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Taking my wife's resets from 3.5 to 4.5 | Jilly B Pickleball

Most players think their grip is already loose in the transition zone. Ask them to rate it and they say a three out of ten, then it climbs to a seven the second a ball comes at them hard.

That squeeze is what flips the paddle and pops the reset up. Get the pressure down near zero and the same ball dies on your paddle instead.

The second fix is your contact point. Letting the ball travel in close to your body leaves you nothing but a panicked wrist flip.

Meet it early and out in front, the way a libero digs a volleyball. Preset the paddle out there and let the ball come to it.

Do not push into the ball, though. Extension here means reaching out and then giving, so the paddle goes out and catches rather than out and hits.

When a ball is too close to reach, the answer is nothing. Freeze the paddle where it is and let the ball hit it.

Get low while you do all of this. Widen your stance, drop your chest, and the ball that used to handcuff you becomes a short hop you can absorb.

A real short hop is earlier than most players think. You are on the ball the instant it bounces, not a beat afterward.

Key points

Grip pressure that feels like a three usually jumps to a seven under pressure, and that squeeze is what pops your resets up.
Meet the ball early and out in front instead of letting it travel in close to your body.
Preset the paddle where the ball is going and let it come to you rather than reaching out to hit it.
When the ball is too close to reach, freeze the paddle and let the ball hit it.
Widen your stance and drop your chest, which turns a handcuffing ball into a short hop you can absorb.

Watch the full tutorial here.