Best video so far, simple and intuitive!

good tips. what about backhand smashes?

Rules are rules. REC play or not. Enforce them.

helpful. thank you

so the ladies are serving team 1 and guys are serving team 2 so to speak?

I pulled a calf muscle running to the ball in pickle ball and am looking for a warm up/stretch for my calves so it doesn't happen again now that it is healed

Was searching for seniors warm ups for table tennis and found this - it will work well and hopefully help me avoid the many pulled muscles I am getting at 70. Thanks very much

very good!!!!

I'm a novice, and I was so confused about how to count the scores and the sever number. I always had to ask my partner what the scores and server numbers were when it was my turn to serve, and I was not proud of myself about that. I watched this video four times, and I finally and totally understood now. I am so happy!! This is the best video ever for people who are having a hard time figuring out the scores and server number. Highly recommend!!

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Great helpful video. THANK YOU for your great content.

If the partner covers the middle why not hit the ball down the line?????

Thank you 🙏 for sharing

Thank you 🙏 for sharing.

As a beginner. Thank you 🙏😊

I think this could work for any age

This is so helpful! Thank you for explaining this so well. Definitely best video i've found to understand scoring.

Us tennis players have a hard time with this sport. Tennis scoring doesn't make sense either. Can't understand why this sport is so popular and spec tennis is not in but I have to learn how to play it.

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Please correct me if I’m wrong! The ball must be “dropped”! The ball can never be given a toss upwards??

It seems like it would be easier if you serve it and your opponent misses it; it's one point for you. Whoever messes up the opponent gets the point, lol. Seems easier to do that way!

Great video - been playing for a year and no one told me about needing to hold the paddle with my fingers rather than in my palm …. Explains my pops up !! Thank you 🙏

PETTY RULE CHANGE

The player in A can adjust very quickly to where they are required after watching how/where the return is being played to, as soon as the ball is hit they move & can affect the opposition. Posn B&C can block returners options.

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Today was my first lesson playing wise amazing job but scoring 😢😅

In terms of missed shots, the return of serve is the most important. Yet it is only used once per game. The drop shot can be used 3rd, 5th and defensive midcourt shots, In the long run the drop shot may help your game more. Let say 1 team can only drop well and the other only returns well. Which team wins. My guess is the drop team, would win because of better defense.

Great practice drills! I cannot find the eye tracking that was mentioned - Please direct me!

I like rally scoring, however I’m undecided as to whether or not I like rally scoring as you described or the MLP rally scoring in which players never move court positions even if they serve and score. I feel both would have their advantages or disadvantages especially if playing with a left handed player or when a team wants to stack or keep their stronger player on the left/odd side. I feel in “traditional” rally scoring as you described where players move positions if they serve and score, it would make stacking or unwinding the stack much more difficult to keep track of, and could potentially put teams that do that at a disadvantage. On the flip side, MLP rally scoring is almost advantageous and easier for teams who want to keep their stronger player on the left/odd or a left handed player on the right/even. idk, honestly, I’ve never tried stacking during rally scoring so I think I need to see how difficulty it is, but would love some insight from people who do play rally scoring and also stack. Thanks for the video!

Thank you for these excellent videos. I teach beginners at our local YMCA, 8 lessons over a 4 week period. I like sharing your videos with my students after we have discussed the same thing in class. I’ve found that everyone learns differently, doing, watching, and reading.

The bouncing exercise is going to be very valuable to get the training going and to build up muscle memories to track the ball. Great tips, thank you!

The serve is not the most important, not even close. At higher levels its just the start of the point and to keep the opponent back so you can prepare for your 3rd, which IS the most important shot. Whether its a drive or drop, the 3rd shot sets the pace. If you cant do a proper drop on 3rd or 5th youre not going to win many points against higher rated players.

I recently played in my first men's singles tournament, using the strategy in this video - I stayed near the base line after returning a serve or taking the third shot, and then worked my way to the kitchen line as play allowed. I'm 71 years old, and this strategy allows me to win most games when playing recreational singles with my pickleball buddies who range in age from 18 to 75. Unfortunately, even though I had better accuracy and more control than 5 of the 7 other players in my bracket, that strategy didn't work for me in the tournament. I've since watched a bunch of KZbin videos on singles' strategy, watched a bunch of videos of professional singles' matches, and watched a bunch of videos of men's 65+ tournament medal matches. Because of what I've seen, every time I'm hitting a deep ball from the back part of the court, my follow-through now includes immediately sprinting towards the kitchen line as I lift my head after the ball leaves my paddle. I will stop and shuffle backwards a bit if I've hit a bad shot that might allow my opponent to hit an overhead, but otherwise my primary goal is to follow the ball and get as close to the kitchen line as I can before doing a split step in preparation for my opponent hitting the ball. Using this strategy, I've gone from usually winning singles matches with my pickleball buddies to pretty much controlling virtually every game (I usually choose to keep the game fun for everyone by hitting balls my opponents have a chance of returning instead of putting the ball away). Full Disclosure: 1) In the four weeks since that tournament, I've spent a lot of time having partners practice their serve and third shot as I practice returning their serve, sprinting towards the kitchen line, and split stepping before returning that third shot. My guess is I've got between 500 and 1,000 practice trips toward the kitchen line under my belt; 2) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings now find me on a nearby empty tennis court where I'll go through a pattern that includes a lot of side-stepping, sprinting from the baseline to the top of the service box, and split stepping. I do the full pattern in about a minute, rest until my heartbeat drops below 80, and then do the pattern again. As I write this, I'm able to do the full pattern 5 times. 3) I'm using a pretty loose definition of the word "sprint." My mind's eye has a vision of me looking like Ben Johns or Tyson McGuffin sprinting towards the kitchen line, but when I videotape myself, it still looks to me more like a "lumber" or a "waddle" than a sprint. 4) I switch hands, which gives me about 2' of extra reach when an opponent hits balls to what would be my backhand side (yeah, if I was a youngster only 40 or 50 years old, I might follow the conventional wisdom and work on developing enough footwork speed to step and turn my whole body in order to hit a backhand any time the ball is hit 4' or more to my left. But, as an old guy who has practiced switching hands tens of thousands of times, it takes a lot less effort to hit that same ball by just switching the paddle to my other hand).

I have not found a definitive answer to the following type of serve being legal or not. I understand where you feet can be for a legal serve. Now, if you serve at the center line, and your feet are on the correct side of the center line. Your point of contact on the ball is actually on the other side of the center line. Is that legal?

Thank you. I just started playing and am now nursing a cranky hip and shin muscle. Grrrh. I will take a break and when I resume will definitely do these warmups.

So watch how John McEnroe serves a pickleball it’s not following the rules BUT the serve in pickleball unless between a novice and a professional will not be a factor. It’s nearly impossible to get as many aces as you can with a serve in tennis.

I really enjoyed your video! It reminded me of my first pickleball tournament, where I was so nervous I could barely focus. I learned a lot from the experience, especially about strategy and teamwork. Watching your tips has inspired me to work on my game even more. For anyone looking for great pickleballs, I highly recommend checking out Volley Llama Pickleball. Keep up the amazing content!

This is very good advice for when I play recreationally because I know the players style. If I’m at a tournament though, it takes a while to identify them.

Is it legal to bend your knees during a volley serve?

Outstanding pickleball instruction - simple and presented with a practical explanation. Please give us more, I really appreciate your style.

Make better vids n titles. This was dumb and poorly planned