Start Every Point with These 5 CRUCIAL Pickleball Shots

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@frankfurter7260]

It’s the 17th shot that’s killing me and no one talks about this shot.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Lol you must be a 5.0

[@first2third]

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[@karenk5472]

😅😅😅

[@joegriffin-dr6xd]

Finally the dreaded 17th shot!

[@shanebuysse327]

Well played

[@stevebentley1557]

Another great instructional video, I really like the demonstration of your tutoring. You have the best Pickleball channel on youtube. Keep them coming.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@innermostbeing]

This is a must-watch video for any beginner or starter. Each of the tips will really lead an amateur on the path of an ace player. I love the demonstration along with the explanation so theory and practicality are married to a better outcome. Thank you so much for this video!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnnywilliamson3941]

Caden's Tips #2 and #3 for the return of serve contradict one another. In Tip #2, he is running through his return (especially at the end of this tip), which he says NOT to do in Tip #3.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Sorry we put the wrong clip in there

[@RideWithJosh696]

I was about to point that out and see that its the most viewed part of the video for a reason. Surprised you didnt re-upload by now....

[@howardjuliewiley5629]

The 5th shot from the transition area is my toughest. I land the split step, but all too often, pop the ball up. Today, I'll really focus on my form using the shoulders.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Yes!

[@DementiaCareblazers]

Hey! Coach Jackson coached me last night at the gym! 🙌😮

[@BrionesPickleball]

Who ?

[@my_brief_moment]

Love the format. Kudos to you guys. Keep it coming.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@firebreathingrubberducky5621]

Good ti see the return of coaching / tip vids. Good editing too!

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@AnnMitt]

🙌🙌👏👏 fantastic video!!!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks!

[@Ke875]

Great coaching thank you 🙏 Jordan !

[@BrionesPickleball]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimkazmarek5302]

Thanks. We practice the 5th shot a lot!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Nice!

[@svetlavelikova3497]

Very good tips! Thank you for the thorough explanation

[@BrionesPickleball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@midaxsax]

Very helpful tips. How about some drill ideas to get them into muscle memory.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@bretwallach9863]

Wow - great video! Lots of crucial info but not overwhelmingly so. All the explanations are super clear and well demonstrated. I'm gonna bookmark this one and show it to everyone I know who plays pickleball. More like this please!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks!!

[@jesusonley]

I am new and need to practice this in March when it gets warm out I know they have an inside Court so I am going to check that out in 2 weeks

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@danpettigrew7860]

Great tips. Especially liked the detailed information given about the fifth shot. This is a shot that is not often discussed but it is crucial to master.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@billrector]

Great video! I got a lot of tips!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@judyfrench3888]

Kudos for this first 5 shots in sequence! Hardest thing for me to do is to step back behind baseline after serving momentum moves me to the baseline or into the court.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Try serving 3 feet behind the baseline!

[@alanhildebrand2485]

Even if I start out three feet behind the baseline I think "serve and step back". I want to be back to three to four feet behind the baseline and ready for a deep return.

[@alanhildebrand2485]

So many times I hear "nice shot" on a miss, that if the player had just been three feet behind the baseline they would have easily returned the return.

[@BrionesPickleball]

lol yes

[@ronaldwalker-w3c]

best video i have ever watched

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@susunmor]

very good

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks!

[@PaddleReadyPickleball]

Jordan why do you suggest having the paddle face facing the court when setting up to serve? To help create topspin??

[@BrionesPickleball]

Not sure what you mean be this, but if I am guessing correctly, for players that routinely miss their serve, I try to keep it as simple as possible.

[@PaddleReadyPickleball]

⁠@@BrionesPickleball What I meant was when you were describing the Serve Stance you said you have the paddle set just past your hip and the paddle facing down. Just curious why the paddle would be facing down as opposed to being parallel to the net?

[@BrionesPickleball]

@PaddleReadyPickleball that’s just for simplicity. Everyone has a little bit different setup, so that’s not a strict rule or anything lol

[@PaddleReadyPickleball]

@@BrionesPickleball Thanks

[@lindaortolano7837]

Hi Guys! Great tips! I need practice on lifting the ball!!! :)

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@nmac2439]

Thank you for the informative video.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Np !

[@riccrague5797]

One of your best instructional videos to date. Thanks!

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@janesong9352]

I have been watching your video since I was a beginner and I can't tell how much help your videos offered me. Now I am working on the 5th shot/ resetting in the NVZ. Can you explain how to absorb the power? I realize that you have a little slice motion in the video. Is that necessary?

[@BrionesPickleball]

Not necessary. The simpler the better. You can just lift the ball slightly with your shoulder.

[@williamdowling7718]

On the return: "Keep your weight moving forward theought the shot so you can get right up to the kitchen line." "Do not run through your return. Make sure you stop and set your feet." The "good" video clip of "keeping your weight moving forward" looked identical to the "bad" clip of "dont run through the return."

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks, sorry about that

[@philamguambomb]

​@@BrionesPickleballya The return segment was confusing 🙃.

[@jeffantrican]

Another excellent video. At the end, you talk about downloading the app. Can you include the link? It’s been a big ad for my game!

[@BrionesPickleball]

It’s in the description! link.myjourneypickleball.com/LlXHEnbJ9Bb

[@tinamarles1035]

Another Q: How do you defend an angled 4th shot? In the video you show the 5th shot technique when it comes directly at you. I mainly struggle when the 4th shot comes at a sharp angle. I do my splitstep, I have my paddle low (this is all just before the opponent hits their 4th shot). Now, they hit a hard volley in an angle - I struggle to get into position for that shot. Any tips for that? I feel my reaction is too slow or that I simply dont have enough time to move to get into a good position.

[@BrionesPickleball]

That’s a tough one. We’ll have to answer it in detail on our podcast. In the meantime, hit your 3rds more to the middle of the court.

[@vitoberlingeri1879]

Great to see the both of you and view the great tips that you always make available to everyone. I am trying to reset the volley when I get onto a one on one battle at the net which is difficult to do. Rather than rely on quick hands I would like to redirect the fast incoming shots at the net to the right or left of my opponent and keep it low. I'll hopefully be back in AZ for a month and would like to get together again. Mery Christmas & Happy New Year.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@PaddleAuthority]

Love the new intro!

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@Andy123Harris1]

Minor point is that the 4th shot demonstration started with the assumption that the player was planted in an ideal position just behind the kitchen line. In reality you're moving in from having played the return and have to weigh lots of possibilities on-the-fly, e.g. "how good/deep was my return?" or "are they shaping up to drive or drop?" or "is it their weaker side?". Covering these possibilities often mandates a split-step for me, even if I'm not quite at the NVZ.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@MightyThobs08]

Great video, can you please create a dedicated video on (4th shot)how to return a perfect 3rd shot which comes right at the corner at your backhand!! I struggle with returning a backhand perfect drop shot at the corner and usually pop the ball and in 5the shot the opponents just kill the ball in next shot. I struggle to decide at the moment where to place the ball with the backhand, should I use single hand or double hand to place well.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@edmond-kl3it]

Anticipate and move your feet so that you can hit a nice simple cross court dink.

[@rsnatchell9685]

On the 5TH shot: you probably should not be in that spot on the court ( halfway between the base line and the kitchen). Patience and awareness is key to prepare for a 5TH shot. If third shot is good you should be close to the kitchen and if the 3RD shot is bad you should be retreating back close to the baseline. This halfway position is a major problem in the process of climbing the ladder to be better.

[@BrionesPickleball]

At higher level play, you have to get comfortable in the transition zone! 😊

[@rsnatchell9685]

That is why you watch your partners shot and work yourself up. Anyway I am wishing you a Merry Christmas, keep up the good info coming, thanks./ @@BrionesPickleball

[@Tiberian64]

Love your vids. But…(there’s always a but), Caden’s demo of the return…he shows in the first part that you shouldn’t be falling back, that you should have your weight moving forward. The EXAMPLEs you show are of him “running through the return” (oops) - and then the very next tip is him saying “don’t run through the return” and he demonstrates how to do so (Good? So which is it?)

[@BrionesPickleball]

There’s always a but? Lol

[@erichlange6369]

​@BrionesPickleball answer the question. Which is it? I believe it depends on pace and both are utilized depending on ability?

[@MrAkasapo]

5th shot, or higher, in the heat of play doing a split step and remembering to get the paddle low in the transitions zone is my biggest challenge.

[@BrionesPickleball]

You can do it ! 👍🏻

[@isianara]

Picking up balls hit with pace between my feet in the transition zone. I get a paddle on it but usually can't lift it over the net to reset.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Open your paddle face more and lift with your shoulder

[@BrionesPickleball]

It has to be hit in the sweet spot

[@isianara]

Thx! Will try that today.

[@davidflynt2305]

Hey Jordan! When you’re at the NVZ, and hitting a punch return, could you touch on the rist position, appears you keep it bent and locked, no snapping? Thankyou for your insight, I’ve followed you for quite some time, Merry Christmas to You and your wife 🎄.

[@BrionesPickleball]

I’ll have to make a volley video soon!

[@davidaldrich3488]

Serve…. All points great….. however, varying the pace of the serve from a drive, to a partial lob , a full lob should be included Return of serve….. all points great….however, with your partner at the kitchen line with their back to you, the location of the return is something to consider and a return with very little pace or a partial lob allows the returner time to get to the kitchen line where their partner is at the return Third shot great Fourth shot great Fifth shot great Contacting the ball out front allows 1. Increased paddle speed at contact 2. Provides body movement forward at contact

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks for the comment

[@craigdunn1922]

Do you change grip slightly when hitting top spin, forehand or backhand? I will try next time out if remembered. Change grip as I do in tennis, badminton also, ping-pong maybe not. Cheers.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Yes!

[@tinamarles1035]

Question for you: what can I do if there simply is not enough room behind the baseline? I play at a venue where there is only about 1.5m (about 5 feet) behind the baseline. I often struggle get into a good position as I have either a wall or a tennis-net there. Any tips on how to position yourself when there is not enough space?

[@BrionesPickleball]

Back to the wall, and try stepping in on your return. It’s a tough shot.

[@BrionesPickleball]

No backswing.

[@alanhildebrand2485]

You just ran through your return right before you told us not to run through the return 😮😂

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks. We’ll clarify this in a new video. We had the wrong clip in lol

[@socksup]

Have just taken it up. Opponents say I'm not playing pickle ball, but tennis! I find I'm still trying to play like Jimmy Connors, and always going for the throat. Should I stick to this and be seen as a tennis yob, or totally change my mind set?

[@BrionesPickleball]

Going for your opponent’s throat won’t make you a lot of friends, but it is FairPlay lol

[@GaneshKumar01]

What about top spin or slice 3rd shot drops, and top spin vs slice fifth shots? And also lobs?

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@GaneshKumar01]

Why is top spin preferred over slices for drops and fifth shots? And what about lob strategy?

[@BrionesPickleball]

We’ll make future videos on this, I would generally not hit 5th shots with topspin

[@jackschryver661]

I sometimes observe pros executing 3rd shot drives followed by 5th shot drops. Are there certain circumstances where it is advantageous to do that?

[@BrionesPickleball]

Yes! We’ll have to make a video on this!

[@HM-gm1kn]

I'm super confused because in tip 3 you ran through your return and then in tip 4 you say not to do it.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Sorry, had the wrong clip in there

[@MicahDMoo13]

I always see people telling me that then still running through it. Also if you watch the pros they always run through it anyways, I just run through it and it works for me.

[@BrionesPickleball]

They don’t “run” through their return, they have their momentum going forward through their shot, and they are well balanced and well in control of their body.

[@MicahDMoo13]

@@BrionesPickleballisn’t that running through your shot? I’m confused. Have you seen Enhance Pickleball’s video’s? He covered it in one of his videos.

[@pickleballsamurai]

special thanks from Japan!!! learn to 3,4,5 shot!!! galaxy!!!

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@heidiskoglund-w7k]

The 5th … ugh 😢I do everything you say except it’s usually coming so fast that the ‘lift’ from the shoulder ends up being a stab .. I never feel I have enough time .. end up short hopping into the net as well .. 🙄

[@BrionesPickleball]

Sounds like you have to come train on court with me… 😊

[@mra2424]

Nice but maybe include/discuss a 3rd shot drive to set up a 5th shot drop. When was a beginner I was told to drop 3rds that were deep. It wasn't until i was at intermediate level that I understood the concept of a 3rd drive to set up a 5th drop. Maybe more for the intermediate level but its good to know when you're approaching the 3.5 level.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@srovirapickleball-yogacoach]

Volleys & resets are where I struggle. Positioning of feet as I make contact is troublesome as I tend to lift my non-dominant leg as I hit instead of keeping it firmly planted.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@RosieStemerick]

Mine is third drop because I have a tendency to not hit high enough and goes into top of net..I’m not sure if I’m anticipating their next shot but I have to get the ball up higher into the kitchen. HELP! Thanks

[@BrionesPickleball]

Keep working on it !

[@rdwilander]

It seems like in 2 you are running through return (get to kitchen) and in 3 you are weight shifting into swing then moving forward?? am I missing some detail???

[@BrionesPickleball]

Sorry wrong clip in there

[@RHPDaddy]

forward momentum AND stopped and planted feet on the return? Even your video shows you running through the return when you are talking about forward momentum. Which one is correct?

[@BrionesPickleball]

Sorry we had the wrong clip in there

[@burritosburritos]

Is it better to win where each point lasts about 4-5 shots or to lose where each point last 10-15 shots?

[@BrionesPickleball]

It depends. But I’d take the first one every time lol

[@liz-sy2lj]

i think the hardest shot is the 5th shot drop, because of so many things: the split second you have to decide if it should be taken out of the air or not, the split second evaluation of the 3rd shot drop and whether to stay back or take 2 steps in, the split step, and the tendency to swing. But more than anything, the drop shots require that i retrain my brain to hit softly, even when the stupid bangers in the group are hitting every single shot as hard as they can--usually because they're stupid men that are trying to prove how macho they are. that's the really hard part. i think you should make two videos: one on how stupid bangers are; and the other one on how to slow the game down with drops just so you can watch the bangers cry at the end.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Haha good idea

[@kathleenmontavon8630]

3rd shot: grip pressure is important as well as the other tips.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@nchambers007]

Moving thru the return is CONSTANTLY talked about as a key element. Here you're saying the opposite. You should have said, "start back so that when you move forward, you had room to get to the ball on the move".

[@BrionesPickleball]

Sorry, we will clarify in a future video.

[@wussyeagle315]

Caden's return tips are inconsistent. tip #2 is moving thru the return to get to the kitchen. then the very next tip is to have your feet planted. you can't do both!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Editor put the wrong clip in here. Sorry.

[@rsnatchell9685]

3RD shot lift with your arm and legs cut down on using wrist movement and try not to be so precise on keeping ball too low by cutting down the distance of your shot and a little more height. The RETURN so important to hit deep and give yourself time to be planted at the kitchen line before the third shot...

[@BrionesPickleball]

Awesome !!

[@rsnatchell9685]

4TH shot: asses your partners return before getting all the way to the kitchen line. If your partner hits a weak short return you now can be a target. This is another reason to make sure you hit a good deep return. If the return is short then wait before advancing to much because now you maybe playing defense. Try to work your way to the kitchen.

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@RogerGauthier-qy6oq]

Merci !

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks for being the first donation ever ! 😊😊

[@BrionesPickleball]

Which of these shots do you struggle with?

[@krispaul10]

Love this video. I teach pickleball and often have a session called “The first 4 shots” but will now add the 5th shot. I would like to see Caden hit those 4th shots from the FH side as well as the BH side in the video. And maybe show how to hit without only a roll volley. Most of my students are 2.5-3.5 and are not at the roll volley stage yet. Thank-you!!!

[@kathleenmontavon8630]

I have a great what I call driving drop (lots of topspin) but hitting a drop that 1) goes over the net, 2) isn't high and easily attackable is very difficult. In both drilling and playing, I'm only at about 10%. 😢

[@bretwallach9863]

If it's windy and especially if the wind is behind me, my 3rd shot drops are dismal and I usually give up and just drive the 3rd shots. If it's not windy, then I find the 5th shot the most challenging and the percentage that I can reset into the kitchen is fairly low.

[@Ke875]

Back hand drive and third shot !

[@Powerstroke98]

Not so much myself, as I'm fairly agile, but on occasion, after several long serves, the opposition will throw in a short (just past the kitchen line) so being two or three full steps behind the serving line, this short serve can be very effective, yet troublesome especially for senior players. I like where it was mentioned to follow through when serving, as it's something I can often forget, albeit I still get my serves to the 2/3 back of their court, but something I'lll try and adapt to. I like the idea you mentioned, on 'lift', so I'll be telling myself that a lot today!

[@fastredcar4]

Your instruction is excellent! Would you consider eliminating the aggravating music in the background? It serves no purpose and is distracting from your presentation.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Thanks

[@gwood2002carrcom]

And stop the annoying spinning of the paddle !

[@mathaddicts100]

9:32 Fourth Shot

[@BrionesPickleball]

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[@CameronPickle]

Being stationary on return contact is bad advice. Hitting while moving is necessary. Rarely will any serve pin you to an uncomfortable position even in high level. Line it up and move through it - yes in the move. Errors occur when in final step before contact you rise up aka jump. Keep your head level and move thru it. Forward movement is a great substitute for overswinging.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Never once did we say be stationary. Lol

[@CameronPickle]

Stationary contact telegraphs your options. It says "here is my plane of contact, watch me wait". Allowing stillness to creep into your game is a bad habit. Being dangerous involves lining it up and reaching forward to explore options. There is an optical illusion to moving forward thru shots. This deception keeps your opponent choosing wrong.

[@kathleenmontavon8630]

A little confusing on the 5th shot. Were you showing a reset? Just like with 3rd shot, grip pressure should be important. And i know this because I've watched so many of your coaching videos. And recommended your videos to many people.

[@BrionesPickleball]

Yes thanks !

[@jbmedia8882]

Having no backhand is the biggest problem I see. They didn’t watch your backhand video like I did.😂

[@BrionesPickleball]

Lol

[@earlewilliams4262]

more slo mo please

[@BrionesPickleball]

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