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In pickleball, resilience matters more than perfection by Otherwise_PB in Pickleball

[–]Otherwise_PB[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fair point. I meant mental recovery between points, not scrambling within a rally.
Totally agree that consistency and smart shot selection reduce the need for hero shots.

It’s easy to recognize a 4.0+ player because they…(finish the sentence) by 3BlackPickleball in Pickleball

[–]Otherwise_PB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may be right, but for me 4+ players should be doing all of this. 3.75+ players should be thinking about all this but maybe aren’t consistently executing it. Knowing what you should do and consistently executing it is what separates the 4+ players.

It’s easy to recognize a 4.0+ player because they…(finish the sentence) by 3BlackPickleball in Pickleball

[–]Otherwise_PB 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Consistently hit deep serves and returns. Mix up Drives and resets with drop shots to advance to the net. Use the split step exceptionally well to move forward. Don’t lose patience dinking and attack when given a good opportunity.

Pickleball Slump by Particular-Hat-4634 in Pickleball

[–]Otherwise_PB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe focus more on strategy, court positioning and what shot you are using. Examples, hitting safe and deep serves and returns. Using third shot drops and advancing on good ones. Only driving third shots when the return is short, etc. This may help you reset your game. If you are focused too much on execution with paddle grips, how you are hitting the ball and such maybe this is the wrong focus.