PickleballShotMechanics:LearnForehand&
BackhandNon-VolleyZoneDinkTechnique
ExperiencePickleball's newguideshowsyouhow tohitoneofthemore difficultshotsinpickleball —thedinkshot.
Theguideisaimedtowardplayerswhohaveafirmgraspof pickleballbasicsandarelookingtoaddamoreadvancedshot totheirrepertoire.
Accordingtotheguide,thekey tohittingasuccessfuldinkshot isagentleliftingmotion.Iftoo muchpowerisgenerateditwill causetheballtogobeyondthe kitchenline.
Moreover,theguide suggeststhatyourpaddle faceshouldalwaysbe openandyourswing shouldfollowalow-to-high pathgeneratedbyyour shoulder.
Theguiderecommendsthat yourfollow-throughbeshortto preventtheballfromgoingtoo far.Youshouldalsouseyour legsratherthanyourbackwhen gettingsetforadinkshot.
Theguidealsosuggests thatyougetcomfortable executingdinkshotson bothyourforehandand backhandsideformore flexibilityinshotselection.
Whilethey'resimilarshots,the guideisquicktopointoutthe subtledifferencesbetweena dinkshotandadropshot, whichishitfromthebaseline insteadofthekitchenline.
