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Pickleball Drills for two players
Videos
Pickleball Drills for Two Players
In this drill video, I’m going to show you how to kill two birds with one stone; Work on your repetition and your stroke mechanics Improve your strategy To do…
Drills
Ultimate Pickleball Drill-The Octopus
What if there was a pickleball drill that could improve your accuracy, boost your fitness, give you better footwork, increase your confidence, and enhance your touch? Would you want to…
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Lobs/Overheads
Defending the Pickleball Overhead Smash
As you become a better player, you need to learn to defend the pickleball overhead smash. Good defense gives your opponents one more opportunity to make a mistake. After all,…
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3rd Shot Drops
Three Strikes-No, Not Baseball, It’s a Pickleball Drop Shot Drill
Would a better drop shot improve your pickleball game? For most of us, the answer is a definite YES! The good news is you can develop one. The bad news…
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3rd Shot Drops
The Nine Point Third Shot Drill
Can you hit a pickleball drop shot into the kitchen from anywhere on the court? Unless you’re a top pro, you probably snickered when you read that. If so, you’re…
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3rd Shot Drops
Improve Your Pickleball Third Shot Drop-Drill #1
Are you getting tired of hitting your third shot drop into the net? Perhaps you’re grappling with the opposite problem. Your pickleball drop shot is too high and easily smashed…
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Mental Game
Do You Know How Many Unforced Errors You Make?
The difference between good pickleball players and great pickleball players are mistakes. In fact, unforced errors are the most common differentiator in pickleball ratings.   Unfortunately, most of us have…
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Serves/Returns
Pickleball Footwork-Stop Hitting it Out!
Do you feel off-balance when you’re moving to hit a pickleball shot? Perhaps someone told you that you’re running through the ball and you aren’t sure what that means? Are you…
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Non-Volley Zone
Reflex Volley Drill for Faster Pickleball Reactions
[Tweet “How would you like to improve your reaction time when you get into a volley exchange at the net? This single person drill will improve your reactions in no…
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Non-Volley Zone
Pickleball Drills-Block Effectively and Win More Points
It’s fun to watch the best pickleball players change a dinking game into an attack. They are so quick and their ability to block is amazing! Do you block effectively?…
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Non-Volley Zone
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…