The Scorpion 🦂 - How to Punish Pickleball Attacks

[@chanpickleball]

The dogs just don't give a f*** about the video🤣

[@BajaSurf]

love your chanel bro. Lover your vibe Congrats on your great production. Your doggies props you know got you way more followers.

[@ToddEbert]

I think the Golden Retriever is the star of this video 😂

[@ZaneNavratilPickleball]

Yeah, I pay him royalties haha!

[@blairbowen198]

I do it constantly at the NVZ when defending. I have started playing pickleball by accident in last few months and at 57 have zero racket sports background (yes I am loving the pickleball ). I found that I was sort of apologizing for it as not using a traditional grip, and at first was just a pure defensive mechanism, but realized it works for me as it is what the body does on its own. I play in a very low stance as the sports and training I have done are generally driving forward and/or up and also with a lot of lateral movement. Lots of times just do one and they drive it harder back and I step out of way.

[@johncraig7548]

Not only are you amusing but also knowledgeable. I'm gonna try the scorpion tonight. Am 6'4". Hope I can get down far enough.

[@bryandbaker]

Dekel “The Hulk” Bar does it regularly.

[@lizlemon9632]

Does one need pups to execute this shot? Good graphic’s & explanation.

[@galaxy_mosaic3587]

love when the dogs walk through the kitchen during the middle of play. you cannot script that stuff. thanks for this tutorial. I'm kind of small and have been trying to scorpion on shoulder height balls slightly off the net. they have all been going into the net. will try to punch it a little more. but now I'm kinda wondering if I'm trying to scorpion out balls (which normally I'm decent at filtering out). but will have to investigate both options.

[@DanBlake3rd]

After watching your hatchet video, I assumed that it was just an urban ledged. But after executing it with extreme prejudice last Thursday at about 8:35 AM, I'm a believer. The hatchet is REAL. Now to learn the Scorpion!

[@LeeCabell]

Dog was trying a poach 😂🐕c

[@wills00000]

Zane, do you ever just stay in an eastern forehand grip? My instinct is to stay in a continental and just switch for forehand drives and serves. I've toyed around with staying in a forehand grip and hitting lots of swinging volleys and scorpions. I feel like I'm much more aggressive vs using a continental.

[@mra2424]

Is the grip the "western"/"fly swatter" grip?

[@pickleballerzmedia]

Thanks for the valuable information Zane. Do the same concepts apply on the backhand? Is there such thing as a backhanded scorpion?

[@purpleshirtednerd]

Theoretically it could. But it would basically cover the same area as your forehand.

[@jacobbarrus4319]

"That's why my eyes are like this." 😂☠ Just earned a new subscriber

[@johncraig7548]

I am 6'4", and started bending my knees more and using the scorpion. It works! I punch the ball back over the net, and my opponent has difficulty returning it. I'm told I have fast hands, but really, it's just keeping the paddle in front of my body.

[@TinaAllen-h1j]

😂😂the dogs for me

[@scottlewis1479]

If you pull the potential attacking player off to one side of the box, and expect a potential attack in reply, why not shift your weigh and move your feet and align with them? As long as you match across from the attack and you anticipate aggressive play, shouldn't this defense always be in the bag to pull out?

[@curtzimmerman]

Seems like the timing needs to be just right. Could of used that last night. Guy went right at me at the net. He does that a lot but I think if I get in position too early he will just lob me and in that stance I’m toast.

[@RichardsWorld]

Collin did this to Riley in their last matchup and Riley smacked it back and said that's my shot, don't try it 😀

[@JournaloftheScotts]

Murray knows when it's scorpion time

[@rianweston-dodds6247]

Colin also hugs the line, so he doesn’t need to cover that side as much

[@EpicRev1]

I don't see it. Looks effective in a drill setting but in a game-time situation to hold this extreme of a grip while dropping your behind to the ground to finned off a speedup shot seems very very extreme. I'm not convinced this would positively affect the rest of my kitchen game, in fact, It's possible this would have a negative impact on my all-around kitchen game. This shot requires a great "read" to even set up this situation.

[@ADJoshua1]

Ben Johns never does the scorpion but Collin does… ???

[@rianweston-dodds6247]

Colin is the more defensive player that everyone targets

[@ADJoshua1]

@@rianweston-dodds6247 he’s also slower and less efficient with his strokes… Hence use as needed…

[@avatar_ball_bender]

These pickleball pros think they invent these shots but it has been existed for years in tennis.. playing against the Japanese juniors you will see these shots come up all the time.. or playing against vietnamese tennis hackers.. this literally the shot they know how to play at the net..

[@Goofymonkey11]

I suppose we should berate them for not giving credit to old time Japanese 🙄

[@jorgeferreiro9783]

The first person I ever saw doing this shot was Jennifer Lucore. Maybe you should call it the Jenny not the scorpion

[@irsnreodica1640]

@Zane Navratil the technique shown seems to be just a punch volley. I thought the Scorpion is when the paddle goes around above the head to hit the ball with a forehand instead of a backhand?

[@zhangli2640]

Great player, but worst instructional video ever!

[@ZaneNavratilPickleball]

Thank you for the feedback. You explained your viewpoint eloquently

[@purpleshirtednerd]

It made perfect sense to me and now I use it frequently. Thank you, Zane!!!