Quick Pickleball Strategy Part 4: Bait and Erne
TLDR: Bait opponent and follow through with an Erne. This requires control. You’re pinpointing your dink to a kitchen corner, preferably your opponent’s weak side. Don’t forget to take note if they are left-handed or right-handed before the match! Once you dink the ball into the corner on your opponent’s weak side, get ready to […]
Quick Pickleball Doubles Strategy Part 3: Return Deep and Lofty
TLDR: Hit your returns deep and lofty. A lot of new players enter pickleball with the mindset of playing the power game. I wonder if they see dinking and think they’ll win by going in hard with drives. Well, that could work. And it certainly will when you’re playing in the 2.0-3.0 skill range. Once […]
Quick Pickleball Doubles Strategy Part 2: Cover The Lob
Cover the lob without hesitation and second guessing. When I’m out on these courts playing with various partners, communication seems to be lacking. I’ve noticed this with other teams as well. No one talks. If you’re not talking, you will react slower. And you risk bumping into each other or slappin’ paddles. This will definitely […]