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 courts to play safely with a small group of players while practicing social distancing, hand washing and simply safe play. During the layoff or personal shut down, hopefully we all had a chance to reflect on our game and assess what are the skills that we need to work on to improve our stroke, error reduction and most importantly strategy--why did I do that shot!!??
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.
Like you will see in this first video, make your opponent MOVE! Don't have to be nice them all the time by hitting the ball to where they are at!!
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.
Like you will see in this first video, make your opponent MOVE! Don't have to be nice them all the time by hitting the ball to where they are at!!
MOVE YOUR OPPONENT
LETTING COURT WISDOM OVERCOME THE AGE GAP!!
We have all be told to act our age, as we get older and keep playing pickleball maybe we should be told to play our age, well that is not easy all of the time! Here are three senior players giving us their take on how they compensate for the possibility of being the elder states person on the court and still able to play "smart" pickleball with the younger or more skilled player!
GETTING TO THE NET
Did you ever get stuck in "no man's / women's land, the transition area or what ever you call that uncomfortable area where you do not feel in control? The pickleballs that are hit low or down at our feet often result in shots that are hit into the net or out of the back court! Here Jordan gives another great drill to help us get up to the NVZ line and back in the game without taking that hit risk shot that results in another unforced error!
WHERE DO I STAND FOR THE DIFFERENT SHOTS I MAKE AND TAKE?
DO YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME? NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO IS EAGER TO GET IN THE GAME LISTEN TO THE PROS ABOUT THEIR COURT PRESENCE FOR SERVE AND RETURN OF SERVE!!