5 hand/eye coordination drills for pickleball 

Glad you had some fun with the drills :)

Our pleasure Peter! Thanks so much

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Love it! We will bring the golden years of the Queen Anne Rec in a whole new way...

Love it! We will bring back the golden years of the Queen Anne Rec in a whole new way...

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Thank you! And yes, more to come

Thanks Theresa, I’ll be looking forward to that as well :)

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Thanks so much Elizabeth. Glad you found us too :) Hope you have some fun with the drills and workouts!

Thanks big brother. Can’t wait to get back out on the court with you!

@@ThePickleballExperience Now Theresa and Elijah want paddles!

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Thank you! And good luck on your new pickleball journey. It’s so fun :)

Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and articulate note. Really appreciate your kind words and glad that this video helped in some way!

@@ThePickleballExperience This video was a great start! I searched on youtube and found countless videos on hand-eye coordination from every sport imaginary. I could not even think that it is so important, as noone brought it to my attention, ever. I am working on the drills which you suggested as well as on drills with catching tennis balls (tennis balls are softer and hurt hands less, they also bounce quieter). I am making fast progress. The most surprising thing is that I see an immediate and significant improvement in my pickleball skills from hand-eye coordination training - I am making much fewer unforced errors. This video, somehow, was an eye opener for me! Just because this video turned out so important for me, and because I liked the style of your instruction so much, I signed up for the clinic which you will offer in April at my pickleball club in Portland metro area. I look forward to meeting you there!

Thanks Amy 😀

Thank you Victoria :) Really appreciate your feedback. That’s pretty funny about the lobs. Lob them before they can lob you ;)

Thanks for your feedback Mark. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.

Hey Joel, definitely a loose grip. The objective on edge of insanity is just a more focused hand eye drill. The smaller the target we use for the ball to hit, the harder it becomes. Once we can hit smaller targets more consistently, the better chance we have of making solid contact in the sweet spot of our paddle. Hope this helps. Jem

Thanks Randall, I love juggling and totally agree with you. Great for hand eye.

🤗 Thanks Glory! So much fun being here in Hawaii and you’ve made me feel so welcome. I’d be nothing without my sweater 😳 You’re more awesome!!

Thanks Brennan! The paddle is the Electrum Pro.

Thanks for writing us! It definitely takes time and practice. Something that can help is just trying to do 2 in a row and then catching the ball in your other hand. Once you feel comfortable with that, try for 3 in a row. And so on…

Thank you, #4 is def more of a feel/touch exercise that will help with control. #5 is very specifically a hand eye drill using and extremely small target. It would be similar to throwing darts.

Thanks John! And yes, it’s an Electrum Pro Graphite.

@@ThePickleballExperience I ordered one Black Friday! Can’t wait to try it out.

Nice man! Hope it’s a good fit for you.

Hi, and thanks for the question. The 5th drill is a variation on a hand/eye drill in which you try to drop a small pebble into the hole of a drinking straw. It’s just another fun way to train the eye and hand to work together. In this instance we are fine tuning the eye’s ability to gage pinpoint location and relay that information to the hand. Hope this helps 😃

Great question. I’ve only ever used the Paddletek Bantam EXL. I wish I had more knowledge to share but there are some really great paddles out there and it’s all about what feels right for you and your style of play.