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Tip of the day
The transition zone, from about three steps inside the baseline up to the kitchen, is the hardest place on a pickleball court. The most common way to lose from there is starting a firefight you can't win.
The decision between resetting and countering comes down to ball height. Below your knee is the red zone, so reset every time and never attack.
Between your knee and your hip is the yellow zone. Counter only if you are truly well balanced, and if there's any doubt, reset.
Above your hip is the green zone, so counter as you please, as long as you're balanced. Balance is the qualifier at every height.
To make those choices possible, stay in a low athletic stance and take contact out in front of you no matter where the ball is. Decide early whether you're playing the ball out of the air or off the bounce.
Getting to the kitchen is not a race. Move up only behind a good reset, stay balanced the whole way, and be willing to stop and reset again before advancing.
The transition zone deserves more practice time than any other part of your game. Clean decisions here make your serving points dramatically more winnable.
Key points
Reset every ball below your knee and never attack from there.
Counter balls between knee and hip only when you are fully balanced.
Attack anything above your hip, with balance still the deciding factor.
Stay low, make contact in front, and decide early between air and bounce.
Advance to the kitchen in stages behind good resets instead of racing in.
Deal of the day
Meme of the day
They always win too 🤣
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Happy pickling,
Paul
