How To Hit 3rd Shot Drops in Pickleball (RESULTS GUARANTEED)

[@mlinton3007]

This simply the best teaching video I have ever seen. Everything is shown, detailed, and executed with highlights and points of emphasis. For instance, on baseline getting to your spot so you can move forward. Most just reach, then miss. Everything comes from good footwork as mentioned. We all do so appreciate you and your due diligence to HELP US ALL. Thank you. You are the Gold Standard

[@EnhancePickleball]

Wow, thank you! We’re really focusing on quality and not rushing our videos. Thanks for supporting and hope you have a good week on the courts!

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This is the best series on pickleball on KZbin. Everything is clearly presented and organized and broken down from simplest to more complicated.

[@nathanhartwig4338]

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[@EnhancePickleball]

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[@anuraagkumar978]

Oh it definitely is

[@honeyhahn]

Dude this is so good. Thank you for your consistency and hard work on these they help me think about the game on a much higher level.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Happy to help! We’re taking our time to make the best video we can each week. Appreciate you saying this

[@realasadoughnut]

Man I've watched alot of videos about 3rd shot drops, but this one completely clicked for me. The basketball reference made a ton of sense. And this is why I'm a subscriber. Thanks!

[@EnhancePickleball]

Appreciate you saying this, we’ll keep the vids coming.

[@brianlane9534]

Especially if you've been taught to aim for the back of the net. I can drain threes all day. Just learning the drop. It comes naturally for me. It's all touch.

[@jacquelinewilliams9298]

Love this channel!! Best instruction on KZbin!! I've been a subscriber since the very first video I saw!!

[@EnhancePickleball]

Wow, thanks!

[@briankearley2244]

I love your channel! One of the best on KZbin. Also love that Peeta from the Hunger Games is teaching me how to be better at the great game of pickleball.

[@EnhancePickleball]

LMAO! Thanks

[@patrickmcpatrick]

Very meticulous - excellent content! Obviously, a lot of thought went into making this video. I will definitely watch again as I work on my third shot drop. Thank you! Cheers!👍👍

[@EnhancePickleball]

🤝🙏 Thanks for watching, glad you liked it

[@150nitrodude]

Really great and thorough instruction! Much Appreciated!

[@t81629]

15 minutes of pickleball gold, thank you.

[@tddiep]

I have to subscribe after watching the video. Demonstrating the distances between the middle and the side of the kitchen is amazing, never thought about that.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Thanks for the sub! And glad you liked it

[@Scott2817]

Excellent video! One point that really hit me was to make the apex of the arc over your kitchen so the ball is falling as it passes over the net. That really helped me to visualize where to aim my shot as I try to do a 3rd shot drop! Thank you for such detailed and helpful information!

[@susanmoran8767]

Thanks!

[@EnhancePickleball]

No problem!

[@topspin463]

Such a great video. Always good to go back and rewatch these! Technique is everything!

[@EnhancePickleball]

Totally agree!

[@brianlane9534]

Okay... I've watched this at least three times already. I finally noticed "hope back".😀 I say when serving, don't hope back. Hope for the ace. But stay behind the baseline. Even as the server's partner, I make sure I'm standing a foot behind the line until the return is hit.

[@joshuawade1074]

Great video. I would only add that if beginners are going to practice drops by moving backwards from the net, it’s imperative they focus on footwork and leaning forward into the drop shot or it’s easy to develop bad habits and lean back while hitting the shot. This happened to me, and it’s a hard habit to break.

[@garywilson8331]

Brilliant, thanks very much from an old guy in England

[@jhors7777]

Excellent and helpful, thank-you!!

[@EnhancePickleball]

You're very welcome!

[@PersonalCOO]

Best pickleball on KZbin! I look forward to your coaching. Thanks and keep up the great videos! Much appreciated.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@cbrug6846]

Best video on 3SDs on KZbin. Outstanding.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Thanks for watching 🤝

[@AndreaLepow]

Loving the details of this lesson!!

[@bryanhojy]

6:09 What was the grip used for the forehand roll? Continental?

[@DavisInDuval]

You’re an excellent teacher man

[@julieh8494]

Best 3rd shot drop instruction video. Thank hou

[@EnhancePickleball]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@PPPPPLaN3T]

I appreciate the effort put in this video! Good work!!! 🔥🤙🏽

[@andyapsay8220]

Thank you!

[@arslanshakoor5248]

Easy to follow

[@jamin634]

Thanks for a great video. One thought...going down the middle on a 3rd shot drop is likely to get poached/slammed by the opponent directly in front of you. That player is already at the net

[@maheshsankaran7981]

Great video. Very well explained and demonstrated. Thanks.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dennismassey1940]

Fantastic video!

[@EnhancePickleball]

Glad you liked it!

[@mahgismom]

He's the best.

[@CuriousCreature]

Your best video to date.

[@EnhancePickleball]

🤝🙏

[@zinzander2978]

Love your videos I’ve just started playing and going straight to your videos all the time they are great

[@christopheraaronbaker]

Good video

[@bippie999]

Great drills and instruction.

[@aaronsegal1682]

Such a great video! Thank you!

[@EnhancePickleball]

You are so welcome!

[@electron46]

Excellent video. Avoiding spin while learning this shot is so helpful in gaining confidence with it. Later on, you can add topspin and slice, but you need a foundation shot that's simple and repeatable. This is what I really learned from this video. Thank you. Let's face it, hitting a soft shot at two opponents standing at the kitchen line takes courage.

[@rickmercer6437]

Very good! One of your best videos.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Glad you think so!

[@dawng540]

Great explanation of how and where to hit the drop and why. I’ve always wondered this. Thanks!

[@EnhancePickleball]

You bet!

[@fulviawalton7806]

This is a great video. Great explanations and visuals! Thank you.

[@AmosNistrian]

At 14:13 I’d say these are the typical speed and depth of shots I struggle with the most. I tend to try to catch those balls on the short hop much further out in front of me than most 3rd shots and almost no back swing as I’m using most the power coming off the ball to complete my drop. I kinda just “push” the ball forward while gripping the paddle about 6/10 which is probably twice as hard as I normally do on easier 3rds. I’m struggling to find consistency though. Is my intuition correct here? Should I change anything when dealing with these kinds of balls, like moment of contact, grip pressure, swing path? Or better yet what’s your approach to dealing with that shot?

[@professorhippy5484]

What paddle do U use?

[@postaudio]

your best video yet. more please.

[@EnhancePickleball]

👌

[@tombarca100]

Excellent video. Great tips on what to concentrate on esp. the footwork when you are faced with a deep return. Thanks!

[@EnhancePickleball]

👍🤝

[@marvindennis3664]

It all starts with the feet. Nice work. Thank you.

[@EnhancePickleball]

Yes it does! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffs.8970]

Great video … thanks 🎉

[@EnhancePickleball]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@myravirgil5302]

A thorough explanation - thank you.

[@EnhancePickleball]

You are welcome!

[@ggsd4903]

Such a dope video

[@jermc68]

Great video that breaks it down very well! Thank you!

[@mrhazlehoff9184]

"... ends up looking something like this... or this..." had me hooked, thanks for teaching while making it fun

[@nabinnakarmi467]

Great video. Could you please do an video the placement of lead tape on your paddle.

[@EnhancePickleball]

We have one, DM us on instagram and we’ll send you the link

[@LouMokodean]

lead tape video?​@@EnhancePickleball

[@CaptainSpiritz]

The only problem with drill #1 is that it make you practique the drops going backward naturaly... any suggestion to help with that? Even you when you demonstrated it you were going backward. ;)

[@toms9864]

Nice job.

[@Gadzs_]

Any tips for working on hand speed at the NVZ?

[@tracker619]

@enhancepickleball - Thank you, this is VERY helpful. I especially enjoy the graphics, arrows, arcs, etc. Well done. - I'm sure you know this, but there's a typo @10:10 - Unless like me you "hope" your shot will land in. :) - Keep up the good work - and content, content, content.

[@kathleenmontavon8630]

I've seen a recommendation to hit a forehand drop with your right foot forward (right handed players). In this way, you're encouraged to hit it out in front. Also, to help with apex of the ball, picture someone standing at the kitchen line and having to hit it over their head. Is the backhand drop really the same? Any differences at all?

[@EnhancePickleball]

I’m not a fan of that technique. It’s only applicable if you are moving forward off a short return. In my opinion you should try to use the same footwork every time.

[@DannyPerry160]

Consider a drive versus a drop if the return is deep and you're swinging behind the baseline. You can then try to do a 5th shot drop instead.

[@GiaoluuPickleball]

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[@Riker-ER]

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[@kvernon1]

The problem is, it's fairly easy to hit the 3rd shot drop when your opponent hits it softly right to you. That's not the "real world" of pickleball -- during an actual match the ball will be banged and away from you, much more difficult to return -- even more so if you want a 3rd shot drop. It would be much better to demonstrate what to do under more chaotic circumstances instead of the soft, slow returns we see here. I understand it takes practice to get it right, but unfortunately I didn't find this video to be very practical.

[@russbilderback]

He covered that. The video shows that when 1st learning the 3rd shot drop to start with dropping slower shots, and then towards the end he showed and explained that once you get the hang of the drop, to start speeding it up. Which makes sense, because if it's someone's 1st day practicing the drop it makes no sense to start banging it at them right away. That wouldn't be productive at all and they'd get nowhere. They have to start low and get the mechanics and feel down, and then you start speeding it up more and more. That's what he showed and I think that's the best possible way to do it.

[@vray347]

what to do when your opponent drives the 2nd shot deep to your backhand after you've served? 3rd shot drop not possible and my ball goes up - you know the rest

[@richl7596]

I like the drills but I noticed the 1st drill, where you start close and move back, causes you to hit off your back foot. Seems like that would reenforce bad footwork habits. Why not start the drill back and work forward? I understand that starting closer makes it easier to make the shot and builds confidence. But starting back is more like a game situation and should reenforce good footwork.

[@andrewowens110]

It’s not ‘hope’ back, it’s hop back.

[@davidfranks3939]

AND it's slowly not "slowely back to the net". But otherwise nice production job.

[@AnnMitt]

Excellent video. Appreciate it very much!

[@EnhancePickleball]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SoyTurtleMaster]

Nice job.