Pickleball Solo Wall Drills

[@itismeroland]

I believe in this soooo much!! I've only been playing fora little over 4 months. no tennis experience and all that. just yesterday I did some wall drills before free play at a local gym && I could tell my game play was a lot better than usual. I even won some games against exceptional players. I surprised myself! lol I'm gonna be doing wall drills a lot more now!

[@cindyunion]

Yes! Do it before you even put your paddle up. Lots of players get impatient and don't warm up enough before starting. You'll be ahead of the game!

[@quarter_moon_and_a_guitar]

He's good, but his opponent has reflexes like I've never seen

[@glashoppah]

No doubt. Unstoppable.

[@mcat111111]

That is impressive. The volley drill was amazing. Can't believe how good he is at it.

[@gretchendean7346]

FABULOUS project for a very shy and easily intimidated noobie - with winter approaching AND an enormous double garage empty except for a little Fit tucked in a corner. Thank you so much, Glen!

[@leslieteacher]

Thank you so much! You've motivated me. I am a true BEGINNER, but being able to practice at home is fantastic!!

[@sunsioux444]

you must be the Tiger Woods of PB. That hand eye coordination , OMG.

[@mward0001]

Awesome Phil! I needed you to point out keep the head still, & use the legs & not look at target but focus on the ball. I use a racquetball court and place tape on floor & wall. You have improved my game!!!!!

[@brianperkett91]

Thanks for the tips - your teaching approach was both clear and easy to follow. As a new player these will be great drills to use to improve my game.

[@conniemartin1585]

What an awesome idea. I'm going to put that lazy wall in the basement to good use other than holding up the house, of course. Thank you, Glen!

[@feefiefofanna]

thanks. my rackets and balls will arrive today. I know nothing! its going to be so fun.

[@andrewpense2738]

Did you end up sticking with it

[@adriennecoleman5249]

This is great. Thank you!

[@hollyjones6760]

Thanks for your PB teaching !

[@eileenavaria9325]

love your videos Glen, they are concise and to the point, simply stated and extremely helpful . thank you

[@wurtzi1221]

Great drills. And Glen is a very competent and amiable instructor.

[@mrhodatube]

Love this! Inspired me to build a practice area in my garage using a 4’ x 4’ hard composite board over the drywall this weekend. Doing all your suggested routines plus adding in one where I work on varying how tight my paddle grip is. (I get pretty amped while playing and need to work on mixing in a soft touch when appropriate.)

[@alexhoward2520]

Picture? Interested in this

[@fkporsche1]

Thank you much for this great drill video. Quite helpful indeed. I’ll continue to practice these drills daily.

[@EthosPickleball]

Been doing this for a month - big help!

[@joannnorelius8459]

Thank you. No pickleball these days so this is so helpful!

[@denisec3492]

Thanks! Just set this up in my garage. I am fairly athletic for my 70 yrs, but find I tend to lose the ball at times, hoping this will improve on that.

[@PickleballCentral]

Good Luck with your drills Denise! One other quick tricks to use in your garage setup: 1) If have drywall on your garage walls, you can attached a sheet of hardwood type plywood or MDO over the wall to increase it's rigidity, and get better return on the balls (it also reduces the noise a bit). Thanks for watching!

[@rockymountainpickleball2734]

Always great way to practice, especially in between games.

[@cindyunion]

I have done this often! I also like to switch hands every shot. I've seen more people going for long handles but I prefer my short grip. (I DO like the longer paddle face though because... alligator arms.) Thanks!!

[@608er]

Great video. Much appreciated

[@m.k.6633]

He makes volley look easy I barely can do more than few hits back n forth but I’m not gna give up! I really improved my dinking by Ty is drill already

[@nofear1604]

Impressive. To the point tutorial.

[@adamstriebel7815]

I love your mood in your videos brother

[@randyzeitman1354]

That is fantastic. True thanks.

[@alisamking]

You’re videos are beyond helpful. I’m coming off a ruptured Achilles playing pickle ball two steps and down. Do you stretch before or after? I’ve played beginners but was getting consistent and loving the challenges. Thank you. Can’t wait to get back to the courts. Also, do you advocate court shoes indoors and different for outdoors?

[@claudiagentry2931]

Thank you 😀

[@9livesfurnitureart258]

Wow! Props to you Glen. Skills to aspire to! 👍🏻

[@billjames7753]

Thanks Glen, good tips. Wish I had a garage! I'll try this at the local handball courts. One thing, I didn't realize it was mostly leg movement for the strokes, but then again I'm still a beginner.

[@PickleballCentral]

Throw a roll of masking tape in your bag along with a tape measure & you'll be all set at the local courts. Many tennis courts also have backboards. I recommend using the Blue Painters tape because it doesn't leave a residue or peel off any finish on the walls. Good luck!

[@EthosPickleball]

Foam balls can work well indoors at home if you have a few feet of hard floor somewhere. I like the Tourna foam ball, not exactly the same as hitting a pickleball, but it still helps build muscle memory and coordination skills. Buy a case and hand them out to your friends and people starting up with lots of potential. (not sponsored to say this! the larger tennis indoor balls are a little too heavy and develop a ton of topspin so I like the Tourna foam balls - you can buy on amazon, a case of 12 is about $17)

[@PickleballCentral]

Michael Kinnear offers a great suggestion - using foam balls for drills at home. We offer several varieties of Foam Balls for pickleball www.pickleballcentral.com/Quick_Kids_Practice_Ball_by_Gamma_p/gamqkb.htm

[@danwas44]

Thanks Glen, did my first set of wall drills today, doing 10 in a row is much harder than it sounded let alone 100. Looking forward to my next set of drills. I was struggling to find a place to drill so i went to the local elementary school which has a large windowless wall and it was perfect. I am planning on constructing a wall in my two stall garage so i can practice close to home.

[@PickleballCentral]

Keep it up, Daniel! The drills really do work. The intensity of drills like these are 10x what you experience playing pick-up games and can really build that perfect form muscle memory!

[@danwas44]

@@PickleballCentral Day 2 of drills in the books, looking forward to playing tomorrow and then more drills, Thanks again.

[@jajatsudrajat210]

Than'k you Infirmation couch 👍👍👍

[@viatorcr]

Awesome , thank you !

[@johnurban7333]

Great video

[@blakerh]

Very impressive!

[@suthanyamardaru5008]

Really good idea👍👍

[@lancelevens2289]

Great video, Glen!

[@charlesgreene7805]

What size would you recommend for the target, as example, 8" * 8" ? Thanks.

[@pmizzle123]

8-10

[@joannelyons2660]

Good stuff!!!

[@robertvk1814]

This is cool and I know doing these drills would definitely make a huge difference in people's games. I have to wonder though, are these really all the drills you did for an entire Winter? I've been doing a ton of wall drills lately and there are just so many different ways to drill with a pickleball and a wall, this video just seems like such a tiny introduction to wall drills and it would be very surprising if this wasn't just the tip of the iceburg of what was actually done over that Winter.

[@DanMishler-tp3dy]

To take wall practice up a notch, I add in a “speed up and reset” session. From the nonvolley line I alternate between a controlled speed up and a soft dink.

[@romanhernz9209]

Very good information

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

I bring a 4×4 sheet of plywood to my classes and hang it from the fence, I have students do these EXACT same drills..

[@thedudeabides3167]

If I only have access to a rough brick wall what board or material would work best to put up against that wall to practice? Cool vid. Any help would be appreciated.

[@lonivalikoula4140]

Amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@christinalanoville7317]

I love your video. I’m wondering if I could use a small clip in retirement video I’m making for a doctor who loves pickle ball?

[@cwarner5909]

Great tip! Your garage must be a lot cleaner than mine, guess you can't help with that though.

[@JohnThrasher1]

Weird question but what tape did you use? I like it a lot.

[@kevincafaro8846]

I did the drill in a squash court to realize how easy you make the volley look. i also practiced in the corner and hit side wall to back wall. helps with reflexes!!

[@jenniferlucore3781]

Looking good Glen :-)

[@rickschiller]

Glen's Rating. Attitude: 10 Ability: 10 Useful information: 10 What's not to like about this video?? Thank you!!

[@markmauro2569]

How much time each session did you spend drilling and how many days per week?

[@nickfoster2924]

Just set it up. Harder than you make it look to do ten in a row, much less a hundred! Thank you! Any more tips Glen?

[@PickleballCentral]

Thanks! Glen has many more drill videos to share on our KZbin Channel. Subscribe to get notifications.

[@gailwittichlive9593]

Brick/plaster wall or sheet rock/fibro? I guess the ball will respond differently on each.

[@speedypete4987]

great tip - same way i learnt to play tennis. you will build myelin connection in your brain synapses by doing this for sure.

[@alzhang74]

I need wall practice drills for beginners. the first ones are ok, but second ones too hard.

[@robertcummings3570]

What brand and style of paddle do you use.

[@thinkfirstt]

7 ft back and 36" up the wall for markings.

[@tomas_houser]

How big should target be?

[@a.joseph4233]

Dimension of square target please..thks

[@burtonm3220]

i think I just stretched a hammy watching this lol.

[@peterryan472]

I do this on courts\wall whenever I cannot find other partners for play. But lately have been accosted by some fellow pickleballers saying that it is most disruptive to adjacent courts during games! Hmmmm so we are just to sit idle while other players are enjoying the courts? Would appreciate some pickleball etiquette here. On outside courts there are backwalls in place to practice and never a problem there during games however, like I said inside courts many were taking offence.

[@PickleballCentral]

We cannot advise you on etiquette in this situation. The Official Rules address Distractions in Section 11.J, "Players may not distract an opponent when the opponent is about to play the ball...." Generally, distracting players during a game isn't a good idea.

[@racketrick]

I'm only 5'10" and 36 inches hits my hip(iliac crest) almost perfectly. That tape looks like it is well above Glen's hips...as high as his belly button. Maybe parallax at play or was that tape put up by 'eye'?

[@PickleballCentral]

It may be parallax at play (had to look that word up - great word - grin). This tape line is on Pickleball Central's (Pickleball Station's) back wall, and has been measured by tape by our pro staff for use in drills during clinics, and people warming up. Thanks for watching, and for sharing your perspective.

[@racketrick]

My "perspective"...Ha Ha...I see what you did there ;) @@PickleballCentral

[@PickleballCentral]

@@racketrick, Glad you liked my pickleball pun :).

[@Rforducla]

Being a little bit of a wise ass, but seriously, if as you said, you are looking at the ball and not at the target, how do you know when you've hit the target? So then, how do you know when you've hit 10 in a row? If you're counting the hits in the target, you are seeing the target. No?

[@zwashere4711]

When the spouse is awake lol

[@thatguywithquarters454]

Well that’s great I don’t gave a spouse so I can do this all night

[@kento1957]

Let's just say there was more involved to get to 5.0 than hitting against a wall for a few months.

[@PickleballCentral]

Glen's response - Of course you are right. I was already a 4.5 level player. What I lacked was the ability to dink consistently and patiently. Adding this skill with my wall drill is what moved me to 5.0.

[@saxologist1]

Great idea and thanks for posting. But it takes a lot more than this drill to become a 5.0 player.

[@michelledelaney4271]

i actually became a 6.0+ professional pickleball player just from practicing against my garage wall. JUST KIDDING. The wall practice does help me TREMENDOUSLY. I totally agree that it takes a lot more than wall practice to become a 5.0. It definitely HELPED me a ton on my road to 5.0 but there are tactical and strategic subtleties that can only be acquired from playing against real life higher level players ect. Having said that, my toughest opponent is STILL my garage wall. I have not been able to get a SINGLE ball past him. He is literally a WALL :)

[@straykittycat1683]

omg that sound is so annoying!

[@forrestelliott9454]

Great video

[@matthewschaefer108]

So last January, I put up a section of moveable net and placed it approximately 14 inches from the basement wall. I stand 18-20 feet back and drop serve into the wall and practice 3rd shot drops into the 14 inch slot between the wall and the net after the ball bounces hard off the wall. I literally charted 100 a day since then. I can get around 70% In, but the 3rd shots and resets in games have really improved 😊

[@PickleballCentral]

Wow! This is a great idea and we're so glad you shared it!

[@KayakTater]

Thanks so much for this! While I have set up a wall board in my basement, it is quite loud to the rest of the family. When they are around, I now use a Prince Stay/Play foam tennis ball. Not exactly the same bounce characteristics of a pickleball but something is better than nothing and it particularly reinforces a lighter touch since the foam ball bounces back easier.

[@patpowers5426]

I do the same drill. Here’s another layer to the drill.Try it facing a corner. Mark your target where the inside seams of the corner are on the wall.The ball deflects back at unpredictable angles. Very difficult but effective.

[@ABSScott]

Thanks for the great tip! I’ve just started playing (at 65) and love the sport!

[@patrussell2099]

Thanks Glen, Well done. Patrick

[@BRLaue]

Noobie question. Why not have three targets, middle right and left?

[@PickleballCentral]

Good question, but if you angle the ball away from you, it will deflect away from you. This is really a hand-speed, hand/eye development drill.

[@BRLaue]

PickleballCentral I just purchased a racquet(?) and several pickle balls, taped off part of the garage, so we will we see how it goes. Was a ranked tennis player when young so spatial thing seems weird but that should get better with time.

[@FireinTheBowl]

What paddle are you using?

[@PickleballCentral]

In this video Glen is playing with an early version of the AMPED Omni X5 FiberFlex Paddle from Selkirk Sport, available with free shipping online at www.pickleballcentral.com/Amped_Omni_X5_FiberFlex_Paddle_p/sel504.htm