The key to hitting a successful backhand roll in pickleball is to focus on swing path, paddle angle, and generating top spin to keep the ball down and effectively redirect it off of a crosscourt shot.
00:00 🎾 Learn how to hit the backhand roll in pickleball with variations and drill setups.
01:04 🎾 Hit the backhand roll in pickleball by focusing on hitting the ball out of the air, using a closed paddle face and upward swing for top spin.
02:16 🎾 Keep your backhand roll in pickleball low to high, avoid rolling your wrist, and keep the paddle face down to get the topspin and keep the ball down.
03:10 🎾 Hit the backhand roll by redirecting the ball down the line off a crosscourt shot, rather than swinging back on the angle you received it from.
04:04 🎾 Hit backhand roll easier with backspin, harder with topspin, as the spin received affects the spin you can put on the ball.
04:52 🎾 Swing low to high, focus on swing path and closing the paddle face, and vary direction by changing swing path or dropping the paddle for effective backhand roll in pickleball.
06:10 🎾 Slightly vary your paddle to change direction, use wrist action for higher balls, and be careful with timing and wrist motion for hitting below the net.
07:22 🎾 Combine wrist and elbow snap for backhand roll in pickleball, get to full extension for better view, and try both flick and roll variations to find what works best for you.
Key insights
🏓 The setup for practicing the backhand roll involves simulating a crosscourt dink to the backhand, allowing for practice hitting the ball from below the level of the net.
🎾 The most important things for hitting a backhand roll in pickleball are swing path and paddle angle to create top spin.
🎾 Keeping the wrist bent forward like a motorcycle throttle gets the paddle face down and generates the necessary Top Spin to keep the ball down.
🎾 When hitting the backhand roll in pickleball, it\’s important to redirect the ball down the line off of a crosscourt ball for the most effective shot.
🎾 Receiving backspin makes it easier to hit topspin, while receiving topspin makes it harder to hit a backhand roll in pickleball.
🔄 \”Another method I really like it\’s very effective is uh just changing the the paddle uh face in terms of where it\’s dropped.\”
🔄 Using your wrist requires good timing, and doing it from below the level of the net. If you don\’t have good timing you\’re just going to miss in the net.
🎾 Hitting a flick instead of a roll can give you an advantage in controlling the height and getting a good view of the ball.
