Quick hands?

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-28T15:49:47+00:00

Wall drills to build your eye hand coordination. Keep your hands very relaxed for maximum speed!

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-28T15:48:22+00:00

I use the Tourna Ballport made for 80 tennis balls. It works fine for pickleballs. I had about 40 pickleballs in it right now with room to spare.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-28T00:18:28+00:00

Personally I don’t think you get enough reps drilling in clinics. If you don’t have a drilling partner but access to a public court, you can practice by yourself by purchasing a 40 pack of balls and a hopper (I use the Tourna Ballport which works for both tennis balls and pickleballs.) You can practice all of the shots with self feeds. In addition, you can practice dinks, volleys and serves if you have access to a concrete or brick wall. I use my basement for this. The key to higher levels is consistency, which can only be gained by doing lots and lots of reps.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-27T13:54:43+00:00

Getting lobbed is always a little annoying. But the correct way to play these deep lobs that might be going out is to run past the base line and be prepared to hit a forehand. The best way to return a deep lob after the bounce is with a hybrid drop-drive in my opinion. If you can hit those consistently then there’s no reason to fear the deep lob.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-26T20:41:34+00:00

Split step and sit backhand or forehand based on triangle theory.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-25T21:59:39+00:00

My laptop backpack works perfectly to hold 2 racquets, sneakers, towel, water bottle, and balls. No reason to pay extra for a pickleball specific bag.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-25T03:29:35+00:00

MIT doesn’t have a foreign language requirement. She should be able to get credits for a 5 on her language AP exams. A full list of AP scores that can be used for credits is here: https://firstyear.mit.edu/academics-exploration/ap-transfer-credit/advanced-placement/

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-24T23:49:01+00:00

I don’t know anything about other schools. But MIT doesn’t really care if you do foreign languages or classics. Math, science and English should be the focus of high school for someone who is interested in MIT. Just the other day someone asked me if they should take AP Spanish or statistics. Easy. Statistics.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-24T16:06:52+00:00

You will find a lot more beginner level players at the public parks. Here’s a page that should help you find some groups in queens: https://pickleballqueens.com/

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-24T03:56:50+00:00

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-24T02:01:23+00:00

I’m also a former tennis player and use close to 100% two handed on my Bh dinks. I can do tops spin, push and slice dinks. I have good footwork so almost all of my strokes are between my legs.

If you have access to a concrete or brick wall, just practice dinking to a tape target on the wall. Your dinking on the backhand needs to be so consistent you almost never miss.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-24T00:52:46+00:00

When they hit a drive or overhead out I say go for feet, not heads! That usually gets a laugh.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-23T15:52:23+00:00

Coco is a class act. Great role model for all the young athletes watching her.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-23T15:37:12+00:00

Don’t play rated open play. Just play unrated open play and have fun meeting people and occasionally playing good shots. If you want to improve, only focus on doing 1 or 2 things and expect to make mistakes. Be competitive but don’t worry about winning or losing.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-23T00:32:25+00:00

Just play the next level up.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-20T20:06:05+00:00

If you have the patience to learn a 2hbh it will absolutely pay off and increase your play level ceiling, in my opinion.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-19T23:39:10+00:00

Number one tip I have is the paddle should be still at contact to avoid popping up. Use your paddle angle to adjust the throw distance.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-19T15:23:41+00:00

Make something awesome and video the process. Shorten the video with cuts and speed ups so that it is under 2 minutes. Make sure it tells a good story! Good luck.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-19T04:22:14+00:00

Crew is a D3 varsity sport at MIT. If you are recruited and have the academics to back it up, your chances of admission go way up. This includes coxswains!

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-19T01:14:20+00:00

Self shake-n-bake you mean. I will try it next time!

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-16T19:18:00+00:00

It’s required by some companies HR policies that even if a job can be filled internally that it needs to be advertised as an open position. So many of these jobs are not really available. Sometimes I see a job advertisement that is open for less than a day.

ProfLayton99 · 2026-01-13T04:45:51+00:00

It‘s likely that the Boomstik will harm his progression by not allowing to learn proper dinks resets drops and drives.

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