Great video dude! Will be hopping on the news letter soon. Love the self promotion mid video and keeping things quick and snappy! You're going to blow up as pickleball continues to become a larger and larger sport. ❤
Thanks and great question! I would have to make a separate video since it’s a long winded answer. In short.. the roll is for when the ball is low and your opponent is far back. You wouldn’t attack with a roll for the most part. You attack with a flick and roll to keep them back!
@@tanner.pickleball Kali plays in her second tournament this weekend in Orlando. I will update the post with results! She is doing women’s 3.0 doubles and singles
A strong backhand flick(and roll) make me feel like a superhero against intermediate players, almost none of them can do it and its steep downward trajectory(and topspin) makes it hard for them to defend without a popup
Tanner, bankhand roll and handhand flick are different shots but the situations that you hit them are similar. Does your brain default to back hand flick and you do that shot a high percentage of the time vs the roll?
Only roll when the ball is super low and the opponent is not a threat, you're doing this to keep them back. I prefer the flick as often as possible since it is more brute force :)
Amazing. I am a "weak" 4.6 primarily b/c my BH Flick forever has been always below avg (but has low errors and I can still keep 'em back and deep). But this vid has changed my game - u cite so many strong technical points that it has literally changed my game over nite after not being able to consistently solve my BH Flick issue for almost a year now! It's now slightly above Avg and will soon be an elite weapon - 5.0 here i come - well done...thank you Tanner!
Hey man! Amazing video as always thank you. Question tho: I take lessons from a top player and he had some contradicting advice. He said that he doesnt like to flick when the opponent is at the baseline, only when they are at the net. Instead he recommended what he called a "roll", which he demonstrated as extending your arm out all the way, keeping the paddle head parallel to the ground, locking the wrist and making an upwards motion hinging from the shoulder. He said this is better because its more consistent and accurate. Have you heard of this strategy and what are your thoughts on it? Thanks again!
Hey, yes I see what he's saying! I use the flick if the ball if "flickable" meaning its high enough. If it is super low, I will roll it back when the opponent are back near the baseline!
@@tanner.pickleball I practice in rec play but all my flicks are just going straight up and then it’s too high so they are going out. I don’t understand the concept of you can take balls low to the net
No it’s not! Upside down forces you to cock your wrist the exact same way for the flick. Right side up, there is no wrist tension. I promise, I know what I’m talking about 🤣🤣
@@tanner.pickleball I also know what I’m talking about, I’m an ultimate frisbee player. And the motion you’re showing is just a regular frisbee throw. If you’re not cocking your wrist exactly as you show for a right side up frisbee throw, there’s no way you’re getting the whip you need. And curling your fingers under the lip of the disc is what gets your wrist cocked in the way you’re showing. I have a suspicion we’re describing the same thing but you’re seeing it as “upside down” for some reason from your perspective. Do you mean the disc is actually inverted? The curled lip is facing the sky and the top of the disc is facing the ground? There’s not a lot of reasons to throw a disc like that in the first place.
@@douglasmurdoch7247 Ok fair enough, if you play frisbee, you have me beat. I suppose my form is wrong! I will grab as frisbee and check out exactly what I mean!
@@tanner.pickleball frisbee aside, I recommend your channel to everyone I play with. I can’t wait to keep telling people that I’ve been following you since the beginning 💪😎
