Pickleball Mastery! Perfect Your Third Shot Drop With This Drill! Want To Get Better? Drill, Drill!

In this video a third shot drop drill that will make you a better pickleball player. I practice by hitting almost one thousand third shot drops each week. Add this drill to your practice sessions and become a better player.
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[@AnnMitt]

🙌 loved this instructional video! The camera angles were perfect. I was watching your arm, wrist, and feet placement. Thank you for posting!!!

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

You're welcome!

[@mountaintop0616]

Well done Rory. Learned quite a bit and definitely will help me as I go thru my various stages of playing the game.

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Awesome! Keep practicing it.

[@dawncamp303]

Really good video, I have definitely focused on my third, fifth, seventh shots since I started watching your channel and it has helped me a lot. love your videos and commentary

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I appreciate you watching.

[@CWK090]

If you don't mind a little constructive criticism, stand farther back. As you guage the pace and depth of the second shot, move forward to get in position. As you hit the ball falling down from the apex (apogee), continue that forward momentum for at least one step. You don't have to go to the NVZ each time but practicing forward momentum is a key part of practicing 3rd shot drops. If I see my opponent standing at the baseline, I try to return the ball deep enough so he has to step back to hit it.

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

I totally understand. I always move forward. It's just when I hit 300 third shot drops, if I move forward every time, I'd be exhausted. Thanks.

[@sportsenthusiast7360]

actually hit a great third shot drop. I also got the same ball machine. great instructions and consistency.

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Thanks. Love my machine.

[@parksfromabove]

Nice 1 Rory, that's an excellent use of your time

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Thanks 👍

[@tatianderson911]

Good and helpful video! Watched several times. Please, release a video about back hand shots.

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

I'll give it a shot. Thanks for watching.

[@tmclbnk]

Thanks for sharing your drill. I”ve got a Spinshot, I’d like to see your settings if possible. If you share can share others I’d appreciate it, thanks 🙏

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Sure. Thanks for asking. Horizonal 1-6 is 20, 15, 12, 10, 7, 3. Speed 1-6 is 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18. Spin all...1 Height...all 12 Feed...all 4

[@joedavies372]

Thanks, Rory. Great to see you on the court.

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Thanks for watching.

[@jonk6137]

Yup good drops sir, can you speed up how often balls come at ya I’d be looking for 3-4 times as fast, thank for the drill idea, gotta get me a machine….

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Yes. Absolutely. I can have them come at me every 1.5 seconds. But, I just like to take my time and concentrate.

[@TheKal41]

Can you share the settings for the machine? Thanks

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

Sure! Thanks for asking. Horizonal 1-6 is 20, 15, 12, 10, 7, 3. Speed 1-6 is 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18. Spin...all set to 1. Height...all set to 12. Feed...all set to 4.

[@jayreadinger8921]

I have to agree with pickapeckofpickles. You hit 94% of your first 24 3rds over the net and took no steps toward the NVZL on one of them? What are you teaching your muscle memory? I'd be reluctant to allow my students to stand back at the baseline and admire their 3rd shot, especially if they were hitting them with 94% success.

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

I know to move forward. I was just practicing getting the ball into the kitchen. Hitting 300 shots and running to the nvz wears me out. I'm probably not as young as you.

[@jayreadinger8921]

@@pickleballpick-apart9787 Yeah...I"m only 73. I get not going all the way to the NVL, but did 1600 3rds one day and took a couple of steps forward after each one just so I would teach my body to stop-hit-move and not admire my shot. I forgot, in my first comment, to tell you what a great job you are doing with this site. I really enjoy it and learn something each time I watch...after playing for over 15 years and coaching/teaching for about 12. Thanks.

[@mooremathewj]

I admire and respect your polite response Rory to comments about your context. Obviously if one can’t execute a successful and meaningful 3rd shot why worry about moving forward? Moving forward is taught after mastering the 3rd shot consistently.

[@ALABOUTPICKLEBALL]

Your left foot is coming off the ground on a few of these shots, but otherwise great video. 😊

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

I noticed that! I try not to do that. I was falling back. Definitely not the best way to hit it!

[@Pickapackofpickles]

no forward movement, no advance after the shot, you are now taking a fifth shot from no better of a position, you should change either the feed rate or position of next shot so you could practice actually something beneficial like advancing to the net which is the idea of a 3rd shot drop or at least to give yourself a better 5th shot drop, you are off the camera behind the baseline for your 5th shot

[@pickleballpick-apart9787]

I get tired moving forward when hitting 300 shots. Believe me, I move forward in games when I know the third shot drop will land in the kitchen. Thanks for watching.

[@davidunnerstall1541]

@@pickleballpick-apart9787I practice similar drills. Totally agree on getting tired. Drilling with a ball thrower allows us to practice without wearing our joints out running after errant balls from partner

[@mooremathewj]

Excellent instructional content.