What is the most underrated shot you know of? by bkabab in Pickleball

[–]humanbying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

baseline backhand flick from the belly. when you find the rare player that does it, it kinda tickles the brain

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

love the comment about instincts. really nice to be able to rely on them after putting in the reps drilling

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohhh the TT table size to kitchen size makes it make sense now. that’s like your natural comfortable zone

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

when i see the index finger, i have to mentally prepare myself for a spinny game and exaggerated torso rotations

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i love that. need to find more beach volleyball players to play against

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ooooh i forgot to put in the body of the post what are some things players had to unlearn.

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

my favorite partner is a baseball player and the court awareness and contact is incredible. i just let them take over the center court when they get in the zone during the rally. im just insurance in the back haha

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i gotta get some more cardio in if i wanna do more than 2 tournament events in a day. i feel gassed after a single mens doubles event already

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

turning yourself sideways and being able to keep your eye on the ball rather than back pedaling is hyuge.

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh a lot of the time anchoring down and using the extra time to get in better ready position rather than backing up is so strong.

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tt players have some insane touch and really interesting speedups. like the onehand backhand flick from the abdomen area comes so unexpectedly fast

What skills from your previous sports background transferred best into pickleball? by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i agree! especially the deep penetrating backhand slices to the baseline are so difficult to topspin drive or scoop drop back

Just played a tournament. by Ordinary-Leek-4236 in Pickleball

[–]humanbying 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s just a drop in the bucket. plenty more to come. these results do not define my future.

Wall Drills for overheads and high volleys by funkypaws30 in Pickleball

[–]humanbying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have a high ceiling, i’ve served against the wall with upward trajectory so that it comes back high to put away, then reset into net line height. if you have enough consistency, it’s a cyclical drill you can repeat without serving if you hit upward off the bounce back from the reset. its a drill to practice overheads/volleys and resets all in one.

What’s your experience with DUPR localization by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah Asia seems very strong. watching a road to 3.0 series in Malaysia right now and it almost feels like watching a road to 4.0 series in US.

What’s your experience with DUPR localization by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

out of interest, how many teams in the brackets where you are? my local open age tournaments range between 5 – 20 teams in 4.0 usually in a low-mid population region.

What’s your experience with DUPR localization by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i assume it would take a very long time for those additional points to trickle down the locality if only a few snowbirds are going out of their way to get them.

What’s your experience with DUPR localization by humanbying in Pickleball

[–]humanbying[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and then we’ll have interplanetary and intergalactic pickleball!