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How to outsmart players
Paul from Pickleball Daily
December 02, 2025
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Tip of the day
This video provides seven advanced Pickleball IQ tips designed to instantly elevate your court strategy and help you outsmart every opponent you face.
The first tip addresses the net cord: never speed up a dink that nicks the net, as it loses all momentum, making an aggressive dink the better option to take control of the rally.
A key professional secret is the "hold" on a dead ball, which means pausing your paddle underneath the ball for a second to create deception and observe your opponent's reaction before you attack or lob.
You must be able to decipher when to use a third shot drive (short/high return or deep/aggressive return) versus a third shot drop (shallow/low return or deep/soft return).
To counteract match nerves, apply pressure on your opponents by hitting 70% power third shot drives instead of drops, or set a minimum dink rule with your partner before attempting any speed-ups.
Pros use patterns like running around to find their forehand, which they set up by dinking two balls wide before hitting the third to the opponent's inside foot for an attackable neutral return.
Apply maximum pressure on the fourth shot, which is your chance to attack the opponent's third shot drop either out of the air or by stepping back and driving it deep to force a difficult reset.
Finally, analyze your opponent's style, such as a two-handed dinker (who is not a kitchen flick threat) or an aggressive leaner (who is vulnerable to lobs and body bags), and reverse engineer their style to exploit their weakness.
Key Points:
Never attempt to speed up a dink that nicks the net; instead, hit an aggressive dink.
Use the "hold" on a dead ball to observe your opponent and add deception before attacking or lobbing.
Drive short/high or deep/aggressive returns, and drop shallow/low or deep/soft returns.
Counter nerves by hitting controlled third shot drives or setting a minimum dink count before attacking.
Condition your opponent with wide dinks, then hit to their inside foot to set up a run-around forehand attack.
Attack the opponent's third shot drop out of the air or with a deep drive to force a difficult fourth shot reset.
Dissect your opponent's play style to formulate a plan that targets their specific tendencies and weaknesses.
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Happy pickling,
Paul