Learn the Perfect Pickleball SPEED UP: How To Catch Your Opponent Off Guard
Summary
TLDRIn this informative video, the focus is on mastering speed ups in pickleball to gain a competitive edge over friends on the court. The episode emphasizes the importance of seizing opportunities when opponents are off-guard or the ball is in a high position. Through drills and game scenarios, the video demonstrates effective strategies for increasing speed and accuracy, highlighting the value of low, directed shots to keep opponents on their toes and potentially score points. The key takeaway is to use speed ups not only to score directly but also to create chances for subsequent winning shots.
Takeaways
- 🏓 Speeding up the ball is an essential strategy to beat opponents in pickleball, even for those who prefer dinking.
- 🛑 When an opponent is out of their ready position with their paddle down, it's an opportune moment to speed up the ball.
- 🎯 Targeting the opponent's paddle arm, shoulder, or chicken arm can put them in a very uncomfortable position.
- 💡 Speeding up the ball can create opportunities for subsequent shots, even if the first one doesn't result in a direct win.
- 👟 In a game scenario, start with a deep serve, followed by a deep return, and then move to the kitchen line for dinking.
- 🏐 Dinking battles help to keep the ball low and force opponents into uncomfortable positions.
- 🏆 When the ball is popped up high, use that chance to speed up and aim low at your opponent's feet.
- 🤸♂️ Speeding up off the bounce is a challenging skill that can catch opponents off guard.
- 🚫 Avoid hitting the ball too hard and high as experienced players may retreat and let it pass.
- 🎱 Keep your speed ups low and directed towards the opponents to maintain pressure and potentially score points.
- 🥳 Practice makes perfect; engaging in drills and game situations can improve your ability to effectively speed up and crush your friends on the pickleball court.
Q & A
What is the main focus of this episode of 'How to crush your friends out on the pickleball court'?
-The main focus of this episode is to teach strategies on how to effectively use speed ups in pickleball to gain an advantage over your opponents.
Why are speed ups considered a necessary part of the game according to the transcript?
-Speed ups are considered a necessary part of the game because they help players beat their opponents by putting the ball away when opponents pop it up or are in an uncomfortable position.
What is the speaker's personal preference in playing style?
-The speaker admits to being a 'dinker' rather than a 'banger', meaning they prefer to play with more finesse and control rather than relying on power shots.
What is the term used in the transcript to describe a situation where an opponent's paddle is not ready to defend?
-The term used is 'chicken arm', which refers to when an opponent's paddle is down and they are unable to defend a certain area effectively.
How can players use a high ball to their advantage according to the video?
-When a ball is left high above the net, players can use this opportunity to speed up the ball and put it away, targeting the opponent's paddle arm, shoulder, or other uncomfortable positions.
What is the purpose of the drill demonstrated in the video?
-The purpose of the drill is to practice keeping the ball low to the net, moving opponents around, and learning to speed up the ball when it is popped up high or when an opponent is not in a ready position.
Why is it important to keep attacks and speed ups low to the net?
-Keeping attacks and speed ups low to the net makes it more difficult for opponents to defend and increases the chances of winning the point, as higher shots can be easily let go past the baseline.
What advice is given for players who are trying to master speed ups?
-The advice given is to practice speed ups targeting the opponent's paddle arm or shoulder, and to be prepared to follow up with a second shot if the first speed up does not win the point.
How can players improve their readiness and defense in the game?
-Players can improve their readiness and defense by maintaining a proper ready position with their paddle up and being prepared to react quickly to speed ups and other shots from their opponents.
What is the ultimate goal of using speed ups in pickleball?
-The ultimate goal of using speed ups is to put opponents in uncomfortable positions, create opportunities for winning points, and ultimately crush them on the pickleball court.
Outlines
🏓 Pickleball Strategy: Speed Ups and Dinking
This paragraph introduces the topic of using speed ups in pickleball to outplay friends on the court. It emphasizes the importance of speed ups as a necessary part of the game, despite the speaker's personal preference for dinking. The speaker explains that speed ups are effective when opponents are out of their ready position or when the ball is left high above the net. The paragraph details a drill involving dinking and taking advantage of high balls to practice speed ups. It also discusses the concept of 'chicken arm', a vulnerable position created when attacking an opponent's paddle arm and shoulder. The goal is to use speed ups to create opportunities and finish with a drop shot or a shot directed at the opponent.
🏓 Game Scenarios and Speed Up Execution
This paragraph focuses on applying the discussed strategies in game situations. It describes a series of exchanges between players, highlighting the moments when speed ups can be effectively used. The speaker provides examples of how to react when the ball is left high and how to maintain a ready position to counter opponents' speed ups. The paragraph also touches on the importance of keeping attacks low and directed towards the opponent to maintain the advantage. The speaker shares a game scenario where a high ball is used to set up a speed up, and emphasizes the need to be prepared for a follow-up shot if the initial speed up does not result in a winner.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Pickleball
💡Speed ups
💡Dinking
💡Kitchen line
💡Paddle
💡Chicken arm
💡Forehand
💡Drill
💡Deep serve
💡Net
💡Baseline
Highlights
The introduction of the sixth episode of the series on how to excel at pickleball.
The acknowledgment that speed is not the preferred style for the speaker, but it is necessary to win games.
The strategy of using dinking to move opponents around the kitchen line to make them uncomfortable and pop the ball up.
The importance of capitalizing on moments when the opponent's paddle is not in a ready position.
Identifying high balls above the net as prime opportunities to speed up and attack the opponent.
Targeting the opponent's paddle arm, shoulder area, which creates the 'chicken arm' position, making defense difficult.
Starting with speed ups as a recommended strategy to improve in pickleball.
The drill involving a dinking battle with a partner, focusing on keeping the ball low and capitalizing on high balls.
The technique of speeding up the ball off a bounce as a way to catch opponents off guard.
The concept that speed ups are not only for winning the point but also for creating opportunities for subsequent shots.
The approach of hitting deep serves, deep returns, and using dinking to put opponents in uncomfortable positions.
The strategy of speeding up when the ball is left high or when opponents are not in a ready position with their paddle.
The game situation demonstration showing how to use the discussed strategies in an actual pickleball match.
The advice to keep speed ups low to the net and directed at opponents to increase the chances of winning the point.
The emphasis on maintaining a ready position to effectively respond to speed ups and other shots.
The encouragement to practice speed ups and other techniques to crush friends on the pickleball court.
Transcripts
I'm here to teach you how to crush your
friends out on the pickleball
court welcome back to episode six of how
to crush your friends out on the pickle
ball court in this episode we're going
to be talking about speed up not a
personal favorite of mine I have to
admit I am definitely a dinker and not a
banger however speedups are necessary
part of the game to beat your opponents
okay in the last episode we talked about
dinking and making sure to move your
opponents around at the kitchen line
when you move your opponents around at
the kitchen line it will cause them to
be in uncomfortable positions and they
will be popping the ball up when they
pop Pop the ball up you definitely want
to put that ball away however sometimes
you may be in a scenario where you
notice that your opponent does not have
their ready position up therefore their
paddle is not up and ready to defend
attacks their paddle is down if there's
ever a situation where you see your
opponent's paddle down that's a great
time for you to attack and speed up the
ball other times to attack and speed up
the ball are like we said when the ball
is is left up high above the net if the
ball's left high above the net you're
able to get a great position in to
attack your opponent okay one great spot
to attack your opponent is their paddle
arms shoulder okay if you attack that
paddle arm shoulder you put them in a
very uncomfortable position and it's
called the chicken arm okay they are
unable to defend this area so whenever
I'm telling somebody to start with their
speed UPS that's a great place to start
to crush your friend
out on the pickleball court a great way
for you to crush your friends on the
pickleball court is with speed UPS
here's a drill to help grab a partner I
have Teresa on the other side we're
going to be straight up in front of each
other we're just going to get into a
little bit of a dinking battle here so
I'm going to drop the ball we're going
to make sure we're moving each other
around okay remember we're dinking low
to the kitchen when I have a chance woo
very nice
Teresa
wo okay very good so point of this drill
is we're keeping the ball low to the net
okay if they ever Pop It Up High okay
Teresa just give me a little bit of a
high ball and I I'll hit it back at you
one more time hi okay we want to speed
that ball up if the ball's High I want
to hit it low at her feet in the
scenario where she doesn't hit a high
ball and we're just dinking back and
forth okay I can always speak speed up
the ball off of the bounce okay one of
the harder things to do I definitely
don't have it Mastered by
any sense of the imagination however I
am able to speed up off my forehand okay
it was a little too low and that's why
it went into the net but a great way for
you to catch your opponents off guard
they may be able to defend these dinks
right CU they're not that penetrating I
don't have too much speed in my dinks
which you probably don't if you are a
beginner trying to crush your friends
out in the pickleball court however that
ball is ever held up great okay you
might not always finish that first speed
up but speedups are also to create
opportunities off the back of speedups
so that was a great scenario where I
sped the ball up at Teresa she was able
to block it but it actually gave me an
ability to hit that third one down below
at her feet because you know when you're
sped up on you might not be always able
to place the ball where you want and get
another drop shot back into the kitchen
so speed up the ball if you don't get a
winner off that first one prepare for it
on that second one and put it away and
that's how you can crush your friends
out on the pickle ball court with
speedups all right we just learned a
great drill for you to learn how to do
speed UPS to crush your friends out on
the pickleball court now let's bring
that into a game situation back to the
basics we're going with a first deep
serve deep return turn third shot drop
to get to the kitchen line we're then
going to dink the ball put our opponents
into uncomfortable positions by moving
the ball around when we get that
opportunity where the ball sits a little
bit High we're going to speed up or if
we see that our friends over there are
not in a ready position with their
paddle up on the 11 handle mark on the
clock okay so either scenario that's our
go or their go to attack us with a speed
up so here we go deep
serve deep turn woo nice
wo nice
return okay Jamie Sue's out here
crushing me on the court deep
serve deep return
nice nice third shot drop and we get to
that kitchen line now here is the
chance we are going to dink around great
try deep return short return yes
okay here we go lad to
the nice great job so Teresa left that a
little bit up Clint was able to attack
me with a speed up there and I was
unable to get that ball down back into
the kitchen we'll do one more deep
serve deep
return nice woo too
high yay
Lu all right let's do a couple scenarios
where we're just all at the kitchen line
we'll dink around a little bit okay and
then if a ball is left
High let's try to speed it up at our
opponent always back into ready
position nice very well done woo that's
a good dink dink really good dink I
probably shouldn't have stepped off that
line
woo there she goes okay the ball was
left a little high she went right down
the middle awesome very
nice
good always in that ready
position here we
go it's a really good dink
yeah okay last
one just to show it the balls what we're
really waiting for here is a ball that's
left up high okay or bounces High okay
that's a really good one to attack very
nice I'm going to settle it down again
bring it back into neutral here we go
last
couple very good all right so
that was a great example of how to speed
up you saw a bunch of us take the
opportunity when the ball was left up
high to speed it up at our opponents the
one thing that you don't want to do is
hit the ball super hard okay and high
because in that scenario your friends
who are probably around the same range
as you they might start to get a little
Savvy and just back away and let that
ball go past the Baseline so keep your
attacks and your speed UPS low to the
net right directed sort of out your
opponents maybe you want to bag them I
don't know I personally definitely want
to bag my friends all the time which
means you hit them with the ball okay I
just smashed Clint in the in his abs
right you want to make sure that your
speed ups are low and maybe direct it at
them that's how you crush your friends
on the pickle ball
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