5 Chess Strategies to Become a Smarter Pickleball Player

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  • Do you want to be a smarter pickleball player? Everyone says pickleball is just like chess, but in today's video, I break down exactly how that's true. Let me know in the comments which of these 5 chess strategies you're going to use to become a smarter pickleball player.
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  • @goldenchildtheater
    @goldenchildtheater หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Love it when you’re in the booth at the ppa events. You are so much more insightful and entertaining than the normal commentators. Hope they have you back more often!

  • @ginjaninja3627
    @ginjaninja3627 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well, you continue to have the best graphics of YT pickleballers. I liked that string of "pattern recognition" examples. I think you should expand that and do a full video on like the top 10 or 20 patterns in pickleball.

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oo that's a good idea!
      Thanks for the kind words as well!

    • @vipuljain2833
      @vipuljain2833 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was going to reply with the exact same comment.

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@vipuljain2833 I'm actually building an online pickleball school. I think i'll include a
      "Pattern recognition database."
      I"ve been "collecting" patterns for a long time. And think it'd be cool to have them all in once place. Gosh, there's so many!

  • @mueltrain54
    @mueltrain54 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Really great video. Production quality has taken another step forward. Would love to see you break down some matches and talk about some of the less common patterns

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for noticing that, my team is awesome!

  • @shawnmurphey3710
    @shawnmurphey3710 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Any chess/pickleball player has had these thoughts so many times. Its amazing how much they correlate. Thanks for putting it into a video!... "Checkmate!" is going to be my new catchphrase when I pull someone out of position. Ha.

    • @kreeshanman
      @kreeshanman หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly what I was thinking!!

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love it!!

  • @kreeshanman
    @kreeshanman หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Dude, BY FAR, you are my favorite pickleball content creator. Suuuper informative, easy to follow, great animations and music. As a chess and tennis player turned pickleball player, I have to say that you hit this on the head!

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the compliments! Glad the videos are helpful!

  • @karenk5472
    @karenk5472 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I know nothing about chess. But these were GREAT pickleball concepts! You are a talented instructor, Kyle! So easy to understand.

  • @quy-le
    @quy-le หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Loved this video as a person who plays chess (and poker) - trying to think multiple moves ahead of your opponent is a gamechanger!

  • @EddieDBama
    @EddieDBama หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Have to admit, I hate sharing your videos. If they haven't found you by now, that's on them.

  • @digitalreporter
    @digitalreporter หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Five strategies from chess you can use on the pickleball court
    00:20 Positional Awareness (1)
    0:49 Court position determines shot options
    1:19 Strong Court Positioning/Weak Court Positioning
    1:32 You have to disrupt their court positioning
    1:35 Off Balance/Move them off the kitchen line
    1:45 Accuracy and shot control suffer
    1:50 Move your dink around
    2:12 Lob offensively
    2:29 Opening (2)
    3:11 Deep and Different
    Deep
    Keep them back longer
    3:27 Create a larger target for your third shot
    3:39 They're likely going to return the ball short
    3:45 Earn missed returns
    3:51 Different
    4:09 Wide serve middle opening
    4:21 Pattern Recognition (3)
    "One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition." Magnus Carlsen
    ""The more I know, the more I can silence the analytical side of my brain and free up the poetic side to take over." Amor Towles
    6:05 End Game Expertise (4)
    Opening - Control
    Middle Game - Tactics
    End Game - Strategizing for a Check Mate
    6:59 Practice - Drilling
    7:47 Know Yourself (5)
    Garry Kasparov - Highly aggressive play
    Tigran Petrosian - Counterattacker
    Anna Leigh Waters - Aggressive
    Ben Johns - Patient

  • @Steamboatsmyhome
    @Steamboatsmyhome หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of your best, tactical videos Kyle. Thanks for taking the time to . . . strategize this video.

  • @bigdog343
    @bigdog343 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bravo!!
    This is great!!

  • @mikeryanpickleball1962
    @mikeryanpickleball1962 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredible content....thank you!

  • @KatiePoole-pj5tn
    @KatiePoole-pj5tn หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this analogy! Perfect 👍🏼

  • @adamdonovan5633
    @adamdonovan5633 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been looking for a tutorial like this for-ever!! BIG THX. So On The Money.....Love the tip to serve deep & wide to pull opponent out of line...and changing up serve. Your stuff is the most valuable coaching on the net.

  • @chrislongisland
    @chrislongisland 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, love the tips. Anticipation is also underrated.

  • @colinsmith1233
    @colinsmith1233 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Outstanding video
    Love it.

  • @HoffsPage
    @HoffsPage หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the best 3.5 video I've ever seen. Clear, concise, wonderful examples. Am sharing with my group.

  • @frankiealex11
    @frankiealex11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content and insights as usual, thanks Kyle!

  • @bzbea1
    @bzbea1 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video and analogy!!

  • @jeremypuckett3382
    @jeremypuckett3382 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man, I got so many good nuggets from this video. Very insightful stuff and enjoyed the breakdown. Keep up the good work.

  • @danskiludvik8358
    @danskiludvik8358 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great stuff! Thank you very much.

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @rjsophia3712
    @rjsophia3712 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow! Fantastic video!!!
    When in a match that really matters, I just keep telling myself, “Play my game, play my game!” I don’t let myself get sucked into the hard banging aggressive game! Like Ben Johns, I work my way to the kitchen, move my opponents around, try to pull them out of position causing them to overreach and force an error for an easy put-away.
    Especially love attacking the left side players backhand.
    I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching. Glad the content is helpful!

  • @marvindennis3664
    @marvindennis3664 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Outstanding! As good as the Johns brothers are technically they often win because they are better strategically. They see the game, then adjust the game (the patterns) to their advantage.

  • @paulyp70
    @paulyp70 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great analogy my man!

  • @jimramsey1312
    @jimramsey1312 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Terrific content and pro-level production value. Very, very nice !!!

  • @kevincafaro8846
    @kevincafaro8846 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very good. alot to remember!!

  • @ChessGoals
    @ChessGoals หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the best video on TH-cam! I'm a chess player first and recently a pickleball player. Awesome content!

  • @charles64978
    @charles64978 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well done on the chess analogy. Great video.

  • @TheJoeFanclub
    @TheJoeFanclub หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As someone who loves chess, and has only gotten into pickleball recently, this was a nice videos to watch! As a side note, it seems like you know quite about chess as well!

  • @user-zp6nv2jv8q
    @user-zp6nv2jv8q หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kyle: Really excellent instructional motivator. Content was a reminder of the strategy necessary to play better PB. Thank you and keep them coming.

  • @Pluto0526
    @Pluto0526 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i never regret to sign up! this is 🔥

  • @Dinkdifferent
    @Dinkdifferent หลายเดือนก่อน

    Heck yeah I'm all for this nerdy content!!

  • @michellemackinnon3671
    @michellemackinnon3671 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video ❤

  • @eae1994
    @eae1994 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that poetic quote was great. All pros look super calm and composed while playing and I've tried adapting that feeling and it's helped. It's hard to get out of your head sometimes while playing

  • @dennismassey1940
    @dennismassey1940 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video!

  • @pickleballchick
    @pickleballchick หลายเดือนก่อน

    this video is INCREDIBLE.

  • @sandylamba2546
    @sandylamba2546 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic video

  • @andygremett3140
    @andygremett3140 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the chess analogy. In terms of recognizing patterns, how long or how much do you need to play to start to see these? Playing 90 min once a week vs playing 5 times a week for 30 min. etc.. I think it would be helpful to understand the milestones of getting better both in play time, practice time and watching videos like yours.

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great question. Short answer, I don't know.
      Longer answer. I think 5 times at 30 minute vs. 90 minutes once a week.
      I'm still exploring this question because i'm almost three years in, and just started thinking about patterns about 5 months ago.
      However, I'm teaching my 4.0 - 4.5 friends who I play with about them, and they're picking them up fine!
      I just didn't have anyone teaching me back then.
      So to make a long answer longer, I don't know the time it takes.
      But the process I use is.
      1. discover a pattern naturally through rec play.
      2. See if I can find it in happening in other pro matches on youtube
      3. When I find it, watch it 20x and notice everything about that pattern.
      4. See if I can improve it the next time I play in rec and use that recognition ability to my advantage.

  • @Schnitzone
    @Schnitzone หลายเดือนก่อน

    After watching your video, I sent this to a bunch of my friends and students with the caption; "Great video"!

  • @HDBnB1
    @HDBnB1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great graphics! Who do you have editing your videos?

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you think so! Our editor does a great job!

  • @matty_pickles
    @matty_pickles หลายเดือนก่อน

    The bong cloud opening is my favorite chess opening

  • @funkycpa
    @funkycpa หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sign me up! You’re the best. Great video. Strategy is key.

  • @jasonbraun3149
    @jasonbraun3149 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As a serious chessplayer (for over 50 years) and semi-serious pickleball player, I found these analogies really interesting. Impressed that you know who Carlsen, Kasparov, Judith Polgar and Petrosian are!

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for watching!
      I did research :)

  • @Conradmlarsen
    @Conradmlarsen 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Video quality 👌

  • @firedog1003
    @firedog1003 หลายเดือนก่อน

    People that play chess will definitely understand and appreciate this content. Good stuff...

  • @Liliinvests
    @Liliinvests หลายเดือนก่อน

    Let’s gooooooooo 🎉

  • @Steve_K2
    @Steve_K2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As one who loves both chess and pickleball, this may be my all-time favorite tutorial. I only wish I were good enough, whether in chess or pickleball, to apply its wisdom into my games.

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it! You can do it!

  • @SDPBALLCOACH
    @SDPBALLCOACH หลายเดือนก่อน

    I often teach, "the kitchen is where the strategy is".
    It's very much like a chess match or football, where you have sides going between offense and defense, and waiting for your opponent to make a mistake....😊
    Good video.

  • @pickleballer1729
    @pickleballer1729 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, but I think you missed the most important tip of all: (I played tournament Chess for decades)
    Don't attack from a weak position! That's the main problem with "Bangers". Sure, hitting a power shot is great when you have an opening to hit to or when your opponents are off balance or out of position, but hitting a drive when your opponents are waiting for it at the Kitchen line is a bad idea (assuming your opponents are reasonably good players.) Wait until your position is better than your opponents' in some exploitable way before going for the kill.

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the insight! I'll have to add that in if I ever make a part 2 to this video!

  • @IceTTToy
    @IceTTToy หลายเดือนก่อน

    This makes so much sense and why when I first started playing more experienced players early on they would constantly say I was playing Checkers while they were playing Chess!

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha now you’ll be playing chess with them!

  • @scottpringle1663
    @scottpringle1663 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am thinking about pickleball specific strength training - what are you doing in that area?

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I do all of “knees over toes guys” stuff

  • @garyshure8245
    @garyshure8245 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a chess master and pickleball player. My chess ability definitely helps my pickleball. This video is excellent, some really good tips, but has some chess related errors

  • @digitalreporter
    @digitalreporter หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jazzin' the Court: A Pickleball Poem
    In the world of sports, where games collide,
    There's a place where strategy takes a ride.
    Kyle Koszuta, with wisdom untold,
    Guides us through the pickleball fold.
    Positional Awareness, the first to know,
    Court control, a strategic flow.
    Like chess, we dance with every shot,
    In the game of pickle, we call the spot.
    The Opening, a grand display,
    Deep serves and wide, in a calculated way.
    Keep 'em back, create that space,
    Set the stage for a winning chase.
    Pattern Recognition, a player's delight,
    Reading the game, like day and night.
    From dinks to drives, each move a clue,
    In the rhythm of play, we find our true.
    End Game Expertise, a master's art,
    Plotting victory, from the very start.
    Tactics honed, with every drill,
    In the final moments, we seize our fill.
    Know Yourself, the final key,
    In the game of pickle, we set ourselves free.
    Are you aggressive like Anna Leigh Waters,
    Or patient and poised, like Ben Johns, the supporters?
    Magnus Carlsen, a chess grandmaster's name,
    In pattern recognition, he found his fame.
    In pickleball, the same holds true,
    Know thyself, and victory will ensue.
    So here's to the game, where strategy reigns,
    Where Kyle Koszuta's wisdom sustains.
    In the jazz of the court, we find our groove,
    In pickleball and chess, we truly prove.
    With paddle in hand, and strategy in mind,
    We step to the court, leaving doubts behind.
    For in each move, we hear the jazz,
    A symphony of strategy, in every pass.
    From Positional Awareness to End Game Expertise,
    We navigate the court with finesse and ease.
    Like a chessboard come to life, we make our play,
    In the world of pickleball, where champions sway.
    So let's embrace the rhythm, let's dance the beat,
    With every shot, with every fleet feet.
    For in the game of pickle, as in jazz's sway,
    It's the strategic brilliance that wins the day.

  • @ianmacdonald5278
    @ianmacdonald5278 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Peanut butter... and jam" Rook ie mistake. 😉

  • @AlphaTennisinPittsburgh
    @AlphaTennisinPittsburgh 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Pickleball is America's fastest-growing sport and we like it #Pickleball

  • @s3loma
    @s3loma หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was not good, as that would be disrespectful of the overall quality. It's only appropriate to call this video great. Thanks Kyle, for the time and creative effort!!

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow. Thank you for the kind words.
      Glad it was helpful!

  • @kylecorrigan2449
    @kylecorrigan2449 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Peanut butter and… ladies

  • @blockchainbaboon7617
    @blockchainbaboon7617 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you play chess?

  • @okayest_amateur
    @okayest_amateur หลายเดือนก่อน

    Know yo self! lol most likely a typo

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Or was it? 😉

    • @scotttesar7156
      @scotttesar7156 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did notice that difference was a typo in one of the early graphics, but the excellence of the content wins out... Great stuff Kyle and I'll bet you'd rather be PLAYING than ANNOUNCING PPA events, right???

    • @okayest_amateur
      @okayest_amateur หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thatpickleballguy great content i shared it

    • @thatpickleballguy
      @thatpickleballguy  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing!