Resetting with 1 vs 2 hand 🔥

Resets in depth with Maxwell 🥇

When in the transition zone, it’s extra important to pay attention to what kind of spin is on the ball, and what kind of spin you’re trying to impart. I refer to “spin” loosely because in reality most resets should be pretty flat, but a few evolutions of topspin or slice can make all the difference.

I usually try to feel as if I’m hitting up on the ball with topspin if I’m able to when resetting out of the air. This is why I think a two handed backhand reset is better, because that motion is way more solid with two hands. This is when my body is behind the ball and I feel like I’m in control, not reaching too much. I can create a lower flying, linear reset, which at worst travels too far but still low.

If I’m reaching at all, to my sides AND in front of me I’m most likely opening the paddle face and going with the slice type of reset. This one is a little softer with the hand with an extra focus on making the ball bounce.

When resetting off the bounce, the closer my contact point is to the bounce, the more likely I am to slice it. It’s not worth it to even try to not slice it if you’re just scooping it. If the ball is rising a little bit and I feel confident I can go over it, i will come around/over it with a little topspin.

Wrist action with Ryan Fu 💪

Oftentimes people will be confused on when they should be using wrist when hitting a shot and when they shouldn’t. If you can understand the difference between “soft” and “hard” shots in pickleball then you will be able to figure this out pretty quickly.

Soft Shots

• Any shot that you are trying to have land inside the kitchen is considered a “soft shot”

• These shots include dinks, resets and drops

• The more wrist you use on these shots, the more likely the ball will pop up, and your opponent will be able to hit down on the ball

• Keeping a fixed and loose wrist will help you be more consistent with your shot.

• The best soft shots in pickleball are the ones that are the most repeatable. If you add wrist to a dink, it will increase the variance of your shot.

Hard shots

• Shots where you are hitting through the court are considered “hard”

• These shots include serves, returns, drives, rolls and flicks.

• You want to be able to generate spin on these shots, therefore it is important to use wrist

• These shots are usually hit when the ball is above the height of the next. We use our wrist in order to come over the top of the ball so that it will spin downward

• It is important to accelerate quickly through the shot so that the ball doesn’t float through the air

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