The 2-Handed Backhand: The Most Important Shot in Mixed Doubles Pickleball 💯 | James Ignatowich Show

[@DannyBPlays]

You've actually sold me now, I've avoided even trying a 2-handed backhand for dinks and speedups but all of your logic is sound about how versatile it is

[@JamesIgnatowich]

At least do it for speed ups bro. One handed speed up off the bounce isn’t gonna take you anywhere lmao, I’m assuming you dont even try it

[@DannyBPlays]

@@JamesIgnatowich the very few times I've tried a one-handed backhand speedup went terribly and I always think "why the F did I try that"

[@britta215]

My more advanced partner taught me the 2-handed backhand, and after watching your podcast together, he’s going to start experimenting using it when we play together - thank you! Love your podcasts! )One suggestion of you’re open to it. If you could position your camera angle so that it looks like you’re making eye-contact with your audience - it would make it easier to watch. )

[@JamesIgnatowich]

Thank you for this message! I don’t actually know how to make it look like I’m making eye contact with the audience lol

[@britta215]

@@JamesIgnatowich- I’ll keep tuning in no matter what! But here’s a quick tip - make sure you’re looking into the lens of the camera or laptop when you speak. The lens is the audience’s eye. You can even put a Post-it arrow pointing at it to remind you. If you’re recording from your phone - don’t view your image but flip the phone around and again - look at the lens. It can take some getting used to! Here’s a good, quick video that gives a few more tips kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGLcen-KbJJrfJIsi=QWR3nq69qEwjnOrb

[@DannyBPlays]

best intro ever

[@par4molly]

Great pod!

[@vanadyan1674]

Anna looks super impressed with your podcasting duties. ☺

[@JamesIgnatowich]

Hahah she has better things to do

[@magicbuss2117]

one of my favorite podcast yet. Keep it up. Actually made the transition recently to playing the right side with my mixed partner. She has a killer forehand and we figured out that, like you said, keeping the other male out of the play is very easy if I'm playing directly in front of him. I've found that it also takes pressure off my female partner in terms of down the line speed ups from the other male, as my hands are a bit faster than hers on counters. Keep trying to solve the unsolved game.

[@janaadams7958]

Thanks as always for your tips and instruction- 🥰

[@JamesIgnatowich]

Thank you for watching!!

[@hhtb19]

James, I've basically always hit a one-ie through decades of tennis and 6+ years of pickleball. Should I make the effort to learn a twoie almost from scratch? Not rhetorical, I'll try it if it could be a big boost. I'm also a lefty if that matters. Thanks!

[@BrionesPickleball]

Yes

[@JamesIgnatowich]

@@BrionesPickleballif me and Briones both say it, it must be true. Haha. But yes, at the very least, id highly recommend a two handed backhand when resetting in the mid court, trying to speed up off bounce, and backhand return. At the very least.

[@The_pickleball_fennec]

nice youtube short man good job

James, do you ever get stretched so far to your left that you have to let go of the paddle with your right hand and just hit a lefty forehand?

[@JamesIgnatowich]

Nahh, I’ll do a slice backhand in that case. But it’s not the worst thing to hit a lefty forehand

[@bicyclethief]

shouldn't that girl in the background be napping?

[@JamesIgnatowich]

Hahahh yes

[@middlefork6530]

You love you some you 😂

[@JamesIgnatowich]

How could I not?

[@nunyabidness3075]

In most cases, anyone saying you don’t “need” something is just pushing their own bias on you. The reality is you don’t “need” most modern things, but many of them are really helpful or desirable.

[@Vmary01]

I love playing the left in mixed as well as I can easily lob the girl in front of me.

[@krazieecko]

WE WANT ANNA