The Top 15 Mistakes in Pickleball (and how to fix them) 

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Time stamp, followed by the mistake (and my brief comment in parentheses) 00:09 too big of a back swing in every shot (use smaller strokes more often, be in control) 01:22 not knowing how you win your points (be conscious of this and have a strategy for winning) 01:44 standing up with a little hop sometimes through drive shots (#1 is about arm control/stability, this one is leg control) 02:28 being lazy (essentially, stay loose, shuffle and move around more) 03:12 not being ready as the ball is hit (think ahead; anticipate; don't be on the move when your opponent hits the ball; plant & be ready) 03:56 not giving yourself enough margin (give yourself room for error; better to keep the ball in play than to hit it into the net or out) 04:29 hitting the ball while it's on the rise (instead, hit the ball after it reaches the peak and is descending; but be flexible on this as the game gets faster and more aggressive) 05:09 not warming up (simple - WARM UP!!!! And warm up as many movements as possible. Not warming up will lead to injury sooner or later, guaranteed) 06:12 complaining about wind (Stay positive & adjust your game; quitters never win, and often, neither do complainers) 06:56 not keeping your eyes on the ball (simple - watch the ball the entire time; but again, be flexible as the game gets faster and more aggressive) 08:14 undervaluing & not practicing the serve & return (every point starts with a serve & return! (assuming they're in of course) So make them good!) 09:59 not taking advantage of offensive lobs (just make sure you know when & where to lob, and what to do after you lob) 11:28 poor communication (this is a life skill we all wrestle with on & off the court! 😄Be clear & direct) 12:33 playing too cautiously (don't play to not lose, play to win! Take risks early in the game. High risk = high reward) 13:32 gripping with too much force (find the balance between too loose & too tight; along with the right paddle) 14:15 not subscribing to this channel 😄 (pretty valid, actually! Nothing replaces real practice on the court. And while there are now countless videos of how to improve, just make sure you're viewing some of them & taking time to learn!)

Like this very much! Thank you for the info and demo!

Great tips guys! You have some of the best content out there! Keep it up!

Good tips! Thanks!

Best video I have seen in a long time

Truly one of the best videos of all time! Great share coach! From #2

Great tutorial! You guys covered a lot of important things. Please include tips for seniors like me who can't run right now. ( pain from severe osteoarthritis prohibits me). I try to anticipate, but do need help on where to plant myself.

Thanks for sharing! Where are you guys? Great pickleball courts with picnic tables!

Great tips! You have some of the best content out there. Keep up the good work! Hey Shea, did you compete in the Atlanta Open?

Very informative video! Keep it up.

Maybe the single best pickleball tutorial on RU-vid. Many thanks. I'll be reviewing it often.

Thank you

Exellent❤

Tip 17: Don't driving balls that are low (red zone) and near the kitchen line. It's either gonna go out or right into the net.

#1 big swing is correct but it has nothing to do with knowledge of the paddle being dependent on vision. Close your eyes and touch the tip of your nose with your finger. We have excellent ability to track things without vision.

LFG!

I like to switch sides with my opponents half way through the game to even out the wind factor.

Lol. The tips are good and relevant. But the demo on the mistakes was exaggerating 😂

Is the guy in blue a rocket league content creator ?? Swear he looks and sounds like this guy named Striped

Dang, I usually spread the love on reviews/comments. However you guys contradicted yourselves when you recommended "don't be lazy" by planting your feet vs moving around. Moving around erratically like you showed is a bad idea. Perhaps you just exaggerated it to make a point, but notice how the shorter guy got stable and balanced the following sequence. Don't believe me, watch Ignatowitch, the worst pro dinker. Watch Ben Johns, or Matt Wright, the 2 best dinkers. Certainly you can move out of an aggressive balanced stance at the kitchen, but you don't want to bounce around. The second that that was very problematic was the drops. The short guy was hitting them with a sideways swing path like a tennis forehand slice. The tall guy was flipping at the elbow. Those are two terrible habits. Dinks and drops, you want to have a swing path inside in or inside outside, not outside inside like a drive. In addition those follow throughs need to go toward the top of the net or intended height over the net, not flipping the elbow and finishing up at the shoulder. I would recommend re-shooting this video because the video is otherwise good. Just eliminate the terrible form breaks and revise the footwork section. Analyze Ben John's footwork at the kitchen. Stable, reaching stance so you can take away distance from your opponent's dinks and make them pay.

Great suggestions but a little too much. I prefer videos with less content. Hard to take it all in.

You don’t know where your paddle is? It’s attached to your hand. If you don’t have the hand eye coordination to be able to know where your paddle is without physically seeing it you either need more practice or do something else.

First five tips are useless, didn’t bother watching the rest.