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I was a high performance coach for the UTSA for over 20 years. We had a saying as coaches..you learn the game with your hands, feet, and eyes but you play it the opposite. Great insight Kyle into where new players attention can be. When a player can see moments with their eyes, they know how to respond with their feet and hands.

This is without a doubt the best not only the best instructional pickleball video but also one pf the best instructional videos ever.

Kyle, please make this a series. This was such great content!!!!!

the glasses cam is so money -- love that first person pov really makes what you're saying click! I've got league tonight, will implement these

Wow. This was excellent! More strategy videos, please! Also, maybe with some left-handed players (me)?

Excellent content, insight, video angles! I'm a 3.5 just trying to improve, this really helps. Awesome job! Thank you for posting!👍👍

My man! Excellent video. Too many little things to point out because you went into such good examples/detail but most excellent. This is going to help so much. Thanks!

I watch a lot of instructional video's, and this one is phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job Kyle!

You are a PHENOMENAL coach! Your videos ROCK, keep up the amazing work brotha!

love the tactic discussions, so good!!! MORE MORE MORE!

Thank you for all of your videos. This one is especially good.

Thanks Kyle. Fun to watch and easy to understand and follow. Great info!!!!

OK. I'm saving this one to watch over again a few times. I really need to be thinking about where to place the ball better and these are very good "rules". Thank you!

Excellent video!

Very well done video! As a 4.0 player, I feel that I'm in tune with those 4 strategies. I think it would be more of the 3.0-3.5 players that need to master those.

This may be the best, most comprehensive, insightful, and readily-applicable strategy video I’ve seen to date!

You’re the best! Love your videos!

This was one of the best and most helpful Pickleball videos I’ve watched. I need practice in “seeing” and recognizing moments and reacting to what I see. I certainly know that PANIC feeling when a ball is popped up. So helpful to have something to try instead of turning and running away!

Seriously some of the best content when it comes to instructional pickleball videos. Not only are you helping me become a better player but also a better coach. Love it! 🙏🏽

Great Video... As my experience level increases I realize more and more how strategy is increasingly important. It's made me a much better player. Thanks Kyle -- you're the best!

Highlights 01:20 🎯 Serve strategy: Look at where the opponent is standing to inform your serve placement and create movement. 03:15 🔄 Recognizing spin: Pay attention to the opponent’s swing path to determine the type of spin you will receive. 07:50 🎾 Drop shot placement: Aim for the person running in to create challenge and miscommunication. 12:05 ⚡ Transitioning from defense to offense: See opportunities to move forward and attack when the ball gets popped up. Key Insights 🎯 Serve strategy: By observing the opponent’s positioning, you can strategically place your serve to create movement and gain an advantage. 🔄 Recognizing spin: Understanding the opponent’s swing path helps anticipate the type of spin you will receive, allowing you to respond appropriately. 🎾 Drop shot placement: Consider the opponent’s ability to Ernie and their weaker side when deciding where to place your drop shot. ⚡ Transitioning from defense to offense: Instead of panicking when the ball gets popped up, see it as an opportunity to move forward and take control of the game.

Like many others, I've watched lots of tutorials. Yours are absolutely the best. Why? Because you are very specific and you address issues that no other pro/coach does. Thanks so much! Great info here. One observation. As a 4.0 player, I often play other 4.0's or those of lesser skill levels, who have no ball control when they smash their overhead. Yes, I panic because I have gotten hit in the face/neck by hard hitters (Samoan guy I play with). I'd rather give up the point then suffer the consequences. However, that being said, playing with those who have more control, I will look for that advantage now. Again, thanks so much for a fun and informational lesson.

Kyle's videos have always been good, but now he's added the best visuals anywhere. I just wish I could hit the ball to that ideal place.

Super solid content Kyle. Getting a 2nd it looks like. Reading opponents is where I need to focus more.

Great Detailed strategy ❤

As usual, excellent! I'm sure these types of videos take a long time to realize the final product, so you are greatly appreciated in your time! Wish you didn't live so far from Green Valley!

Just started playing and 3.5 and 4.0 players don’t use serve as a weapon. Great instruction.

Absolutely loved this as an instructional video. More please. Subscribed.

Very educational! Made me aware of situations I never thought of before! Great video!

Really good video Kyle. I especially loved the stuff at the end about recognition and flipping defense into offense. (I will be adopting that into our drill sessions)

Kyle- fantastic video! I can’t wait to deploy these new tools on the court!!

For some reason, my experience with responding to slice or backspin with top spin leads to more errors than if I were to also hit it back with slice.

Thoughts on hitting a speed-up (on a step back with a thigh-high bounce) directly at a player rapidly moving towards the NVZ line? Seems to work well at the 3.5 - 4.5 level against most opponents is my experience (more movement causes more errors, right?). Nice production, Kyle. Thanks!

One of the best videos I have studied as a coach. Paddle Ready Pickleball

Excellent video. I’m doing a 4.0 tournament tomorrow and will use this!

Always great content & clear explanations!! Thanks! Loved the shirt colors too, really easy to identify players, looks cool 😎 too!

One of the best videos out there . Keep this up .

Love your content. Great stuff. Maybe a video about positional denfensive play, defending high percentage shots. I've done this at a clinc. Love to know your opinion on this important topic. Tks

I hear there's a lot of ACL injuries and so forth from people playing Pickleball. What are the common mistakes that cause these injuries? How can they be avoided, especially by rookie players?

I’m looking for someone who put together Pickleball content separated by how good you are in the next thing you need to be focusing on. I’ve only been playing two months but I get so many Pickleball video suggested to me and I really would like to start and work my way up has anyone done that yet?

This is the content I wanted when I started to play seriously, two years ago.

This was excellent!

Kyle,,, just starting the game, but i have learned more about my mistakes from your videos, [due to the simplistic approach you take along with realistic examples]... more than any others i have seen. keep up the great content! [ at least now i have an idea why team mates yell move up or stay back...lol ] ] it is all starting to make sense lol Vince

I saw you play APP men’s doubles in Cincinnati. The way you picked up your partner was great. He’s a really good player just had some tough points. Nothing he can’t fix.

#2 spin strategy is easier said than done. It's easier to return a slice with a slice because the backspin will pull the ball down and a slice counter shot keeps the paddle in an open face giving the ball more loft. Likewise, it's easier to return a top spin shot with another top spin shot. Top spin has a tendency to pop the ball up off the paddle so the closed face of a top spin shot will keep the ball low. If you plan to return a slice with top spin, then you have to account for the tendency for the ball to drop down heavily by keeping your paddle slightly more open so it goes over the net. Similarly, if you plan to return a top spin shot with a slice, you better close your paddle slightly more than usual to prevent it from popping up.

Interesting that you suggest top spin on a ball that’s coming at you with back spin. That almost always leads to dumping into the net from what I’ve seen. This is especially the case in ping pong. You have to return with back spin in that case. Pickleball is obviously different but I still observe similar things but less extreme (i.e. you can return top spin but you have to be less aggressive).

Phenomenal video Kyle and friends! Really good stuff here. Thanks for making these.

Good video. I needed to hear this

Brilliant again

Great video. I see a lot of attacks (vs dinks) when the person steps back at the kitchen; it's good to learn that I should be in attack mode. Need to practice that. Super stoked you are coming to Cincinnati! I'll be serving beer two days and hope to spot you! Good luck . . .

Good stuff.

One of your best videos, love it

Great video! Thank you!!

Loved yoiur swimming performance!! :-)

Awsome knowledge! Thanks

Hey Kyle love the content. Question- wouldn’t saying stuff like “attack” or “go” while your opponent is about to hit the ball be considered hindrance? I know you’re communicating to your partner but if I was the opponent I might find it distracting.

You rock!

Loving this, great vid ❤

Great stuff!

Very informative

Great video.

Good job Kyle! I like your shirt!😉

burning questions: as i observe pros on tv, i notice that 9/10 times after the ball is served, the one not receiving the 3rd shot, moves at least to the transition zone (sometimes further), AND the opposing team almost always seems to hit their 4th shot to the guy that is still back a little. can you please do a video on this positioning; AND give tips to rec players that copy this movement, but aren't quite ready for the ever-present-god-like-banger-attack (and the ensuing chaos that accompanies all banger players--which is everyone), that will occur, because it's a strategy-free amateur world we're living in...but i'm trying really hard to escape. maybe what i'm asking is how can i get faster at A) evaluating my partner's 3rd, and B) having a faster reaction to the other side's 4th if it comes at me in the transition zone, and C) how can I get control of the chaos that ensues while playing with bangers, and not lose my mind in the process. ya that's it. i think.

If I can give a two thumb up I would. Thanks for this content! 👍👍👍

Awesome video! Great insights and breakdown. I want to know if any of your neighbors have issued a cease and desist? 😂 The pickleball pops would drive mine insane!

Just like any sport, SEEING the game is huge. Once you have vision, the rest comes together pretty quickly.

Great video! Now please make a video on how we counter all these strategies. 😅

I am looking for a coach in n.j can anyone recommend someone...

Great suggestions. Another huge opportunity to move forward is when an opponent fails to smash a reachable overhead and instead let's the ball float just over their head and bounce. They then have to run behind it and execute a perfect drop just to stay in the point. I'd prefer my partner try for the overhead and miss then let it bounce.

I saw you at Picklemall on Monday. Wanted to go say hi, but I was busy getting my butt handed to me on the Open Play courts. ;-D

I noticed then when the opposing team is attacking "you" in this video that you are holding onto the paddle with both hands. Is that the best practice to follow through on the shot, with both hands being used? Forehand and/or backhand two handed returns? I may be doing this when I back up, but I'm not sure. I enjoy using a two-handed backhand with an excessive top spin. It's my favorite attack shot!

You keep trying to make Tyler a 4.0 - This lesson might actually do it. Just kidding about Tyler. I think you nailed the subject this time with this video about watching opponents. Thanks much, Kyle.

Always dig your videos. However, when you slice a ball, putting backspin on it, while it does go in the direction of your opponent's topspin in the air, it doesn't behave that way once it bounces. The ball stops short, even dies sometimes rather than bounces forward with a normal topspin. Hope this makes sense. Hard to explain in words. But in short, a slice shot isn't spinning in a forward topspinning direction anymore after it BOUNCES. So hitting it with topspin isn't doing your return any favors. Something to study further.

lol what is the over / under on how many times I have to watch this to absorb all of the information?

Conclusion just hit the ball anywhere; in the corner, in the middle, towards the body

Good video, but couldn't focus at all on your instruction. Was too busy laughing at how many times you switched who was wearing the black glasses! 😂

$250 for a paddle is nuts

I understand benefit of topspin off of Slice but why don’t players then slice off of topspin ?

Let me know if you need a 4.5 for a video! Great stuff!!!!!

Yes, you can't ALWAYS run up to offense. I wish more of you pros would say this.

ahhhh.... respond to reverse english with reverse english.

I don’t get it. Can you step into the kitchen or not?

Pickleball: the game for people who suck at tennis, have the stamina of your granny and are really terrible at table tennis.

One of your best videos recently.

I started a month ago today. Watched all your videos. Went from a 1.0 to a 3.75 seemingly overnight. All bc of your videos. Reduced my learning curve ten fold. Great job!

This is awesome. Love the graphics because it's absolutely so easy to visualize what you're teaching. Woo! Thank you and looking forward to learning more ans getting better.

Great job. Really enjoyed this

Yes, same as everyone else, playing 4.0 but getting pummeled at times and this will help with visual cues. Your the man!

Really well made video. Much appreciated