These common 3.5 mistakes are killing your pickleball game

[@BruceAChristie]

I am new to pickleball, with a background in squash, badminton, some tennis, and table tennis. Your videos are terrific as you really explain what you are doing, and why. Pickleball’s swing is different than I would have guessed and you explain the counterintuitive aspects well. Thanks so much!

[@abdelgonzalez8430]

Thanks so much for this video. You have the best videos and I'm shocked that you don't have a million followers! Gonna help spread the word by sharing!

[@StewsReplay]

Love your videos. What wireless mic setup do you use?

[@se7enn9ne]

Just started playing pickle ball, but regarding dinks, I think a good piece of advice for new players is "Always dink cross court." Once you develop consistency with that, you can do more

[@PickleballKitchen]

Yup that's pretty much it.

[@SDPBALLCOACH]

Good video. Very interesting list. good dinking skills are critical for anyone who wants to play above Rec. Level and the others are obvious for anyone moving up from 3.0 to anything above. We should stop calling 3rd. Shot drop, "3rd.shot drop".. It's a DROP SHOT! it doesn't matter when it's used. I must admit to "admiring" my drop shots (they are beautiful by the way 😁)and I need to work on getting UP after the shots.. I really like the grip idea for "soft hands", that would be great for the "blocking or pace" drill as well. That's another good one. Thanks for this one it was very helpful.. Kev-

[@alkallhoff9005]

Great update, Barrett. I do have that tendency to stare at my shot, so I’m going to concentrate on avoiding it and getting in ready position. Thanks.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Been there; done that!

[@zandemen]

6:00 "dink to where they're not" When talking about hitting to where there's a gap in the opponent defense that's not a very catchy phrase, I think I would prefer "put your dink in the hole".

[@dinagraham9359]

Thanks Barrett! Great tips and reminders!! ❤️

[@PickleballKitchen]

My pleasure!

[@hsin-yuwang9505]

Excellent and very helpful. great video.

[@kol_athletics]

these are great tips to help get unstuck from that mid level!!! thanks!

[@guy858]

you should always take advantage of a missed shot by your opponent, if it comes back to you shallow and bounces high enough I generally always hit a hard return to them as most can't react fast enough to defend it, and it keeps them on their toes, I do the 3rd shot drop as you do, but IF a mistake shot by them has been made you need to take advantage of it. the cross court dinks generally open up the court thats why you do them, your partner has too much court to cover IF you can send their partner wide enough and their return is weak... GREAT videos, always watch them to learn something new...

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thanks for watching!

[@williehiew3475]

Great video. Question re. Top spin dink and roll. Are you still using a continental grip?

[@brendagraves4504]

Thanks Barrett. The blocking drills are definitely something I need to work on.

[@PickleballKitchen]

My pleasure and thank YOU!

[@marilynnsmith360]

Since most of us retirees play doubles, I think instructions make more sense if there are four people on the court.

[@PickleballKitchen]

This is something that I'd like to start doing more of in the future, but it can be hard to organize and pull off.

[@thinkplanetearth2946]

Another very helpful video. Thanks for posting.

[@ou5603]

One thing about stuck feet: if you are not sure about your 3rd shot drop or the opponent is really aggressive, aren't your supposed to wait a little bit before moving up

[@philminion4705]

best quote of the vid-"your paddle will take care of it"

[@matthewjohnson7350]

Great video thanks

[@zm9863]

Thanks Barret! Keep up the great work!

[@zuzu7250]

i am brand new to this since my parents never allowed me to participate in sports. what does it mean to “put spin on the ball”?

[@-life101]

Google How to spin the Pickleball, on KZbin.

[@sofiacasalini6152]

Great teaching!!

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thank you!

[@susieagcollins2783]

Great advice but not how to do to it -like spin till the end of the video

[@jonathantaylor5562]

Good tips, well-demonstrated, but unfortunately not always clearly explained. But these tips are useful.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Let me know which ones you didn’t understand and I’d be happy to clarify

[@jonathantaylor5562]

@@PickleballKitchen On the topic of high-bouncing dinks: Would it be accurate to say: "When you dink, try not too hit the ball too high over the net. Otherwise, it makes it easier for your opponent to return a much more aggressive, attacking shot. Instead, think about just pushing the ball over the next, instead of hitting it high. Keep the ball low when you're dinking." ?

[@laurawong6065]

Thank you so much

[@cindysayavong8513]

Excellent!!!!

[@levelwithz3779]

*Awesome video, very helpful!*

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thanks, my pleasure.

[@zuzu7250]

I am a new beginner. I noticed that Linda stepped into the kitchen to hit the ball a couple of times. Isn’t that illegal?

[@PickleballKitchen]

Only if it hasn’t bounced yet.

[@Riker-ER]

Very good content

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thanks!

[@marieabbott4492]

What is purpose of the dink?

[@AMurderOfLobs]

If you know nothing about pickleball, you first need to understand that if you are standing in the non-volley zone (aka "the kitchen"), you must let the ball bounce before hitting it. Knowing this rule, the answer to your question should be obvious, but if you still need help understanding: The simple answer is...the dink is simply the best shot that you have at that moment. If all 4 players are at the non-volley-zone line (aka "kitchen") and the ball is lower than the net, which is when you see people dinking the ball, what else are you going to do? You can't attack it aggressively with a powerful shot, because even if you get it over the net, a powerfully hit shot will continue moving way out of bounds. You could lob it high over the opponents head, but if you don't get it high enough, the opponent will easily smash it hard and down past you and you will lose the point. If you do succeed in lobbing it over their heads, you better hope it stays in bounds - but that is easier said than done. The only other option is to hit it very hard at your opponents body (aka "body bag"), hoping that don't react quickly enough to smash it right past you. Good players react quickly and this is tougher to pull off. And the last option (and the best option, usually), is dinking the ball. Because your opponent is not allowed to volley the ball in the non-volley zone (aka "the kitchen"), dinking it lightly into the non-volley zone makes the ball harder to attack for your opponent, because is stays lower than the net. And thus, your opponent is faced with same decisions: what is my best shot? As explained above, it is usually the dink. And this is why we see dinking back and forth for a long time. Until somebody messes up and "pops it up" too high, which is an attackable ball, and then the dink is no longer the best shot.

[@tj6111]

How does she like her new Selkirk Epic Vanguard???

[@PickleballKitchen]

She loves it!

[@tomsd8656]

This is basically between ping pong and tennis, but it has the appeal of neither.

[@Ginzalili]

It’s roughly 5x more addictive than both

[@tammytaylor4310]

As a 4.5 tennis player I couldn’t disagree more. Love pickleball!

[@j4ta680]

@@tammytaylor4310 same, but it takes a lot more patience than tennis, so I'm still working on that part ha ha ha

[@edwardgrunder5628]

Hope pickle ball goes they way of shuffle board ..