How to Play Better Defense in Pickleball

[@CareyFan]

Your content is top notch. The perfect blend of humor, high production quality and not rambling on and on about theory. I like how you get to the main points quickly. And I'm very excited to try to add this to my defensive repertoire! :)

[@thatpickleballguy]

Thanks so much! Much apreciated

[@lenoredadamo]

Kyle!!! I can’t believe it! I’m relatively new to Pickleball (. 3 months)and I used this technique yesterday! I’m 72 and I was playing at the senior center with players who are pretty skilled. I was telling everyone about when the opponent’s paddle goes high bring your paddle down and lift the ball. I did it and it worked and I went crazy with joy! Thanks!!! I learn so much from you!

[@thatpickleballguy]

Oo wow!! Thats amazing. Lets go. Thanks for sharing

[@jeffreinardy7570]

Just got done telling my buddy that "ThatPickleballGuy" is the ONLY videos that are a must watch! Keep them coming!

[@everbard3071]

Must watch are the exact words I used when telling my friends and family too.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Thanks for watching. That's very kind. Just trying to help and have fun at the same time :)

[@mathaddicts100]

5:54 Loose grip, not death grip on paddle 8:12 Drill 1: Mid Court Resets 8:42 Game - First Mid Court Player to 50 Hits

[@Diegocurt73]

The volleyball player defending is priceless. I have played beach volleyball all my life and connecting this shot to a volleyball dig, just opened my mind to these kind of shots. Pow,! Wow! I now made the mental connection to improving this shot. Now looking forward to these shots.

[@RoleyChiu]

Kyle, I've been going through so many of your videos. Just wanted to say thanks for all the great tips. I'm on my way going from 3.5 to 4.0 this year i hope! Keep pumping out all this value.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Thats awesome!! Glad its been helpful!

[@PowerlinehealthProducts]

This helped me so much. I have been trying to learn how to return those fast balls that happen if I return a ball too high. Thank you for explaining this! The repition is extremely helpful

[@thatpickleballguy]

Happy to help!

[@alohaleslie9407]

Aloha and many thanks! Awesome tutorial. I especially like the defending with two hands. For me that is a more solid return on high hard shots that are slammed down at me.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terigiese1322]

Makes sense!Sometimes the most OBVIOUS skill isn’t so obvious!Great reminder and tip!!!👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

[@thatpickleballguy]

Absolutely!

[@davidpossien3061]

See! It works!! Lol! This is your best video to date. Keep up the great work.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Thank you!!

[@jessicadoxey7431]

This is just like peppering in volleyball! Awesome drill for digging

[@thatpickleballguy]

🔥

[@blockchaintruckernyc6960]

Good morning my brother, want to let you know that your videos are fantastic easy to understand and are very enjoyable. I even pass on your videos to my teenage son to watch because we play together. Because of your videos yesterday was a great day on the pickle ball court thank you.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Awesome! Glad you enjoy them!

[@Bee-of5xz]

Hi Kyle! You are one funny fast talking man! We enjoy watching you. Thank you for the info. It’s great!

[@thatpickleballguy]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@kayvickers3023]

Love your energy and humor!

[@thatpickleballguy]

Thank you!

[@Mr.DJones]

Thank you for your time and posting. Maybe see you again at GRP. Have a good week. Always great content.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Definitely! And thank you!

[@Phantom.1]

NEW TERM: It's time for a new name for pickleball. The new name is as follows: WIFFLEPONG. Thank you for your compliance. PSA over.

[@mariGentle]

Great video just what ive been looking for

[@thatpickleballguy]

Glad I could help!

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

You might add, BACK UP!! if the opponent raises his paddle high, you need to "buy time" if you're getting Smashied!!! Getting back allows you to get set up as you described here.. I'm going to try that 2 hand thing n see what happens... Take care...

[@thatpickleballguy]

fantastic, ANd well said by you :)

[@sparktheflame102]

Great video as always, thanks for posting!

[@thatpickleballguy]

Absolutely!

[@SpicyCurryProd]

Love this...good stuff...and like the humor!!! Subscribing....

[@thatpickleballguy]

Awesome, thank you!

[@annmaes7550]

Love this and you make it look so easy!! 😄Right now I'm mishitting (mis-hitting😆) cause I'm not getting my paddle down fast enough. Or maybe I'm not tracking the ball fast enough?? Can you give some insight on tracking the ball when the action is in 4th gear??!! Love your vids!! 🥰

[@thatpickleballguy]

The simple answer is to do your best to keep focus on tracking the ball. The a little more not as fun answer is you need to see a lot more reps to start to understand when you should get that paddle down to his this ball!

[@timtouttellott9302]

Great video & instruction. Not bad on the eyes either. Cheers 🍻

[@thatpickleballguy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GammonMaster-PcP]

Great tips and simple to understand. I subscribed 👌🏓

[@thatpickleballguy]

Thanks for following along. Glad it was helpful!

[@ictkeith3730]

For outdoor tournament play on the pro level what brand and model of ball is typically used ? My friend will only play with the onix gfuse and those things bounce as high as a bouncy ball so playing the soft dink game is next to impossible

[@thatpickleballguy]

we use dura fast 40 as the pro tournament ball.

[@kabnis2022]

For this reset, are your feet supposed to be staggered or squared to the net?

[@Pballer101]

I was wondering the same thing along with whether I should be on my toes or have a solid base (whole foot on ground). This video is a good reminder though of something I overthink all the time.

[@chuckweir1649]

needed skill; nice job communnicating the solution and the drill!

[@thatpickleballguy]

Glad it helped!

[@bo6354]

i am a one handed backhand is it fine to practice with one hand too?

[@thatpickleballguy]

Actually, i would defer two hands here. By putting your left hand on the paddle, you give yourself the ability to lift the ball with a dominant left hand on the paddle. With just one, itll work some, but not as consistently bc your wrist cant bend as much as it would need to to really dig the ball.

[@bradhexumOSM]

That is such an interesting location. Is that an old church?

[@thatpickleballguy]

Nope, someones house!

[@PaddleAuthority]

The “I love net courts got me” 😂

[@thatpickleballguy]

hahahah, let's go!!

[@apeoftheplanets]

i had a feeling ur channel would kill it. love the content man super useful especially love ur higher lvl shit.

[@thatpickleballguy]

Glad its helpful!

[@epicdaytrading]

Hey bro do you do one on one coaching? If so I would like to do so

[@thatpickleballguy]

Hey there. thanks for asking! Not right now I don't!

[@lakesidemn]

So that's why the ball goes through my legs! Thanks!!

[@thatpickleballguy]

You're welcome!

[@Miss.falisha]

Problem is newer players don’t always hit it down and then you just get beaned.

[@ParryPickleballking-es2el]

I understand you have to feed your partner a higher shot to hit down on but don't you think this builds bad muscle memory?

[@thatpickleballguy]

That's a good question. Probably at a small level, but I haven't found it to negatively effect me.