How to win more points at the kitchen! 🧑‍🍳

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Paul from Pickleball Daily
December 29, 2023

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Tip of the day

Tanner shares essential strategies for improving play at the kitchen line in pickleball.

The first tip is to take balls out of the air while dinking, which saves time and pressures the opponent.

The video distinguishes between aggressive (push dinks) and defensive (dead dinks) dinking styles.

Tanner emphasizes aiming dinks into the pressurized zone, a specific area in the kitchen, for maximum effectiveness.

Another key strategy is learning to slide when attacked, using the sideline as an extra teammate, and avoiding paddle flipping.

The video also highlights the importance of team chemistry, where players should move toward the ball and maintain an active engagement in the point.

Additionally, Tanner addresses a common misconception about forehand coverage in the middle and demonstrates how to handle being pulled wide in dinks.

The fourth tip involves creating offense out of crosscourt dinking by hitting aggressive dinks wide and then stepping to the middle for a surprise attack.

Lastly, Tanner advises players to always be ready for a pop-up after hitting a dink, maintaining an aggressive stance to capitalize on high balls.

Key Points:

  • Take balls out of the air while dinking to save time and pressure the opponent.

  • Differentiate between aggressive push dinks and defensive dead dinks.

  • Aim dinks into the pressurized zone for maximum effectiveness.

  • Learn to slide when attacked, using the sideline as an extra teammate.

  • Be ready for a pop-up after hitting a dink, maintaining an aggressive stance.

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