WILL STRIVE TO REPLICATE--MANY SKILLS DEMONSTRATED HERE BUT "SMART PICKLEBALL" IS THE GAME PLAYED--WORK TO WIN THE POINT--NOT ALL SHOTS ARE WINNERS, SET YOURSELF AND PARTNER UP FOR THE NEXT SHOT!!