just finished a club tournament and our loss had 3 of the 8 as significant factors, the pressure placed on us by the other teams aggressive play magnified these faults. Thx for the video reinforcement👍
#3 … overhitting serves and returns. Yes yes yes. I remember the last tournament we were in. Doubles, single game to 15 round robin. My wife and I had them 16-15 and were serving for the win. I thought what an awesome time for me to pull out the swerving short serve for an “ace”…. Aimed for it to drop just outside the kitchen on the far right of the box……………… And we lost 18-16.
Thanks for writing in regarding the character building decision, you made at a tight and critical moment of a match! If you guys were up 16-15, and that service ploy did not work well enough to close the match out on your terms, I have to wonder if you felt like you were mentally stuck on the outcome of that one point, during the next couple. I play about 50% of my pickleball indoor (hard court), and the other is outdoor, and although I assert that every shot a player has to hit is important, the return of serve seems to hold sway over many others. In general, I probably serve more aggressively than I do when returning serve. My serve is effective, but I do not get many cheap points off of it. On the other hand, I am not typically as offensive/ aggressive with my return, but due to the fact that the server has to wait for it land, my bread & butter for a return of serve is height over the net, and depth in the court. Being that my partner is already at an advantage, with one player forward at net, and I am coming in behind the return, that puts pressure on the person hitting the 3rd shot, to come up with something better than good. If I am playing indoor, or windless conditions outside, I will be more aggressive with both the serve and return, but I am interested in percentages, so if it is windy I am more safety oriented. I wish you the best of fortune in your next tournament, and I hope the details help out. Cheers, Mark/TP
@@pickleballwarehouse Much appreciated Mark. And it’s interesting you mention the return as I have a very good drive. I came to the realization that I was bringing too much risk into my game for no reason on my return. The more I played and watched, the more I realized that the goal of the 2nd shot was really was to give me time to get to the net. Like you highlight, I can keep the servers back by playing a higher, deeper shot that gives much more room for error. I probably defaulted to the drive as I love to hit it vs thinking strategically about the goal of the 2nd shot. Your video is a great teaching tool.
Thanks for sharing. I find that the more pressurized this situation, the more likely I will look to "just start the point" with my serve and return. I usually play the percentages for success, which increase once I get to the line.
Great stuff!
just finished a club tournament and our loss had 3 of the 8 as significant factors, the pressure placed on us by the other teams aggressive play magnified these faults. Thx for the video reinforcement👍
Hopefully your faults are being minimized with each passing day!
Great show ! Guilty !
Hopefully your guilt is easing the more you play!
#3 … overhitting serves and returns. Yes yes yes.
I remember the last tournament we were in. Doubles, single game to 15 round robin. My wife and I had them 16-15 and were serving for the win. I thought what an awesome time for me to pull out the swerving short serve for an “ace”…. Aimed for it to drop just outside the kitchen on the far right of the box………………
And we lost 18-16.
Thanks for writing in regarding the character building decision, you made at a tight and critical moment of a match! If you guys were up 16-15, and that service ploy did not work well enough to close the match out on your terms, I have to wonder if you felt like you were mentally stuck on the outcome of that one point, during the next couple. I play about 50% of my pickleball indoor (hard court), and the other is outdoor, and although I assert that every shot a player has to hit is important, the return of serve seems to hold sway over many others. In general, I probably serve more aggressively than I do when returning serve. My serve is effective, but I do not get many cheap points off of it. On the other hand, I am not typically as offensive/ aggressive with my return, but due to the fact that the server has to wait for it land, my bread & butter for a return of serve is height over the net, and depth in the court. Being that my partner is already at an advantage, with one player forward at net, and I am coming in behind the return, that puts pressure on the person hitting the 3rd shot, to come up with something better than good. If I am playing indoor, or windless conditions outside, I will be more aggressive with both the serve and return, but I am interested in percentages, so if it is windy I am more safety oriented. I wish you the best of fortune in your next tournament, and I hope the details help out.
Cheers,
Mark/TP
@@pickleballwarehouse Much appreciated Mark. And it’s interesting you mention the return as I have a very good drive.
I came to the realization that I was bringing too much risk into my game for no reason on my return. The more I played and watched, the more I realized that the goal of the 2nd shot was really was to give me time to get to the net.
Like you highlight, I can keep the servers back by playing a higher, deeper shot that gives much more room for error. I probably defaulted to the drive as I love to hit it vs thinking strategically about the goal of the 2nd shot.
Your video is a great teaching tool.
Thanks for sharing. I find that the more pressurized this situation, the more likely I will look to "just start the point" with my serve and return. I usually play the percentages for success, which increase once I get to the line.