3 Pickleball Strategies to Beat ANYONE

[@susaneasterly]

I'm pretty new to the game; worked on these strategies today. They aren't perfection or anything, but at the level I'm playing at, they certainly can be useful, depending on the player. And, they gave me some areas to focus my serves on, etc. Thank you.

[@KTCHNPickleball]

Great advice, Matt! These strategies can really take your game to the next level. 💡

[@thecuttage]

Love the orthopedics advertisement in the background. Know your target market!

[@amendment2711]

HA! Exactly. My hip kills me...

[@eatingiq44]

Does the backhand focus apply in doubles too? Won't the other player take those as forehands? Thx!

[@bartholomewpope6382]

Depends on what level your opponents are. At lower level, probably not. A lot of people are worried about "stealing" or "poaching" and will let their partner take it. As you move up, the player with forehand will take more and more court, depending on their mobility. But the more they have to move, the more potential openings there are.

[@alliver_tennis]

Great tips! 📝

[@winnieyyc-fox9612]

Thanks for sharing!

[@firstservetennis5536]

Love this

[@user-uh3bj2rb7i]

I would like a strategy for when you are in an open play and your partner or partners are weaker. They make mistakes, are out of position, etc. Sometimes you simply cannot make up for this (and if it's a friendly open play you are not going to start telling them what to do), but what can you do to at least make games closer or what can you work on yourself in situations like this?

[@bobvance4712]

Depends if you are trying to win or just want to practice something. To win: 1.) Attack the weaker opponent, just like they are doing to you. 2.) Rarely if ever hit a dink or slow shot, other than maybe an aggressive lob. The more time they have to think, the better they can target your weak partner. If I hit a dink in such a game, it almost never comes back to me. 3.) Poach some of the balls between you and your partner, even if it is closer to them. If you hit a winner, they generally don't mind :) This play style can be a bit annoying though, so I prefer games where my partner is at least strong enough to not draw 90% of the shots. But, if you are the best person in a group, you often get paired with the weakest to equalize things, so this can happen a lot in groups with a wide range.

[@yvonnedaquino1074]

If you are much stronger player (at open play OR in tournaments) you HAVE to play bigger in the middle. Poach or cover your partner when they are running in after returning serve. They are often off balance and not in position yet and would love the extra help. If you are RH player play left and stack on serve and your return. Do not stack on their return of serve or they could get burned on unwinding the stack. Dictate the points and try not to move ball from extreme right to extreme left or your partner will be moving too much and possibly out of position. Play aggressive with placement over power if your partner doesn't have good hands.

[@AprilsExit]

This is great ❤!

[@jimramsey1312]

Three of the Universal Truths of Pickleball right here !

[@LissyJH]

Me and my backhand down the line being my favourite shot

[@Ace62864]

So my main question for this video: It says to dink the ball to your opponents backhand, so they will dink it back. But what if instead of being nice and dinking it exactly where you are, they dink it to the left side, causing you to be on your backhand. So what does that accomplish?

[@AlienHeadSports]

great tips

[@AItv2011]

And i didn't even know this game existed 😂😂. Smaller version of tennis

[@georgetellis9483]

Low level and intermediate players don’t have the skills to dink for very long. So although interesting info, these types of situations will rarely occur.

[@ArizonaGunsDave]

Good thing I play with both hands. People don't like it but I am ambidextrous and essentially have 2 forehands.

[@8246st]

Very helpful: thanks.

[@sonsoftheedelweiss72]

Pickle ball ; darts, pool, backgammon, checkers..

[@mfournier12]

Sure great advice until you run into that guy with a killer slice return backhand.

[@ThereelBR]

I agree with attacking the backhand, but this is assuming the player has lazy footwork and doesn't step around to his/her forehand. The video does a bit of a disservice on this point.

[@tomdillon6758]

Number One Tip. Lazer focus on the ball at all times while it's in play.

[@natewestf1861]

no shit tom

[@Ĥhjjujuy]

Also focus on the paddle: (swing & arm movement) and the paddle angle and movement. Especially in the serve. It can predict where the ball is going before and after the bounce.

[@Labgorilla]

What is pickleball ?

[@Jeringlyst]

Idk

[@montclairpickleball6108]

nice one

[@lawrenced7572]

Hello. Great tips. Can you tell me where your partner got his hat? I like it because it protects his neck from the sun.

[@markquinnie5174]

Home Depot has them

[@donaldlenardson6291]

Where the ball is located on the court & how it is there , will tell you everything you need to know about your positioning & next shot selection. But you MUST watch the ball at all times .

[@PickleSmithWildlifeAndDrone]

So you are saying you have never lost to anyone. Interesting.

[@timstaley8638]

Unless they have watched this video...

[@GopalLobhana]

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[@swimgood2952]

😂😂😂

[@gregerickson2211]

He doesn't imply that at all

[@PickleSmithWildlifeAndDrone]

@@gregerickson2211 Actually that is exactly what he says, even puts BEAT ANYONE in all caps in the thumb and ANYONE in all caps in the video title. I suppose you could chose to lose on purpose, but then you don't really need video instructions on how to do that. Otherwise, it says that if you do what the video says you can BEAT ANYONE. In fact, in the first 4 seconds of the video he says 'these 3 strategies will literally let you beat any opponent". Doesn't get much clearer than that.

[@jeffreyhyman2541]

just noticed the partner's feet are on the kitchen line !

[@davidkendall6801]

Lobs are an important strategy.

[@shawnsizemore8408]

I have seen tons of PPA and MLP never seen this dude lol

[@Bozsaddle]

All this works great as long as everyone is holding the PADDLE like a Racket but none of this works if someone is holding the PADDLE LIKE WHAT IT IS A PADDLE then and only then is the backhand for every player much stronger than their forehand and I don't care who it is. This sport is being taught by Tennis players and this is not a Racket it is a Paddle and I believe they are teaching the sport wrong, ping-pong would never grab that paddle like a racket, period, and that folks changes the whole game now.

[@anshulujlayan8731]

🎉

[@JaxxCrash]

That hit at 3 22 was a cannon. Teach me that lol

[@ICU1337]

Those were some weak "slams" for tip #2 😒 You slammed it when you were making your point on tip #1. Now that was a slam, thats a slam that no beginner is returning. Thats a slam that keeps enough of its power that you need to have skill to return.

[@TatunJana-hk1nj]

Q

[@spencerjames5610]

#2 is the dumbest advice I’ve ever heard! “Every pro does these three things"?? Seriously?? Every pro hits a high third shot, stays back, weathers a barrage of overheads and hopes to eventually make it to the kitchen line?? You seem like a good player, but #2 is ridiculous. PS. #1 and #3 are obvious so it's neither here or there, but #2🤦‍♂️🥴

[@keithsoifer3079]

Why would the player even smash the ball IF the opponent is back at the baseline. I'll take that lob n tap it back into the kitchen, in tennis known as a dropshot. I'm a USPTA Certified Teaching Pro(tennis.)

[@tedrostesfa1006]

bruh

[@victorhumphrey131]

I absolutely agree. I think that overheads can be put away when flattened out and well placed. If I tried that strategy against my tennis coach, he would put it away in the open court as he has done many times. I don't think it's a good idea to lob every third shot as it's too predictable.