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Great stuff. No one covers “smart” plays enough. There is a huge gap in content between learning shot mechanics versus strategy of the game. Thank you!
Right! I watch locals go out and drill, drill, drill shot mechanics. Then they finally decide to play and get mopped up! I always tell them you can’t take this L against a ball machine 😝😝😝
@@simplysimplemobiledetailin529 nothing is more important in moving to the next level than drilling. Rec play is fun, but it reinforces bad habits and barely moves you forward. There's a reason why pros become good enough to become pros. They drill 10x more than they play games.
@@luke9822 Nobody says it’s not. HOWEVER, pros are pros for more than just the fact that they drill. And two, drilling shot mechanics is totally different from shot strategy. These REC PLAYERS can drill those shot mechanics ALL DAY long and still won’t know to hit to the middle, shade, cover the line, etc etc etc.
Love it!!! One thing I might add is pushing the serve at higher level. Understanding the deep and hard serve will get the returner back and force a weak/short return and have them run a longer distance to the net is a great way to start off a point. This will also get me to hit an easier 3rd drive/drop so I can almost guarantee my chances of being at the net. Pickleball point is strung together that builds on the previous shot, so a good serve gives you a jump start that all 5.0 players know and use. Been watching your stuff since Prime Time Pickleball, Jordan!!!
The dinks to the dominant hip side and inside foot was very helpful. I need to drill these with my practice partner. In fact, I need to send him this video.
Dawson speaks! Haha! Great video as always, Jordan. Constantly looking to improve my IQ and this is fantastic. Would love to learn more about High IQ defense, too. No one ever talks about playing good defense! Thanks Jordan!
Jordan great video! thank you. Dawson is excellent demonstrated exactly what happens what you were explaining for each strategy to use against the opponents.
Love this video as always! Thank you! One request: can you show demonstrate how to hit and receive dinks to the middle when in this dink-out-dink-middle type of play? I know it takes another player but the nuance of who returns a middle dink (cross-court receiver or backhand or forehand) and how to adjust your middle dink to put more pressure on the backhand receiver would be wonderful. Thank you again!
@@BrionesPickleball Super! Thanks! I've also seen situations where both are going for a middle dink and one of them puts it to a far side rather than back in the middle and that can backside (our out-side) your partner. Not many people think about dinks which put your partner in bad situations but this is one of them that I've seen often.
Using the serve not necessarily for an ace, but serving to a set location so the returner has to move to open up parts of the court. So before I serve I would tell my partner, “Hey, I’m gonna take them out wide to hopefully open up the middle on our 3rd.” If the returner is really late we can hit a medium drive at their feet, if they’re a little late and still moving in we can drive middle. Also, I’ll serve down the center to open up the sideline where you can hit a hybrid which works well if they’re still moving in as they’re have to reach to their sideline. It uses their momentum against them.
Hey Jordan, in strategy #5 you mention the defensive reset to the short middle. In what instances, if any, would you recommend using the defensive lob to the deep middle?
Hey, man. Gonna be visiting Scottsdale for a few days next week. Any recommendations on where I can play pickleball a bit? Preferably free courts, if possible. lol
@@BrionesPickleball Thanks, man. Looks like Cholla park is the closest to the place we're staying at so gonna check it out. I might also check out Horizon since we're gonna do the Gateway loop trail hike. How much do you charge for a 1-hr private lesson? I might book an hour if I can afford it and if you're available or open to it.
Anticipate the shot and move your feet. (Look up a video on this footwork.) if they hit you too aggressively wide, wait and ATP the ball. If you get caught off guard, take it on the short hop and dink it safely to the middle and live to hit another shot.
These backhand slice dinks are killer. Its coming with some pace, goes so low over the net, and bounces low because of the backspin. Do you have a video explaining how to do these? I saw one of your backhand slice dink tutorials but it was slow and lofty...not like the one you are doing in this video
Same technique here: ruclips.net/video/-ihleZnRz5I/видео.htmlsi=WHZUg0_ZjcCWHKYk The only thing I change is my swing speed, and I will slightly swing more high to low, but still swing across my body
Hey Jordan 👋 I’ve been thinking about maining the Luxx for a while now bc of its unique dwell time and have no problem putting balls away creating my own power. But, curious how you feel it holds up in hands battle with the limited pop and if it’s worth the trade off having to work a bit harder to win close exchanges with the Luxx?
The highest IQ move though is to always pick a partner at or above your skill level so that you can avoid the keep away that usually happens with big skill gaps. The biggest flaw of double tbh good player never get the ball and have to poach and step on their partner to hit the ball atleast 2-3 times a game. Almost can’t play doubles in rec/open play
Concerning the drive drop combo. I have a couple friends who can consistently hit a sharp angled block of my drive into the kitchen instead of back towards me or my partner. It is almost impossible to return as we are back. Do you ever see this? What would a solution be?
This is due to weaker drives. If you can hit your drives lower, dipping down with more topspin, this will be much more difficult for your opponents to hit this angled shot. If your drives are directly at your opponent, good players will be able to control their volleys very easily.
On a lob to the baseline I like to hit the reset in the middle - because I have to run it down making me blind to their position until I hit the ball - favoring the backhand side of the right side player (assuming a righty). It also brings both players toward the middle. Doing this consistently (repetition) makes it almost automatic. Sometimes I drive it right down the middle - if it's already close to center line. It either makes it through or they hit a high ball back.
That’s a question you want to ask of your opponents before you abandon the tactic. Can they hit an atp? If so maybe don’t, but if they can’t then it would be a great strategy.
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Great stuff. No one covers “smart” plays enough. There is a huge gap in content between learning shot mechanics versus strategy of the game. Thank you!
You’re welcome!!
Right! I watch locals go out and drill, drill, drill shot mechanics. Then they finally decide to play and get mopped up! I always tell them you can’t take this L against a ball machine 😝😝😝
@@simplysimplemobiledetailin529 nothing is more important in moving to the next level than drilling. Rec play is fun, but it reinforces bad habits and barely moves you forward. There's a reason why pros become good enough to become pros. They drill 10x more than they play games.
@@luke9822 Nobody says it’s not. HOWEVER, pros are pros for more than just the fact that they drill. And two, drilling shot mechanics is totally different from shot strategy. These REC PLAYERS can drill those shot mechanics ALL DAY long and still won’t know to hit to the middle, shade, cover the line, etc etc etc.
Great reminder on speeding up to the dominant side. Always awesome instruction.
Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Love it!!! One thing I might add is pushing the serve at higher level. Understanding the deep and hard serve will get the returner back and force a weak/short return and have them run a longer distance to the net is a great way to start off a point. This will also get me to hit an easier 3rd drive/drop so I can almost guarantee my chances of being at the net. Pickleball point is strung together that builds on the previous shot, so a good serve gives you a jump start that all 5.0 players know and use. Been watching your stuff since Prime Time Pickleball, Jordan!!!
Yes! We always talk about improving your serve!
ruclips.net/video/w-mBrX28mVE/видео.htmlsi=pEu5uHcTSK4kiEUW
The dinks to the dominant hip side and inside foot was very helpful. I need to drill these with my practice partner. In fact, I need to send him this video.
@@Bergarita yes!
Dawson speaks! Haha! Great video as always, Jordan. Constantly looking to improve my IQ and this is fantastic. Would love to learn more about High IQ defense, too. No one ever talks about playing good defense! Thanks Jordan!
Thanks !
Great tips. Watch this a couple times for a lot of the subtle insights.
Thanks!
Jordan great video! thank you. Dawson is excellent demonstrated exactly what happens what you were explaining for each strategy to use against the opponents.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Definitely like seeing more strategy! Thank you!
You’re welcome!
I love and use them all!! Great video Jordan, just need to gently persuade (force) my partners to watch this! Maraming salamat.
Thanks!!
Love this video as always! Thank you! One request: can you show demonstrate how to hit and receive dinks to the middle when in this dink-out-dink-middle type of play? I know it takes another player but the nuance of who returns a middle dink (cross-court receiver or backhand or forehand) and how to adjust your middle dink to put more pressure on the backhand receiver would be wonderful. Thank you again!
I’ll have to dive deep in another video!
@@BrionesPickleball Super! Thanks! I've also seen situations where both are going for a middle dink and one of them puts it to a far side rather than back in the middle and that can backside (our out-side) your partner. Not many people think about dinks which put your partner in bad situations but this is one of them that I've seen often.
Love your video! I use the drive drop always!
Love that!
Using the serve not necessarily for an ace, but serving to a set location so the returner has to move to open up parts of the court. So before I serve I would tell my partner, “Hey, I’m gonna take them out wide to hopefully open up the middle on our 3rd.” If the returner is really late we can hit a medium drive at their feet, if they’re a little late and still moving in we can drive middle. Also, I’ll serve down the center to open up the sideline where you can hit a hybrid which works well if they’re still moving in as they’re have to reach to their sideline. It uses their momentum against them.
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Great tips! As always!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Gonna try some of the drills.
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Great strategies, very helpful !!
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff! Very helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
great video ! would be cool to see more examples for every strategy ( even from some real games )
Noted!
Good stuff! Thank you!
You bet!
Hey Jordan, in strategy #5 you mention the defensive reset to the short middle. In what instances, if any, would you recommend using the defensive lob to the deep middle?
When you are WAY out of position, and your not going to have time to recover into a good position
Thank you. Very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really High IQ plays! Thanks 🔥🏓
Np!
Hey, man. Gonna be visiting Scottsdale for a few days next week. Any recommendations on where I can play pickleball a bit? Preferably free courts, if possible. lol
Tempe sports complex, horizon and cholla park
@@BrionesPickleball Thanks, man. Looks like Cholla park is the closest to the place we're staying at so gonna check it out. I might also check out Horizon since we're gonna do the Gateway loop trail hike.
How much do you charge for a 1-hr private lesson? I might book an hour if I can afford it and if you're available or open to it.
How do I defend against the top spin dink to the corner? Do I top spin back to middle, lift dink to the middle or slice to the middle?
Anticipate the shot and move your feet. (Look up a video on this footwork.)
if they hit you too aggressively wide, wait and ATP the ball.
If you get caught off guard, take it on the short hop and dink it safely to the middle and live to hit another shot.
What Austin said. First, you can try taking the shot as a dink volley.
The topspin dinks out wide you covered first seem very likely to get ATP’d. Is there something you are doing that minimizes that threat?
Aim your dinks more inside the court. Lots of those dinks I hit would be pretty difficult to ATP
I love the drop drive.
Sweet!
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These backhand slice dinks are killer. Its coming with some pace, goes so low over the net, and bounces low because of the backspin. Do you have a video explaining how to do these?
I saw one of your backhand slice dink tutorials but it was slow and lofty...not like the one you are doing in this video
Same technique here:
ruclips.net/video/-ihleZnRz5I/видео.htmlsi=WHZUg0_ZjcCWHKYk
The only thing I change is my swing speed, and I will slightly swing more high to low, but still swing across my body
Hey Jordan 👋 I’ve been thinking about maining the Luxx for a while now bc of its unique dwell time and have no problem putting balls away creating my own power. But, curious how you feel it holds up in hands battle with the limited pop and if it’s worth the trade off having to work a bit harder to win close exchanges with the Luxx?
At 5.0+, the extra power becomes more necessary. Anything below that, the Luxx is a really great paddle.
The highest IQ move though is to always pick a partner at or above your skill level so that you can avoid the keep away that usually happens with big skill gaps. The biggest flaw of double tbh good player never get the ball and have to poach and step on their partner to hit the ball atleast 2-3 times a game. Almost can’t play doubles in rec/open play
Thanks for the comment !
Concerning the drive drop combo. I have a couple friends who can consistently hit a sharp angled block of my drive into the kitchen instead of back towards me or my partner. It is almost impossible to return as we are back. Do you ever see this? What would a solution be?
This is due to weaker drives. If you can hit your drives lower, dipping down with more topspin, this will be much more difficult for your opponents to hit this angled shot.
If your drives are directly at your opponent, good players will be able to control their volleys very easily.
Thanks! I’ll work on that 👍
On a lob to the baseline I like to hit the reset in the middle - because I have to run it down making me blind to their position until I hit the ball - favoring the backhand side of the right side player (assuming a righty). It also brings both players toward the middle. Doing this consistently (repetition) makes it almost automatic. Sometimes I drive it right down the middle - if it's already close to center line. It either makes it through or they hit a high ball back.
Awesome!
imagine volley ball players who can just lob it right back to the other baseline. the lobster
Only thing about high iq 1 is that you’re risking an atp which is defendable but hard to.
Not if you don’t hit it too wide.
That’s a question you want to ask of your opponents before you abandon the tactic. Can they hit an atp? If so maybe don’t, but if they can’t then it would be a great strategy.
Many of these strategies require more shot control than I have.
lol. You can develop the control. Get out there and practice!