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Dinking from the left side

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August 25, 2025

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Effective Dinking Patterns from the Left Side by Zane Navratil Pickleball

This video provides an overview of effective dinking patterns in pickleball, specifically focusing on strategies from the left side of the court.

The host, Zane Navratil, clarifies that the purpose of dinking is to "earn" a pop-up from your opponent, not simply to wait for them to make a mistake.

The video breaks down three main options when dinking from the middle of the court: "Inside-Out," "Middle-to-Middle," and the high-risk "Back in Front" shot.

For dinking from a wide position, the video covers strategies like "Backhand-to-Backhand" and mixing up shots to pull your opponent in before pushing the ball back out wide.

The video highlights the most crucial tip: if an opponent hits a good dink out wide to you, the best response is to dink the ball to the inside foot of the player in front of you.

Key Points:

Purpose of Dinking: Earn a pop-up from your opponent.
Middle Dinks: Choose between inside-out, middle-to-middle, and back in front.
Wide Dinks: Dink to your opponent's backhand or mix up shots to pull them in.
Best Response: If a dink is hit wide to you, respond by dinking to the opponent's inside foot.
Targeting: Target the middle of the court for low-risk shots over the lowest part of the net.

Watch the full tutorial here.

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