😱🤬I have been working on the backend flick thinking it was the backend roll shot. This video corrected everything I was doing wrong. 🎉To much wrist on my flick and now understand how to properly hit the roll. I'm super excited to drill this. Ben and CJ THANK YOU... I hope you continue to make these videos. This was fantastic.😀
Thank you for all the tutorials, professionalism, good manners, sportsmanship on and off the court. This video is going to help a lot of people...hopefully not the people I play against here in Naples. :)
Absolutely brilliant tutorial on the pickleball backhand roll shot, Ben Johns! Your step-by-step breakdown makes this advanced technique seem much more approachable. The slow-motion replays were especially helpful for catching the subtleties of wrist movement and foot positioning. I appreciate the emphasis on practice and patience - it’s clear that mastering this shot can really elevate one’s game. Thanks for sharing your expertise and making high-level play more accessible to us all. Looking forward to applying these tips on the court!
I didnt have a backhand flick at all but when I moved to nepal for 3 months where there wasnt pickleball I had nothing to play but table tennis and after coming back to pickleball it felt so natural
Thank you for explaining the difference between roll and a flick. I did not realize the difference. I think I am ready for you John. I would not want to hit it to CJ though. Thanks guys!
Great Video. I think it's important you point out what you're doing with your LEFT arm. Having it back to balance the center of gravity is an important lesson. I can see a bunch of beginners trying this after watching this video and having both arms out front and falling into the kitchen.
OMG…. True sign of a legend. Giving away his favorite and most successful shot in the game.. And holds nothing back.. Gives instructions and tips a coach would charge you $75 an hour for! Study this video and practice like a pro and you’ll improve your game 100 fold! Thanks Ben for putting this out there. This type of generosity is what has made pickleball the game it is! So, if your good and playing people that aren’t.. Please take the time to teach them! We ALL get better it!! #pickleballchris #tylerwrenpropickleball #OptaHealthAndWellness
Most likely eastern backhand or halfway between that and continental, so index knuckle on bevel 1 or 1.5. Continental is possible... but you have to contort your wrist in an awkward position to get the paddle face closed.
Flick!!! I was flicking the entire time! Can't wait to drill this into exsitance...Mine also were staying too high/out and i think it's the trottle wrist(mine was to flat). Ben your the best, thank you for this content and keep it coming!
Great Video. I would also have liked to see a video montage of your backhand rolls in tournament play. (Maybe at the end of the video). Just to put a cherry on top of the instructional video. Still, it’s a great video. Thanks for doing it.
He mentioned that the windshield wiper technique involves precise timing. That makes the chances of errors to go up and pickleball at higher levels is mostly about increasing reliability of your shots.
It seems that you are also changing the grip a little on the backhand roll. It is not continental because with continental grip and closing the paddle on the backhand feels very awkward in the hand. It would be nie if you could address this issue. Are you changing your grip a little?
A saw an interview where Ben said he uses Continental grip for 90% of his shots. He may have changed since then. He’s using a cont. grip here, but rolling his wrist forward as he strikes the ball.
It is not common to hit this shot in Tennis (from about 3 feet from the net and from below the net). You are probably thinking of a backhand drive from further back up the court and that is a very different shot. This shot comes from Table Tennis. It is one rare pickleball shot that Tennis players are not inherently very good at (unless they specifically drill it). In tennis, if you had this scenario, you would just lob the ball because there is ample space to do so and there is no need to worry about the kitchen line.
This is called a backhand in tennis... the fact that rb player will use two hands to hit backhands is ridiculous and stupid. It's a plastic ball. You don't need two hands. A tennis ball coming at you at 80mph is one thing. A plastic ball no matter how hard it's hit at you doesn't require two hands.
His brother was a pro tennis player; Ben chose pickleball and I'm sure he's quite happy with his decision...all the while you're here, watching his video and hating.
