Pickleball! These Players Are So Good! It's Too Bad One Team Had To Lose! Why Are They Top Notch?

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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2025

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  • @BadPickleball
    @BadPickleball 3 дня назад

    Hey, nice commentary addition to this awesome match. And thanks for the shoutout in the intro as well! 💪

  • @spelunkerd
    @spelunkerd 18 дней назад +11

    Deep return of serve is so powerful, it's worth a rare mistake, compared to consistent short returns. There are better examples of shots to avoid at all cost.

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  18 дней назад +1

      I get your point, but, I see a lot of players who think they can hit a winner on their return of serve. It very rarely happens. Thanks for watching.

    • @michaelmcchesney1268
      @michaelmcchesney1268 18 дней назад +1

      @@pickleballpick-apart9787 I'd be surprised if any of these players think they are going to hit a winner on their return of serve. They do understand the advantage a deep return of serve provides. People trying to hit winners on their return of serve never make it to the NVZ line.

  • @kirknorman2403
    @kirknorman2403 14 дней назад +1

    What a awesome example of great consistent play! 👏

  • @ericbooya
    @ericbooya 18 дней назад +4

    Watched this match the other day. Hadn't seen someone play with 2 hands on a paddle like that before (female in black top). Super solid play from both teams.

  • @TuanNguyen-tx5kr
    @TuanNguyen-tx5kr 18 дней назад +3

    That drip is insane. I need to go practice that. The third shot drive gave the black team three points in a row which ultimately brought them back into the game. Because these GB pro are so powerful, it can cause the opposition to lose the point of they don’t focus just placing the ball back. Really fantastic game

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  18 дней назад

      Very true about the paddle. That's why it is being banned effective July 1st. Thanks for watching.

    • @michaelmcchesney1268
      @michaelmcchesney1268 18 дней назад

      @@pickleballpick-apart9787 guy in black looks to be using a gearbox pro control model, not on the banned list.

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  18 дней назад

      OK. Thought it was elongated. Thanks for watching.

  • @imprezatwo
    @imprezatwo 17 дней назад +3

    this is open level play, the guy in black plays in the Australia mlp. he's over 6. his partner hasn't been playing that long but got rated 5 after their first tournament together

  • @mattc3581
    @mattc3581 12 дней назад

    Commentary at 3:57 is hilarious, 'she misses because she has backed up about 2 feet away from the non-volley zone', as she is clearly in mid court about 6 feet away from the line!

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  12 дней назад

      Thanks for watching and thanks for pointing that out. Glad you found it hilarious.

    • @mattc3581
      @mattc3581 12 дней назад

      @@pickleballpick-apart9787 Hehe, great match to watch though, clearly way better than 4.5-5.0 it looks to me.
      I'd say they aren't hitting much that I can't hit at 4.5-4.6 level, but they are just doing it much more consistently (without many errors).

  • @jhayes67
    @jhayes67 18 дней назад +2

    I also play pickleball in California which I believe many players have been playing the aggressive style all year to the point where I also have started to attack from the transition zone then drop counter attacks which seems to be their style play in the video. I would say they are probably 4.5+ DUPR players because there are so many talent pro players in California.

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  18 дней назад

      I do think some of the best players are from California. I assume a 4.5 dupr player in California is better than a 4.5 player in New Hampshire. Thanks for watching.

    • @JDpickles
      @JDpickles 17 дней назад

      Yah dude in black is not 4.5 lol.. Pretty sure he is close to a 6

  • @SanityReigns-pz8qh
    @SanityReigns-pz8qh 11 дней назад

    Regarding the way they hold their paddles: yes, text book tennis. It's a great grip for leverage and power. Moving one's grip up the handle moves the pivot point, which then reduces the swing weight, and that tends to result in faster hands at the kitchen. ALW puts her finger on the head, albeit her two-handed backhand. We won't get into Callan Dawson's grip. I do grip the butt-cap when I'm closer to the baseline, but will move my hand up to about mid-handle for dinking, firefights, and blocking. A grip closer to the paddle head definitely produces a more stable paddle. A quick slide down to the end of the handle (importance of butt-cap size) for overheads.

  • @comire01
    @comire01 15 дней назад +5

    Not even close to 4.5 ,this is 5.0 +

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  15 дней назад

      Someone mentioned in the comments they know who these players are and you are correct. Thanks for watching.

  • @aljerones99
    @aljerones99 18 дней назад

    The deep serves and returns were quite good and the challenge with those are always about trying to keep them in. It requires a lot of discipline, athleticism and feel/touch.
    What impressed me most in this match was the instinctive switching between left and right hands to defend or attack. This seems to be happening more at the 4.0 and higher levels.
    I also thought that the 2 handed backhand drives were really quite well executed. The are very difficult to get. The first hurdle is just getting into the mindset to respond with the technique. The next is getting into position to execute and the next is angling the body (shoulders and arms included) to aim at the target and then the swing.
    This was a very entertaining match. I'd hazzard a guess that they are at or about the 4.5 level.

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  18 дней назад

      I think that's about right. If not high. Thanks for watching.

    • @aljerones99
      @aljerones99 18 дней назад

      @pickleballpick-apart9787 ... Yes ... 4.5 is on the high side ... if I'm being honest, I play very much like these players and I'm certainly NOT 4.5 (yet).
      However, one game/match only provides a guess/indicator of the level of play and it also depends on the level of the other players.
      Rory, your channel has been a good find for me. I stumbled across it in the later part of this year.
      Happy new year to you!

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  18 дней назад +1

      Happy New Year to you! I very much appreciate you watching.

  • @ChrisStageman
    @ChrisStageman 18 дней назад +3

    The young woman in the black top is using two hands for both forehand and backhand. Don't think I've seen that before.

  • @igorhiller5596
    @igorhiller5596 15 дней назад +1

    For anyone who thinks this is 4.5, I'd like to know what you think is the difference between 4.5 and 5.0 play.

  • @BPPA-f4e
    @BPPA-f4e 17 дней назад +1

    Wow!

  • @samlin8089
    @samlin8089 17 дней назад

    they got back alot of tough balls fer sure!

  • @rajivseth1619
    @rajivseth1619 17 дней назад +1

    Definitely 4.5 or higher!

  • @leehogan4270
    @leehogan4270 17 дней назад +3

    This is 5.0 play

  • @calvinhenshaw2147
    @calvinhenshaw2147 17 дней назад

    the ball hog won.....hate ball hogs especially on mix doubles.

  • @miketomlin6040
    @miketomlin6040 17 дней назад

    One game is not enough to assess the standard, overall it looks like a 4,5-5.0 game to me.

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  17 дней назад

      I think you're right. Thanks for watching.

    • @miketomlin6040
      @miketomlin6040 17 дней назад

      @@pickleballpick-apart9787 It does show how speed-youth is a major advanatage. Some of these folks may not have the hand skills of 50 plus 5.0 players, but I suspect they would be tough to beat by players in this demographic!

    • @mattc3581
      @mattc3581 12 дней назад

      Seriously, this is way better than 4.5-5.0 level!

  • @MrThedocholiday
    @MrThedocholiday 15 дней назад

    5.0

  • @CatherineHartman-p6e
    @CatherineHartman-p6e 16 дней назад

    What’s with both men poaching shots that are clearly where the women are standing?

    • @pickleballpick-apart9787
      @pickleballpick-apart9787  16 дней назад

      It happens very often at this level. It happens in professional play as well. Thanks for watching.

    • @danielchiara4733
      @danielchiara4733 9 дней назад

      In mixed doubles competitive play women get targeted. If men didn't poach balls they can reach they would be frozen out. Men typically (not always) put more pressure on opponents. The point is to put pressure on the other team and force them to hit smaller areas of the court to actually reach the women (who by the way, because they are targeted will have plenty of shots throughout the game). This pressure will cause them to either change their strategy and force them to direct the ball to the men or cause more errors or out balls going for lower percentage shots.

  • @williammaasi2789
    @williammaasi2789 17 дней назад

    It's 4.5 this Sport I only play only 3 months I body bag my Opponent and down the line