5 hand/eye coordination drills for pickleball

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1st of a series of videos on pickleball drills and workouts that can be done at home.
Series #1 is a set of 5 hand/eye drills that range from easy to extremely difficult.
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[@wtang7]

You are a genius to come up with these drills.

[@teamponderosa9674]

I had fun playing around with these today after watching this on Mon. evening. Thanks!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Glad you had some fun with the drills :)

[@loricody4956]

Wow! I’ve never seen these drills before. Thanks!

[@StrongMindandBody]

Hey Jem--it's raining out and these look great--thanks much!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Our pleasure Peter! Thanks so much

[@andrealepow7794]

This video was so helpful!!!!

[@14iceland]

Fantastic for those rainy inclement days ! Thanks

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Donna!

[@girlart9]

Great video. Thank you.

[@adamdonovan5633]

Great hand/eye coord.....need this!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Adam!

[@donreinholz8121]

Great video. Definitely going to give some of these a try.

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

I am so glad to have found you. You teach well, your set up is gorgeous, you rock.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks so much Elizabeth. Glad you found us too :) Hope you have some fun with the drills and workouts!

[@ttonyt1]

Hi Jem. Great video, proud of you. Stay healthy and keep growing this sport!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Tony! Appreciate your support :)

[@cathylonehand]

I watched your videos many times and really hope you will be continue to upload new videos.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thank you! And yes, more to come

[@geoff4705]

Love this! Great drills, great presentation!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Geoff! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@kpsylvester]

Great stuff...the Legend continues to build, brother. Gonna get into this sport immediately thanks to you and your brother!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Love it! We will bring the golden years of the Queen Anne Rec in a whole new way...

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Love it! We will bring back the golden years of the Queen Anne Rec in a whole new way...

[@sarvanisuzanneviger-edson81]

Great fun! And helpful.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thank you Sarvani!

[@thballard7072]

Will share this and then link forward to live session with you on Orcas after this pandemic is behind us. Stay safe! And thanks for the drills.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Theresa, I’ll be looking forward to that as well :)

[@marlenelovenguth8855]

Great for me may help my tracking with history of vertigo.

[@markheneghan3804]

Love of the game

[@andreii.6094]

Thank you very much for your video! It is so beautifully presented, so clearly explained! You are born to be a teacher! After watching your video and thinking about my pickleball errors, I realized that, indeed, I need to work on my hand-eye coordination. I know that I oftentimes cannot catch a ball with my left hand when someone tosses it to me across the court, just miss the ball when trying to grab it - a clear indication of a hand-eye coordination deficiency. Inaccurate paddle position which leads to unforced errors is also a part of not sufficiently well trained hand-eye coordination. I worked on some of your drills today and thoroughly enjoyed them! You made a joke about joggling, but probably a learning sequence towards joggling three balls will be helpful, too. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching your other videos to learn how to practice in the garage or on a deck. THANK YOU!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and articulate note. Really appreciate your kind words and glad that this video helped in some way!

[@andreii.6094]

@@ThePickleballExperience This video was a great start! I searched on youtube and found countless videos on hand-eye coordination from every sport imaginary. I could not even think that it is so important, as noone brought it to my attention, ever. I am working on the drills which you suggested as well as on drills with catching tennis balls (tennis balls are softer and hurt hands less, they also bounce quieter). I am making fast progress. The most surprising thing is that I see an immediate and significant improvement in my pickleball skills from hand-eye coordination training - I am making much fewer unforced errors. This video, somehow, was an eye opener for me! Just because this video turned out so important for me, and because I liked the style of your instruction so much, I signed up for the clinic which you will offer in April at my pickleball club in Portland metro area. I look forward to meeting you there!

[@bklynbernie3076]

This video is just what I need, my hand eye coordination has always been poor. Just started pickle ball and I want to do my best. By the way I chuckled at the juggling joke LOL. Thank You

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thank you! And good luck on your new pickleball journey. It’s so fun :)

[@slhcga]

Thank you! Very useful

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Stephanie 🤗

[@garthmerkeley6123]

Well done!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Garth! Appreciate it :)

[@johnmorris6643]

Awesome vid, learned a lot and chuckled a few times too!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks big brother. Can’t wait to get back out on the court with you!

[@johnmorris6643]

@@ThePickleballExperience Now Theresa and Elijah want paddles!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Oh it’s on

[@victorialee6947]

I am new to pickleball. This is my first time watching your video. These are excellent suggestions! Thank you for taking the time to make this video and sharing. Explanations are clear and this can be done at home which is great. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing more from you. Do you have any videos for strategies for short players? Reaction time from being at the kitchen line and then having to drop back when a surprise lob comes. So much easier for them to do because my 5”2” tall self will jump and swat at it with an elongated paddle and still miss. lol

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thank you Victoria :) Really appreciate your feedback. That’s pretty funny about the lobs. Lob them before they can lob you ;)

[@Bergarita]

Unorthodox but I definitely see the value of these drills.

[@basketballkid311]

nice job

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Amy 😀

[@hcrumb59]

hi just couple questions. what should my grip be like during these drills.. loose? firm. really tight? and what is objective or what am i learning from "insane edge" drill? thank you Joel

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Hey Joel, definitely a loose grip. The objective on edge of insanity is just a more focused hand eye drill. The smaller the target we use for the ball to hit, the harder it becomes. Once we can hit smaller targets more consistently, the better chance we have of making solid contact in the sweet spot of our paddle. Hope this helps. Jem

[@richardmadrigal5778]

It's just like volleyball tennis

[@arnottslodgehikingadventur3112]

Thanks for sharing the drills Jem! And thanks for the PB clinics in Hawaii. We love your patience, your teaching style and I love your sweater! You're awesome!!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

🤗 Thanks Glory! So much fun being here in Hawaii and you’ve made me feel so welcome. I’d be nothing without my sweater 😳 You’re more awesome!!

[@musicbymark]

I'm with you on the first four, and see how they could help, but I see no relevance or benefit from #5 (though I can imagine it might be amusing to do that during a boring class in high school).

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks for your feedback Mark. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.

[@randallkadish5663]

Great drills, though I believe juggling is great for hand-eye coordination. I used to umpire softball, and the greatest softball hitter I ever saw told me he was in to juggling.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Randall, I love juggling and totally agree with you. Great for hand eye.

[@BrennanWielandPiano]

Nice! What kind of paddle are you using here?

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks Brennan! The paddle is the Electrum Pro.

[@alfenger]

Great drills. When doing # 1, SWEET SPOT, I find myself chasing the ball around the room. Is this an indication of something I am doing wrong or just need more time?

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks for writing us! It definitely takes time and practice. Something that can help is just trying to do 2 in a row and then catching the ball in your other hand. Once you feel comfortable with that, try for 3 in a row. And so on…

[@bobkat2601]

Nice video, I'm not sure how drills #4 and #5 have anything to do with hand-eye coordination.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thank you, #4 is def more of a feel/touch exercise that will help with control. #5 is very specifically a hand eye drill using and extremely small target. It would be similar to throwing darts.

[@zeldonmitchell7283]

I remember when I first watched your video for the first time I really enjoyed it and I need to get back in shape I really would like to be a professional pickleball player but everybody tells me that I cannot and won't be there are some that believe in me

[@freedo64]

Is that an Electrum paddle? Great drills!

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Thanks John! And yes, it’s an Electrum Pro Graphite.

[@freedo64]

@@ThePickleballExperience I ordered one Black Friday! Can’t wait to try it out.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Nice man! Hope it’s a good fit for you.

[@omarabueljebain6626]

W vid

[@dogloverjb6873]

use a sponge ball if you don't want the loud noise. it works just the same

[@thinkplanetearth2946]

Hi, I'm still not clear on the value of the 5th drill. Please explain. Thank you.

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Hi, and thanks for the question. The 5th drill is a variation on a hand/eye drill in which you try to drop a small pebble into the hole of a drinking straw. It’s just another fun way to train the eye and hand to work together. In this instance we are fine tuning the eye’s ability to gage pinpoint location and relay that information to the hand. Hope this helps 😃

[@CiolaFamily]

What is your favorite pickleball racket?

[@ThePickleballExperience]

Great question. I’ve only ever used the Paddletek Bantam EXL. I wish I had more knowledge to share but there are some really great paddles out there and it’s all about what feels right for you and your style of play.

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

WHAT THE HECK WAS THE LAST ONE?? EXACTLY WHAT/HOW DOES DROPPING BB'S IN THE HOLES DO?? a couple of the other drills are ok (there are many others but the one at 09:00 Is just a mystery.

[@HarleyTruck]

Is this the pickleball channel that died?

[@wyattshook2775]

People really need to learn how to play pickleball?