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Absolutely, while others are settling we are out here working 💪

Theres one at the picklr that I can use but I find it’s easier to just use a drilling partner then spend time setting up each drill. It’s very beneficial if you don’t have someone on your schedule to drill with for sure.

I like it. Some good ideas here. I'll definitely do some of these.

@@DrausPickleball here's a link to Tanner's Day in the life of a professional player. Some good ideas here as well. th-cam.com/video/8DKzOHpi5sk/w-d-xo.html

@@CHum-bd1mz I just watched that today and really enjoyed it. Ridley is a riot.

Yeah my partner and I both wear eye protection. Ive taken a few off the face that im glad was protected. In the bronze match we played two core crushed mods. Its not even fun I agree paddle technology could slow way down. My partner and I actually both use what might be considered control or all court paddles.

Thank you that’s good feedback. I probably need to pause some of the footage to give more in depth feedback. There is a lot of strategy that goes through a lot of my shot selection that I would like to share. For the next match breakdown I can pause after the point and give more in depth feedback.

Depends on what your goals are. I would find someone that you vibe well with and has similar goals to you. You don't want to play with someone who doesn't want to get better, you also don't want to play with a really good partner who is a huge dick. I think having chemistry is very important and will serve you better. You want someone who compliments your strengths and hides your weaknesses and generally vibes well with you. I like a partner who is positive and builds me up instead of playing the blame game.

My biggest advice would be to work on footwork. Try to beat the ball to the spot and work on split stepping so you are not moving while hitting. One of the biggest mistakes I see new players make is hitting a lot of shots off balance or running through the shot while making contact. Stop just before and hit a shot, make sure you are balanced, and you'll notice a huge improvement in consistency. At the 4.0 level the team that makes it to the kitchen more often wins the game most of the time. I would focus on getting really comfortable with hitting third and fifth shots all over the court. Do try to do too much when you get to the kitchen. 4.0 players are impatient, let them hit bad shots and punish their mistakes. Good luck in your journey!

Thank you for your advice! 🙏 I also want to get really good at pb.

@@yodatoy8792 Keep at it! My next video will go over a typical drill session so you can see some of the drills I work on regularly to tune the shots

@@DrausPickleballsplit step so so important. I worked on it and makes a huge difference. Also how about staying low at the kitchen?

@ yeah definitely. I try to stay as low as I can because when you record yourself, you never look as low as you feel. Staying low and split stepping helps me feel more focused on the ball and ready to react. It also makes letting out balls go that much easier.

Most of the time the third shot drive does a good job of producing a weak fourth short from the opponent so our fifth is much easier and we can get to the kitchen. It works well against players who don’t have great hands or are still moving in transition. Earlier in the day we were winning a lot of points off of drives. Towards the end of this game I was trying too hard to end the game and missed some drives. It’s a learning I need to take away and default back to safe drops and dinks when the drive isn’t working the way we want. All growing pains and easy to see when watching back.

@DrausPickleball makes sense👍

Thanks for the support!

@@Itsezpickleball 💪

@@RickJacked I was a 10, the CAM but also played some striker and wing.

@@dominicfrank77 everyone thinks they look better until they record themselves. Play some real matches and tournaments, record yourself and get back to me. Good luck in your DUPR journey.

@@PBMarshy I think future tournaments I’ll do voice over

I would argue they're a bit higher than 4.0. We expect inconsistency at the 4.0+ level, especially in a tournament setting where you might be playing against unfamiliar people in an unfamiliar environment. So missed dinks/volleys/drives/drops/etc. are totally expected. But they show some really solid skills and great anticipation throughout the game that you only see from 4.0+ players. Watch the point at 4:10 for a good example. The point has everything. Solid serve, deep return, decent top spin drop (a little high, but that's fine), good follow up drop, followed by a series of aggressive and neutral dinks until eventually a well placed dink leads to a pop up. The other team tries to attack the space created by pushing the leftside player out on an aggressive dink but leaves the ball a little too high and the leftside player does a great job of getting back and covering with a really solid forehand counter. The attacking player made the right decision strategically but just failed in execution. That's a high level point and easily 4.0+.

These guys were super nervous

@@nn-NeuralNetwork yeah I saw that too watching back but unfortunately my back was turned real time

@@thomasbrannen1689 you live local come out and play. Put your money where your mouth is.

Absolutely. Dm me for info. I’ll play you and your teammate 2 v 1 for $

@@thomasbrannen1689 no dms on TH-cam but I sent you a message on DUPR

Hey Felipe, I was planning on going Thursday night (10/3) this week to open play and challenge court 6-8 and might also play Friday night. Most of the time I just drill. I dont have a ton of extra time to play but if you want to get some games in come on down those days and we can get some games in.

So true 😂

nvm i just watched 10 mins of it. i guys are 2.75 at best

no lol. This is 3.5 at best

your right this is terrible for 4.5 this is like 3.0 being nice

Camera always makes it look slower than it is. I invite you to record yourself and see how it looks.

@@DrausPickleball i mean we can play for money if you want

@@bradysylvester6259 I mean this is like 3 or 4 hours in so pretty sloppy but I’ll play you for money any time

@@DrausPickleball 3 or 4 hours sloppy nah it called warmed up you just suck man sorry it might hurt your feelings

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