Watched a few of your videos now and they are very well done! Thank you and keep them coming! I also appreciate the singles tips as that is the majority of what I play.
Great points! One question about moving back to the center after returning a shot. In tennis, if your return is angled so the opponent is closer to the sideline you don't recover to the exact center of the court but shade a little to the opposite side to cover a possible cross court return. Is this different in pickleball singles?
Hey, Jordan. During "hit n recover" segment you need to "return" to the middle but NOT necessarily to the baseline.. Take an angle and try to get closer to NVZ . This closes up options for opponent to hit back to.. Great video, I'm starting to train to give singles another chance... Take care Kevin-
Great video! as a side note, I would love to see you and Mark Renneson team up and clean up on the professional circuit. Attitude, skill, hustle, man what a show.
I learned that I should come up to the net more where before I felt I should stay back because the better players I play can keep the shot away from me even though I am the fastest and most person in my group. I will be trying this today. The editing for first two minutes could use some work. I feel the maker reiterated the points without adding value. Seemed to not take time executing what he wanted to say. I will also be trying. The backhand tip! My friend consistently beats me so I decided to turn to RU-vid for some help! I will be watching the rest of this after I run the dogs. Thanks!
Thanks for the video, I'm new to Pickleball...Just wondering is it also a good strategy for the opponent to go to the net after the return. This would put pressure on the server, correct?
Thanks for the video, it helped a lot to me and to my teammates in our club. My first question is: what is the strategy after the 2nd shot? Should I hit a 3rd shot drop cross court, when my opponent's fast and deep return comes to my backhand? Or a lob? It didn't help against badminton players, they are extremely fast and can hit great overheads, except a few times, when my lob was very close to the baseline. And a drive with a backhand is hard to hit when my opponent covers most of the right angle. The same for forehand, should I hit a drop? My other question: Is there a difference in strategy, when for example I am 40+, 50+ and 3.5-4.0 or 25 years old with a skill of 4.5? These are the divisions for the 2021 Europian Championship for us.
Tnanks for your tips in single game, my question is when you return the serve and approached the net should I let the ball bounce first before hitting. In doubles when you return serve the next ball coming should bounce first rather than hitting a volley, please clarify this question. I get confuse especially I played tennis before and I get confuse for not letting the ball bounce the second time.
If you're the server, the returner's shot needs to bounce so it's not advisable to run in after the serve. If you're the returner, the ball doesn't need to bounce on the next shot you hit so get in if you can and you can hit a volley at that time, which will be the 4th shot of the point.
Good Tips 👍 thanks. I'm just starting out playing. I have a question. On singles, when you are receiving a serve, do you have to return back to you opponent in the same square they served from ?
@@primetimepickleball Thank you, someone told me you had to, but I didn't think that was correct, considering, You want to win!! right! Thank you again, keep the videos coming, I like to watch and i told my ladies group is watching them as well.
My "make them move" strategy I call it the two-one. I hit two shots in a row to backhand, then one to forehand. Vice versa. I also do this with serves. 2 or more to same side, then change up.
I love how strategies 3 and 4 synergize. I begin the match isolating my opponents backhand. My opponent responds by recovering left of center which opens up the court on the right side. Now they can't recover back to center and their precious backhand is exposed and they have to move it move it move.
Can you do an episode like "Singles pickleball playbook" and go over some common plays? Like if your opponent returns down the line, you should hit a (fill in the blank). If you hit it well, your opponent will likely respond with (fill in the blank), of which your best play is to hit (fill in the blank). Haha after I wrote it out it sounds kind of silly ;D
Deep slice will give you more time. Keep it as low as possible for a difficult shot for them. If a deep driving return presses them then great but it will also come back quicker.
The problem I have is getting to the net on my serve. I find this difficult and find myself getting sent back and forth. Probably it is my 3rd shot drop.
It is tougher to get into the net in singles. And yes, you have to hit a good drop or you'll be punished immediately. Can you hit a topspin drop? That will really help you in singles.
I think the 2 bounce rule is bad & needs to be eliminated. All it does is give the advantage to the player returning serve - that's opposite of what should happen. The server should have the advantage, that's why you get rewarded with the serve when you win a side out - to have the advantage; but the stupid 2 bounce rule destroys that.
ok. This rule is unlikely to be changed anytime soon. My guess would be probably never as it's one of the things that makes pickleball unique and most people seem to like it.
I come from a 10+ years tennis background and this is probably the most frustrating part of pickleball for me. You have to win SO MANY points in tennis to even win a set, let alone a match. Lol. Example: 11 points win a set in PB. In tennis you're just half way to your third game won, and you need six for a set (unless you're tied, lol). So, that puts a premium on winning points as quickly as possible. Even watching professional play, pickleball far less assertive.
