Friday, October 14, 2011

Full Pickleball "Dink" game

One of the great warm-up/mental exercises that I learned from an advanced player is playing an entire game in the Non-Volley Zone.  It is best played with 2 people per side, as a typical doubles team. What must happen is that everybody must keep both feet in the NVZ. There is no volleying allowed, only dinks. You serve within the confines of the NVZ cross court. Errors are shots that get hit into the net, past the NVZ line to the regular court, or players that volley the ball. This game can be very hard at first, especially if your soft game is lacking. Try the cross court dinks to improve your control, and probability of staying in the game. Look & watch some of the best 5.0 pickleball players like Steve Wong of S-type paddles fame, or Mark Friedenburg of Pro-lite paddles fame, and you will watch the true masters of the soft game.  This is one of my favourite games/training exercises  that has greatly improved my game.

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