Hitting crosscourt in pickleball can create more angle and pull your opponent off the court, giving you more opportunities to hit winning shots.
00:00 🏓 Hit crosscourt to create more angle and pull your opponent off the court, giving you more opportunities to hit winning shots.
01:01 🏓 Hit a more aggressive crosscourt dink, but be aware of the disadvantages.
02:09 🏓 When playing pickleball, consider the golden rule for when to go crosscourt versus playing in front of you based on your position on the court.
03:39 🏓 Keep the ball inside the imaginary line to control your shots, adjusting your position based on where the ball lands.
04:16 🏓 Don\’t try to hit difficult shots that go past you, as it\’s hard to execute and not natural for your body to do.
05:07 🏓 Move wider to cover the ball crosscourt, but be aware that it shrinks your window to return the ball, and remember to cover the middle after hitting crosscourt.
06:20 🏓 Hit the ball to the middle third of the box in front of you for the safest play in pickleball dinking.
07:01 🏓 Hit the ball in the middle to make it unattackable and easier to return, allowing for a strong crosscourt shot.
Key insights
🎾 Hitting crosscourt creates more angle, potentially giving you more windows to hit winning shots through.
🎾 The crosscourt dink has the potential to be a lot more aggressive because it can be a little bit flatter and a little bit harder.
🎾 Crosscourt dinks can create offensive opportunities, while playing to the middle can be more neutralizing or setting up the point.
🎾 The importance of positioning and footwork in pickleball dinking strategy.
🎾 The execution of the shot is difficult, and it\’s not natural for our body to move in one direction and hit the ball in the opposite direction.
🏞️ When you hit crosscourt, your next coverage responsibility is to get back to cover the middle to help your partner out.
🎾 The safest play in pickleball is to hit the ball to the middle third of the box in front of you.
🏓 Playing the ball in front of you makes it harder for the opponent to get the ball back outside your foot, giving you the advantage.
