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The Pickleball Dinking Game//Get Out Of Trouble With The Dump Dink
You’ve been pulled wide off the non-volley zone, but not far enough to hit an ATP(around the post). How do you get out of this jam? We’ve all experienced it.…
Stop Popping Up Your Dinks — Fix These Dink Mistakes FAST!
[…] in trouble on the pickleball court with these dink mistakes? If you’re popping up your dinks, it could lead to your partner getting “smoked” by the opponents. But we can […]
Do You Really Need to Add Spin to Your Dinks?
[…] not fewer. Let me show you what works instead. The Spin Myth That’s Costing You Dinks There’s nothing wrong with a topspin dink or an underspin dink. Both have a […]
Pickleball NVZ//Improving Your Backhand Dink
[…] my shoulder and lower body. The muscles on the backhand side of any shot from dinks to our backhand ground strokes are weaker, making the shot more difficult to hit. […]
Pickleball Dink Consistency-Start at the Bottom
[…] players so consistent? The goal of a pickleball dink rally is to hit non-attackable dinks until you can force your opponent to make an error. A non-attackable dink is […]
Pickleball Strategy-What’s a Dink Shot and Why Hit it?
When you hear the word DINK, many people think Double Income No Kids, but that’s not what it means in Pickleball! We talk about the dink shot, we practice it,…
Stop Playing Predictable: 3 Dink Patterns That Create More Opponent Errors
If you’ve been playing pickleball for a while, you’ve probably spent a lot of time in cross-court dink rallies. We all have. It’s the pattern most of us default to…
Three Keys To Hitting A Backhand Roll Dink
How many times have you set up for what should be the perfect backhand roll dink, only to watch it drop straight into the net? Or worse — pop up…
Why Your Backhand Dink Keeps Going Into The Net
I was working with a student at camp a few years ago — I’ll call her Karen — and she was at her wit’s end with her backhand dink. Every…
Developing a Consistent Backhand Dink
[…] are things we can do both on and off the court to improve your backhand dinks. Developing Backhand Dink Consistency on the Court First, when you’re playing, make a concentrated […]
Three Steps To A Consistent Dink
If your dinks keep ending up in the net, floating up as easy pop-ups, or just not going where you want them to go — I want you to know […]
Avoid Common Dink Mistakes to Improve Your Pickleball Game
Are you finding yourself struggling with popping up your dinks during pickleball matches? You might be making one of these three common dink mistakes. One of the most frustrating experiences […]
Pickleball Drills-Shuffling Dink
Even if you aren’t really into practice, something we call the shuffling dink is a great warm up before you play. It gets your heart rate up and leaves you…
4 Common Non-Volley Zone Mistakes Keeping You Stuck at Intermediate (And How To Fix Them)
[…] up. Sound familiar? Here’s what usually happens: You don’t totally trust your dinks yet, so you speed up the wrong ball. Or you decide to attack, but […]
Pickleball Non-Volley Zone Strategy: FAQs About The NVZ
[…] in control and avoid giving your opponents easy putaways. Should I use spin on my dinks at the NVZ? Spin can be effective, but only if you’re already consistent with […]