What do you mean? We normally drill for hours and hours at a time. It's not meant for you to watch the entire thing... you'll probably be bored to death... it's just to give you an idea what drills you can do for game scenario to help improve your game. You must not do any drills... just gameplay kind of person. Thanks for watching.

Thank you! At Point Blank Sitting Duck distance even if they know it's coming it will still be very difficult to counter the attacks since its so low over the net and they have to guess and reach to the left or to the right in a Split Second. If they just try to block it back to my feet it would just go into the net. Unless they can reset it perfect into the kitchen I'm looking for a Shake n' Bake opportunity. This shot is meant to attack the opponent at their kitchen line. This is my first bucket at this drill... 100 more buckets to go. Thank you for your comment.

It's a "Drill" to develop fast hands and reflex... Whether it's straight up or a cross court you need to be prepared.... you must not watch the Pros play... they have cross court exchanges all the time. Thanks for your comment and thank you for watching.

@@richpickleball9730 The women do because of their backhand but men’s it’s usually if not always straight up.

@@richpickleball9730 women’s pro is usually crosscourt because of their backhand dominance but men’s is mostly straight up

@@TooHonestButtTrue So why would you say: Doubt you’ll ever get into a cross court duel... Your 2 comments contradict your original comment. "Ever" mean never.... and your 2 comments says: "usually" and "mostly" straight up. So if there are any chance that there are cross court exchanges then why wouldn't we practice it? We are not Pros. So the exchanges can go anywhere... and I want to be ready for it. If you take your own original suggestion comment then you wouldn't practice cross court volleys??? We try to do all kinds of game situation drills here to be well rounded and get better.

@fkporsche1 You must not play pickleball. This is call a "Drill" that's how you get better at anything. This is how she gets better at defending and get faster reflexes so her opponent can't pick on her. Calling me names says more about you then me. How would you like it if someone goes to your channel and call you names just from watching a video not knowing anything about that person. They would call you a Jerk. Don't you have better things to do then spread negativity to the World? Don't be that guy. Practice Zen... Chill out.

Glad you enjoyed the music... and the drills too. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

The 80's music are the Best! Thanks for your comment and thank you for watching.

What do you do for cardio and workout? Do you walk on the treadmill or ride a bike for hours? How boring is that... this game is soooo much more fun and it's a total body workout. Don't form a prejudice opinion when you don't know anything about it and haven't even try it. There's a reason why it's the fastest growing sport in the World right now. And more and more high level Tennis players are coming over to play Pickleball. You're missing out and you don't even know it. Try it out... you'll have more fun than you realize. Thanks for your comments.

Lots of fun and laughter and definitely a good cardio workout! Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Lots of fun and a good cardio workout... Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

You might be right, but it's control Chaos. All the shots are very precise and accurate. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Because of your comment, we've all decided to wear safety glasses. Cause you never know when accident might happen. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

@@richpickleball9730 for realz or joking?? Considering your style of play I highly support this idea!

@@richpickleball9730 are you joking or being serious?

Yes lots of Fun and Laughters. Good cardio workout 💪 Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

I agreed. This angle shows how high the ball clears the net and the trajectory of the topspin. Thanks for watching and thank you for your comments.

It's new rocket powered paddle technology. Home grown...

Spinny spinny is tough... He was battling.

No. He forgot his Ben Johns Joola at the Addison gym. So he's using a backup paddle xspak.

I'm a Tennis player also. Don't be sad... be Happy. Most of these tennis courts around here are not being used by Tennis players at all. As more dedicated Pickleball courts are been built we won't need to use tennis courts anymore... So be patient. And if Tennis players want to play on the Tennis courts just wait for their turn after 1 hour and a half wait time like everyone else.

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You played well. Always good to play against a lefty. Hope you can come out and play more often.

My sister had a friend to do the intro for us. Another fun but not as much cardio workout cuz we try to kill each other and put the ball away... Rather then just keep it in play like we do on some of the other matches. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching

The 80's music are the best. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

And we Love you. Thanks for watching.

Thank you! Krystan Inspire us all to play the soft dinkin game. He's super good... just came back from a Gold Medal win 🏅 thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Agreed! Glenn carried me! He was on Fire 🔥 with the soft dinking game. Setting me up for the finish. He's improved so much games after games... I definitely didn't play my best... too many easy misses... thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

You're absolutely right, the guy in the blue shirt has table Tennis background. The lady has Tennis background. The tall guy has no racket background whatsoever. He started learning how to play from scratch last year. Hoody has tennis background. Actually we all started learning to play just last year. In the beginning of our pickleball journey, all we did was dinking and we didn't get much of a workout. So we all decided to play the Power game to get a better cardio workout. And it was soooo much more FUN. If that makes us 3.0 then we're 3.0 at best. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

If we have practically no movement, how do we get to a lot of balls for a putaway? Apparently you only watch 5 seconds of the clip and made your judgment. And yes all 4 of us are in our mid 50's that you are correct. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching 5 seconds worth.

If you’re asking why you are able to do a “putaway” it is because you are all hitting the ball to each other and not using your shots to move other players. You are playing rec for fun and fitness and not to win. In terms of movement during your 23 hit rally you can see there was very little sideways movement and no backward movement whatsoever. At 1:45 white shirt was not successful at their partner’s mid court for a poach which would demonstrate lateral movement. At 7:25 blue shirt successfully moved white shirt laterally. But only 1 shot was returned by white shirt to black shorts who wasn’t able to get a full jump out of the kitchen again this would have demonstrated lateral movement. Black pants is the only person in this group who is able to successfully poach balls has the best movement and positioning. At 7:45 he notices white shirt is not able to move forward so he himself takes several steps back to cover. Also at 10:12 black pants returns to position from a wide ball and hits a successful ball - something the other players do not throughout the whole video. Again, the players in this video are average 50+ players who play for fun and fitness. 3.0 NTRP and 1.5 DUPR and intermediate play at pay to play places is a reasonable evaluation.

First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to explain in detail your decision. If you only take 1 or 2 points and Nick pick, you can always prove your point. Even high level play make silly mistakes and isn't always in perfect positions, much less us beginners... In the beginning of our pickleball journey, all we did was dinking rallies and that was so boring burning hardly any calories... so we all decided to play the power game hitting to each other and allow each other to make mistakes rather then always hitting clean winners in the open areas. We're 50+ we don't need to be moving Lateral like crazy Twenty year olds and getting hurt and be out for months. Haven't you heard Pickleball injuries are on the rise. There's no trophy here, just pure FUN. According to the Pickleball skill level, we possess more skill than 3.0, so your analysis is Definitely incorrect for 3.0 level. If it was correct, we wouldn't be able to hit hard shots with our forehand and backhand or be able to block hard-driving groundstrokes. We wouldn't be able to have crisp volley exchange either. Or a put away overhead with any kind of power. What level do you play? Can you show me some of your videos play? I'm sure I can learn from it....

@@richpickleball9730 the NTRP scale is not dependent on age. When considering pace the standard for fast is that of professionals, 5.5+. Would you consider your “hard” shots good enough to consistently get past or force an error against pro’s? If not, then you are hitting at moderate or medium-paced speeds. These hits would not be considered fast. You are posting videos and asking the audience to rate and grade play then disagreeing when the rating isn’t as high as you thought. I don’t post because I know I would not be able to withstand the scrutiny of evaluation, nor do I need the validation of strangers. Again, this is intermediate, 3.0 NTRP play. If the goal of your videos is only to collect compliments, please make that clear. Asking for an evaluation then disagreeing is not constructive. Please play for fitness, for fun; and post for these same reasons.

We are not small guys. Two of us are 6'0 and 6'3... and we're ripping shots Full Power... as hard as we can hit to the 50+ year old man in blue shirt. And he's able to react to it because of his table Tennis background... that's not a 3.0 shot. We've play an open play with 5.0+ Players and they have problems handling the full power shots too. They don't always block the ball back to our feet successfully. Because you're doing with reflexes... It's always easier say been done... By watching the technique of black pants, you can tell it's legitimate tennis foundation not rinky dinky push shots. I don't need people's compliments. I'm just saying your analysis is incorrect. 3.0 do not have many of the skill level as black pant player display... Nothing personal just having a discussion with you.

If our goal is to get maximum cardio workout and fun and laughter... does that mean we have to dink? Dinking burns hardly any calories. Driving the balls as hard as you can burns so much more calories and definitely more Fun. There's no Trophy in this game. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

But we have soooo much Fun and laughter. Isn't that what Pickleball is all about? Great cardio workout... goal accomplished... Also if you watch more then 10 seconds of the clip we do work our way to the kitchen... just not the way you like. If we don't return serve and go immediately to the kitchen every single times makes us 2.5 then I guess we will be 2.5 at best. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

@@richpickleball9730Cool, having fun is #1. It's good to coach eachother along and learn the game just the same :)

Cardboard one... Fun and Laughter and a good cardio workout... 6+

You may be right... but we have so much fun and laughter. And a great cardio workout... There's no trophy in this game just pure FUN. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

We are able to hit hard groundstrokes on both sides consistently... We are able to handle hard volleys from our opponents and redirect it consistently... We can dink all day too IF we like. Just because we don't play the traditional 3rd shot dinking game classifieds us as a lower level players... I totally understand... that's the Pickleball community philosophy. We have a different strategy and philosophy to set up the points. There is shake and bake, there are poaching and there's hard drives to set up a pop up for a put away. There is tremendous strategy going on just not your brand of Pickleball... which is 80% dinking. The way we play we get so much more workout and cardio then dinking all day like we use to play. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

2.0 wow... you must hate bangers a lot. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Definitely lots of fun and a great workout with this brand of Pickleball. The Pickleball communities say if we don't dink we don't know how to play Pickleball and we're a lower level players... Pickleball is evolving with all the new powerful paddle technology. New talents are coming into the game everyday and will change the way the game is played in the future. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

Isn't there more than one way to play pickleball? Pickleball is evolving with the new powerful Paddle technology. More talents are coming into the game and will change the way pickleball is play in the future. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

I've yet to see anyone call "banging" a winning strategy. It may work for lower level players but advanced players typically eat their lunch.

If banging, isn't a winning strategy, then what do you call Shake and Bake at the Pro level? They bang all the time to set up shots for their partner. More and more Pros are driving hard 3rd shots and dropping 5th shots, not like they use to do 80% 3rd shot drop. You see 4.5 level and 5.0 players haven't problems controlling the hard drives all the time. They don't always control it successfully... The Paddle technology is getting more powerful. It'll come to a point where can your reflexes catch up to the hard drive? I see high level players get beat with the hard drives all the time. It's easier said than done to eat their lunch but not that easy... The game is beginning to change whether you like it or not more power is introduced and creeping into the game... starting with Jack Sock.

I totally agree. You are correct regarding the 3rd and 5th shots. But what I witnessed in this particular exchange was nothing like that. The far court team was banging every shot. Also...you referenced "shake and bake"....that's typically a put-away shot....not a set-up shot.

Yes you set up the Previous bang for the shake and bake for the putaway... In our previous games we used to just dink rallies but that was so boring and hardly burn any calories. So we all decide to bang at each other And see how long we can keep the firefight going to get more of a workout cardio. Sooo much more Fun this way. There's no trophy here just pure Fun... isn't that what Pickleball is all about? Why does everyone have to play the traditional dinking game? Most players are not gonna play tournaments or going to turn Pro anytime soon. So why not get the maximum cardio workout then to just dink 80% of the time?

Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching. What level you play?

I would be very surprised to see 2.5 level Hit that hard consistently in and with that kind of hand speed and control at the net. Show me 2.5 level that can do that? Just because we decide not to play the third shot Traditional dinking game makes us 2.5 ? Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

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Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching. Please recycle ♻️

Playing this brand of Pickleball is soooo much more Fun and better cardio workout and exercise than 50 shots of dinking and then missing into the net. Pickleball is evolving with the new powerful paddle technology. New talents are changing the way Pickleball is played... Starting with Jack Sock. Thanks for your comments and thank you for your Subscribe.

Music is from KZbin channel. Just do a search for DJ club dance music. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

@@richpickleball9730 thank you my friend

With the new powerful paddle technology driving full power at a sitting duck is so much more FUN to set up for the next shot. The name of the game is can I beat you to the punch with my groundstrokes and can you guess right which side I'm going to hit it to. If not, the next shot is the Kill shot. And it's soooo much more fun and better workout and cardio then dinking 50 shots. Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

​@@richpickleball9730yea, but a 4.0+ player can easily punch back all of these drives straight at your feet. My advice is don't be a one-trick pony. Sure shake n' bakes are exhilarating to pull off. Eventually if your opponents are good enough they can anticipate your patterns and you will be left with no weapons if all you do is drive.

definitely 3.0

@@zodiactg With the new powerful paddle technology even Pro level are sometime having trouble controlling the power from hard drives specially in Singles. In theory you are right but easier said then done. More talents are coming to the game and will change the way Pickleball is played. We beginning to see that with Jack Sock... More and more pros are driving the 3rd shot and dropping the 5th. So more drives are creeping into the game. Pickleball is evolving... Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

All 4 of us are in our mid 50's We just started learning how to play Pickleball from Tennis. We did the 3rd shot into the kitchen in the beginning of our journey. But they were so boring for a good cardio workout. This way it's much more Fun and better cardio workout... We don't care about tournaments just a good cardio workout is our main goal. Isn't that what Pickleball is all about? Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.

My apologies to the man in blue! Try Postural Restoration Institute physical therapy - not being smart here. Really helps me with mobility and muscle balance. I say this to everyone. Find a good practitioner in whom you have confidence. @@richpickleball9730

lol You're probably right. But we sure have soooo much Fun with tons of Laughters. This give us much more of a workout and cardio then just dinking around. I know what everyone in the Pickleball community is saying... if you don't 3rd shot into the kitchen then you don't know how to play pickleball. Pickleball is evolving... might not be true in the near future anymore with all the new Powerful paddle technology.

This way it's much more Fun and better cardio workout... We don't care about tournaments just a good cardio workout is our main goal. Isn't that what Pickleball is all about? Thanks for your comments and thank you for watching.