My Dinking Went From 0 to 100 After Learning This!!!

[@robertfriesen2411]

Very clear and helpful. I especially like the second drill where you add the pressure of potential speedups to the scenario, which of course is exactly what happens in a game.

[@timloftus6382]

Very easy to watch. She breaks it down so even novice players can use.

[@brucepinkerton2716]

Great video. I am a physician. You have waaay too much physio tape and need to take a long break to heal up from your overuse injury of your right shoulder. Good luck

[@infomercialguy]

you took a rudimentary subject and made some effective exercises and points. very good! thanks bunches

[@lindamonteith715]

I am a novice and was surprised how much you used both hands to hit vs 1. Great tutorial! Thank you:)

[@donfletchersr.6644]

Awesome little clinic ! Your communication skills are awesome - natural teacher. D

[@leonminton2116]

I found this to be very helpful. Thank you so much!

[@Allthingspickleball]

Oh good, I’m so glad this was helpful! It helped me a ton too!!!

[@richardinsco]

Good video, and your instruction was easy to understand! Thank you!

[@patrickmcpatrick]

Great detailed explanation - thank you!👍👍

[@cgruita]

Very useful drill and tips. Thanks for sharing!

[@Hiker2024]

Excellent guide. Thanks.

[@BGK2223]

Very effective video! Clear instruction on both what to do and how to do it. Good drills, too! Thank you

[@sonsoftheedelweiss72]

I love pickle ball; got to admit my darts and bowling game has taken a hit and my consistency not the same. Incredible information from such a great pickle ball athlete.

[@SharkAcademy]

This is an awesome lesson and great drills. Thank you!

[@Allthingspickleball]

Thanks for watching!

[@tommy--k]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@d.debellis5091]

Just subscribed - so informative ! I start out in the athletic pose (knees a bit bent, paddle in front). An observer pointed out that my posture changes to being straight up & negatively affecting my game ! ANY tips on how to maintain a good stance througout the game OR is there a side-view video showing how our stance affects our game ?

[@adamdonovan5633]

Excellent and very helpful! Clear & concise.. I notice that you make good use of your left (non-dominant) hand to quickly shift from forehand dink to two-hand BH dink. Is that deliberate or accidental? I think the non-dominant hand is an important part of your paddle "GPS".

[@max-andrewmcmillan4235]

good one, all the mistakes that you spoke of I do, but not now, thank you

[@christinekirchner515]

very helpful...will follow these tips today...

[@art58wong]

A good principle and explained nicely. Just a couple of questions on the practice exercise. Is the goal only to protect that one spot or a line parallel to the kitchen line. Also should all balls landing further than the spot be taken in the air.

[@Allthingspickleball]

GREAT Q- so if you have more cones, you can actually line the whole kitchen line and do it that way too! It’s really just the concept…

[@johncraig7548]

Thanks for posting this. It's going to help me.

[@KingBrondon]

cant wait to get out there and practice

[@georgebanker2669]

After seeing your comment about backing off the line I watched a few pro matches. From what I observed the pros back off the line on occasion.

[@Knubs01]

I see them back off often, and then they play it off the bounce when the ball hits right about where the castle would have been. I don't really see the advantage of taking it out of the air. What is the real advantage?

[@georgebanker2669]

Less time for your opponent? Flick topspin drive?

[@catholicactionmontreal2629]

Do you run any camps?

[@MrKing1961]

Thank you very good points 👍✌

[@rogerfromcabo4942]

love your channel

[@jayscherotter0169]

Great coaching!

[@marieroddan1395]

This is great! I wish I could also see the opponent.

[@Bergarita]

Good information. Subscribed.

[@Allthingspickleball]

Thanks so much for your support!!! 😊

[@CaptainRonAhoy]

Your videos are fantastic and informative. Any opinion on racquet weights? I hate hitting the ball with the edge of my paddle and wondering if your experience leads you to believe that weights would reduce the percentage of bad hits in that zone.

[@posecoach]

What’s happening with your right shoulder? I just started having pain with my mine yesterday. How is it taped? What kind of tape? Thanks for the drill too. Gonna try it

[@Conradmlarsen]

That’s just a bunch of hocus pocus

[@russellelefterion4260]

Great video...I do this but still get confused. I need to know WHEN to back off the line with only one foot and then recover. I see all the Pro's doing this.....any secrets on how to judge this??? THANKS!

[@sheldonshin9167]

Hi! just wanted to let you know the selkirk bag link is 404 error! Thank you for the video and sharing your knowledge!

[@Allthingspickleball]

Oh my gosh- thanks for the update! I’ll check that out and comment back when I update it!

[@1963tp]

Good stuff

[@Allthingspickleball]

Thank you SO much! 😊

[@garrett5532]

Not to be a pessimist, but not sure exactly where the air vs bounce 'strategy' aspect comes into play. If the strategy aspect is to stay at the kitchen, I'd argue that advanced players use the bounce for other decisions such as topspin dinks, fakes, speed ups and even the same roll shots just by sliding a leg back. Your lesson overall was great though!

[@Allthingspickleball]

Thanks so much for the feedback Garrett! There are SO many different ways to look at it too- I don’t think “one way” works for every single player. I find that for me, I can actually speed more balls up out of the air and already be in a better position for the counter rather than taking a step back and being further away (giving my opponents more real estate to work with to hit at my feet) from the kitchen line. But again, everyone is different- something I always say to anyone I teach or coach: “eat the meat, spit out the bones” 😊

[@michaelwinkles2181]

@@Allthingspickleball I agree with your lesson objective, helping others to progress with their game. If I'm playing someone who backs up when I push them back, I know I'll win the rally

[@DTBB2021]

I believe her lesson is directed more towards tenderfoots like me .. not for advanced or pro's

[@alistairjones4361]

@@Allthingspickleball kzbin.info/www/bejne/imG2Y3mnrNJ1b7M this footwork is probably better than just standing square and hitting lift dinks or low volleys, right?

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

I would say the point is that typically people who are letting the ball bounce, then are not in the best position to strike the ball. By taking the ball in the air in a natural motion, the percentages say that’s the better shot. By allowing it to bounce, then getting into position to hit it (which may or may not happen), you’ve lost an opportunity and the percentages play against your favor in hitting a quality shot.

[@brianm5798]

Question: why is your right shoulder/arm taped up. Does that give you an advantage?

[@Allthingspickleball]

I have a history of multiple shoulder dislocations due to hyper mobility and extreme laxity in my shoulder joint. Taping is a preventative measure I take to save me from a potential dislocation and a trip to the ER 😬😅

[@Mr.Martini549]

@@Allthingspickleball Must leave one helluva funky tan line!

[@tanthony3895]

Not meaning any disrespect. But that tape will do nothing to deter a dislocation. That is not good information for other people to see.

[@Allthingspickleball]

@@tanthony3895 tape alone isn’t the answer. I do regular physical therapy, strengthening the surrounding muscles and tape! All of these have helped me PERSONALLY SO MUCH! Maybe doesn’t work for everyone, but it’s really worked for me! So I’m just sharing my experience- it could help someone else out there 🤍

[@kimmer5370]

@@AllthingspickleballI am a physical therapist and your response was very respectful and good information. Some people don’t realize how taping is helpful and has the ability to constrain extreme movements and positions for those with hyper mobility

[@mesasomer2392]

enjoyed this. do you think the drill would be good for beginners? get them into habits early?

[@michaelwinkles2181]

That's a great question. I've actually added this drill to my lessons for anyone who can dink

[@ENTERTAMEANT23.]

I am blind in my right eye and am a lefty so any tips for that

[@tomrmalcolm]

Great instruction! However, would be even better with higher quality audio

[@iKumala]

as a guy I find myself sometimes using two hands for dinking, but don't extend my index finger onto the paddle. I assume this is a personal preference. Thanks for the video !

[@Allthingspickleball]

Yes, absolutely personal preference 😊

[@robinrobine8100]

Why would you ever use two hands for dinking?

[@timtallar6320]

Great video, easy to understand, clear instructions. BUT, kill the piano bar music - it adds no value and is distracting...

[@6384thao]

😂

[@Steve_K2]

Good tutorial, thanks, but I wonder if it's only me who finds the background "music" unnecessary if not distracting.

[@MichaelParkinson-y9w]

I dinked a ball successfully and the spin caused it to come back over the net to my side. What is the rule?

[@royloehr2155]

your point

[@rp3504]

Some of the shots you took out of the air while protecting the castle were no higher than your ankle height. What's the advantage of taking the ball out of the air in front at that low height? If you took half step back you could hit the ball at a higher contact point. yes?

[@Allthingspickleball]

The advantage from my perspective is I take away reaction time from my opponent AND I don’t give up my position from the kitchen line. Nothing wrong with taking a step back and letting it bounce once in awhile- but I personally prefer to not make that a habit or my first choice option. Just me tho 😅

[@afterthesmash]

@@Allthingspickleball On Tyson's channel, he's quite explicit that it's better to take a step back to earn a higher contact point off the bounce over taking a very low contact point on the volley. But this presumes a strong foundation in taking an efficient half-step back from the NVL, followed by taking an efficient half-step back to the NVL. It also presumes that you have the ball strike ability to do something useful with the ball after you've let it bounce that compensates for slowing your reply down. I personally won't be taking many steps away from the NVL until after I've mastered accurately targeting both hips and the dominant shoulder. Also, at present I'm striking my top spin straight over the top of the ball, with no side-arm component. This probably isn't the best spin mechanics for striking the ball having stepped back from the NVL with only one leg. On the downside of extremely low contact points on volleys in the kitchen is that you don't have much margin to hit the ball either too softly or too hard. Unless your paddle has an extremely uniform sweet spot, you are also subject to contact point errors with your paddle if you misread the ball that lead to the wrong ball velocity. This is why when dinking you try to target locations where the opponent _can_ take a low volley, but really doesn't want to.

[@jillrobinson6767]

Good points but suggest to get to the points quicker.

[@bmiovino]

I prefer to dink a beer myself.

[@Allthingspickleball]

Hahaha this made me laugh 😂

[@antant4287]

Im 11 months late to the party and hopefully she's improved... the trainer is using way too much wrist and elbow in her dinks.

[@robinrobine8100]

Several pros back away from the kl when dinking. Must be a good reason why they do it.

[@ronsmith3099]

What’s wrong it’s your shoulder ?

[@ginjaninja3627]

Why did this post attract so many trolls? 🤪

[@kenwagler4523]

MIght learn something if I wasnt so distracted by the tatoo. I dont get young uns. At 50,,she`ll start thinking maybe I shoudnt have done it,,,at 60 she`ll wish she hadnt.

[@jeffhewitt2817]

It's kinesiology tape

[@adamwalters1875]

you on crack? from max and freddie and slinsky129

[@Havaseet2]

This is a school game taken way too seriously

[@zmxvbj]

Cute as a freaking button

[@TerryNemoff]

Please stop posting, leave this kind of content for real touring pros. I know you think you’re helping, but you’re not. Because once they get to a higher level instructor, we have to re-teach everything that you’ve taught. Please refrain and let the pros earn the living that they deserve.

[@Allthingspickleball]

Interesting- so you coach people to let the ball hit their feet instead of taking the ball out of the air? Does that work at the lower level? I play 5.0 so I don’t really know what low level play looks like these day…

[@gg80108]

You need to get your shoulder fixed. Your obvisouly doing somthing to hurt yor body! I really do not want to do what you do!

[@robinrobine8100]

Her hitting technique is very weak.

[@Allthingspickleball]

Hi Robin, I’m not sure why you seem to go out of your way to intentionally and repeatedly comment something negative on most of my videos but I truly hope when you see this you’re having a wonderful day. Life’s too short to focus on the negatives. Wishing you the very best

[@cm5113]

not as weak as your comment…

[@NakedAssassin69]

6:06 this one def could’ve been a speed up

[@Allthingspickleball]

I bet I missed a few opportunities in there! Still learning myself ☺️