Fantastic video; fits perfectly with where I'm at now: approaching 4.0 tournaments. I'm going to save this one to my pickleball file and share with partners before tournaments. I particularly like the advice and practice of using red zone shots to set up the point, instead of trying to end the point. It shows consideration of your partner and their ability to work with you instead of just beside you!!
Good video. A partner pointed out to me a year or so ago that I was committing that second error, mostly by attacking a just-over-the-net-height shot from too far back, putting me at a disadvantage when they returned the shot. It works pretty well against 3 or some 3.5 players, but against the better players I was not doing well with that. It was an easy adjustment for me to make, since I had a pretty good reset shot. Every once in a while I find myself regressing to that for a short time. I would have included the desperate baseline lob. That's the shot I most hate seeing my partner do. Success rate is horrible for that shot, and most lobbers do it more than the offensive lob. (I played with a woman the other day who had a GREAT offensive lob, and she caught our opponents with it several times. Like most things, it depends on the circumstances.)
Way to keep an eye on yourself. It’s so easy to let bad speed ups start to slip in to your game. The temptation is real. Lol. As far as lobbing, sometimes it may be the best option on defense. Best to drive it low if yo can but that’s not always possible. Push them back off the net as best you can with your. Problem is nobody usually trains their defensive lob hence most are not good at it so it’s easier said than done. Yes, things almost always depend on circumstances.
Glad to see you got out in the desert when you were over here at the tournaments. Follow Jordan and come to AZ! Lower taxes and more affordable housing.
You want to keep pressing them with aggressive dinking and set yourself up to get a higher ball (above the red zone, the higher the better) that you can attack.
@@PACKERFAN53 if you have a low contact then dink it or reset and wait for another ball that you can contact higher for the speed up. Don’t force it if a speed up won’t work on that particular shot. Use your soft game.
Hi Nicole, though it might not be relevant in this video, please advise me how to avoid no-look lifts. I used to play ping pong in a casual mode; and it made me to develop a no-look save shot even when the ball is fast and goes away from me. I tend to do the same in pickleball when the ball lands infront or around my feet. Most of the time the lift don't work as the ball misses the sweet spot. Please help me to correct this mistake.
@@DTBB2021 I’d suggest you drill with someone and have them send you a soft version of when you typically do the no look. Force yourself to track the ball all the way into your paddle on the slower shot. As you get better have them gently increase the speed. This is a way to retrain it. Rebuild the technique and don’t try to train it only at full speed.
Hey, sorry to hear lobs are an issue. It's a good idea to work on your footwork and overhead motion as once you are punishing those lobs of course they will come less frequently.
Would you be so kind as to add a bit more on the 'how to fix it' part? You describe a red zone hit and then say "avoid that." Ummm ok - how? Thank you for these videos!
Excellent advice as usual.
You never run out of ideas on how to improve.
Thank you, you are really helping me get better.
Thank you! I'm so glad you find the information useful and that it has helped you improve your game :)
Fantastic video; fits perfectly with where I'm at now: approaching 4.0 tournaments. I'm going to save this one to my pickleball file and share with partners before tournaments. I particularly like the advice and practice of using red zone shots to set up the point, instead of trying to end the point. It shows consideration of your partner and their ability to work with you instead of just beside you!!
Good thoughts. Liked the intro background also.
Thanks for this great video! Nicole, you’ve helped me a lot in my pickleball game!
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You are so welcome!
Excellent points Nicole...well done!
Thanks so much!
More people need to hear this.
Great Videos and descriptions
Thanks so much!
This is so awesome. Thank you so much!
Awesome video as always. Thanks for all the great videos, Nicole!
My pleasure! 😊. Glad you liked it.
Excellent advice. Thanks. Jimmy P
Thanks Jim! Glad you liked it.
Good video. A partner pointed out to me a year or so ago that I was committing that second error, mostly by attacking a just-over-the-net-height shot from too far back, putting me at a disadvantage when they returned the shot. It works pretty well against 3 or some 3.5 players, but against the better players I was not doing well with that. It was an easy adjustment for me to make, since I had a pretty good reset shot. Every once in a while I find myself regressing to that for a short time. I would have included the desperate baseline lob. That's the shot I most hate seeing my partner do. Success rate is horrible for that shot, and most lobbers do it more than the offensive lob. (I played with a woman the other day who had a GREAT offensive lob, and she caught our opponents with it several times. Like most things, it depends on the circumstances.)
Way to keep an eye on yourself. It’s so easy to let bad speed ups start to slip in to your game. The temptation is real. Lol. As far as lobbing, sometimes it may be the best option on defense. Best to drive it low if yo can but that’s not always possible. Push them back off the net as best you can with your. Problem is nobody usually trains their defensive lob hence most are not good at it so it’s easier said than done. Yes, things almost always depend on circumstances.
Thank you!
Excellent!
Thanks Mario!
Best video for me!!
Glad you think so!
Nicole, this is another excellent video. It emphasizes what I need to work on to stop going or develop a skill so I can improve. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Laurel!
do you guys run in person clinics ?
Great video Nicole!
Hey, where are you at the start of the video? It looks like the desert southwest.
Mesa, AZ in this one
@@primetimepickleball Cool, I'm from Chandler, AZ. Hope you got to play while you were here.
Great tips, and examples to improve.
Glad to see you got out in the desert when you were over here at the tournaments. Follow Jordan and come to AZ! Lower taxes and more affordable housing.
Was a fun trip! I don’t think I’d survive the scorching summers. 🥵
@@primetimepickleball just need to shift to my hours, 4am to 11am is primetime for outdoor activity ! Then pool or AC inside time ...
Nicole always has good ideas
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Absolutely correct about the One Trick Pony!!!! Those players never get better. And don't want to practice/drill on backhand and such.
Yup, I love it when people can take this on and break through it. So rewarding.
Seems like I need to keep an eye on possible red zone and out of position speedups .. thanks a lot for highlighting this
Thanks for the comment!
I think this is the first time I've seen Nicole speaking on camera, you did great! Way to go! Love the content as well.
So how do I avoid making a red zone speedup shot? What should i do differently?
You want to keep pressing them with aggressive dinking and set yourself up to get a higher ball (above the red zone, the higher the better) that you can attack.
@@primetimepickleball so try to get the ball earlier where it is higher (by moving closer to net)? Or try to angle to one side if caught in red zone?
@@PACKERFAN53 if you have a low contact then dink it or reset and wait for another ball that you can contact higher for the speed up. Don’t force it if a speed up won’t work on that particular shot. Use your soft game.
"The obstacle is the way" - like this! Thanks for a great video.
Glad you liked it!
Hi Nicole, though it might not be relevant in this video, please advise me how to avoid no-look lifts. I used to play ping pong in a casual mode; and it made me to develop a no-look save shot even when the ball is fast and goes away from me. I tend to do the same in pickleball when the ball lands infront or around my feet. Most of the time the lift don't work as the ball misses the sweet spot. Please help me to correct this mistake.
@@DTBB2021 I’d suggest you drill with someone and have them send you a soft version of when you typically do the no look. Force yourself to track the ball all the way into your paddle on the slower shot. As you get better have them gently increase the speed. This is a way to retrain it. Rebuild the technique and don’t try to train it only at
full speed.
@@primetimepickleball wow .. thanks a ton for the advise. I strongly feel that this would work for me. 🤗🤗🤗
Quail! 3:43-3:47
lol
good eye!
The stoopid lob. There's a very good reason that the higher up the skill ladder you go, the less and less lobs you see.
Hey, sorry to hear lobs are an issue. It's a good idea to work on your footwork and overhead motion as once you are punishing those lobs of course they will come less frequently.
I use both hands during play. If the shot is to my left. I switch the paddle to my left hand. I use my back hand as a kill shot.
If when you're in quick exchanges switching hands every time, that is tough.
Mostly on return serves. At times dinking hits at the net.
Would you be so kind as to add a bit more on the 'how to fix it' part? You describe a red zone hit and then say "avoid that." Ummm ok - how? Thank you for these videos!
Thanks for the feedback. The fix is to only consider attacking a ball that is above the red zone. The higher above the red zone, the better.