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Frequently Asked Questions 🚨

1. Can I use a one handed backhand in pickleball?

Yes! If you watch pro pickleball, you will notice that mostly every player has a two handed backhand when they are at the baseline. This is mostly because you have better control over defending a powerful shot (if you practice it enough). It is also difficult to generate the wrist action necessary to hit topspin on some of the drives, which is important for keeping it low. These are the primary reasons why I encourage my players to use two hands. That being said, everyone should play their own game. If you feel far more comfortable with one, then go for it - I’ve seen it be quite effective if used properly. Maybe some day you’ll have the courage to be like me.

At the kitchen, many players will only use one hand on the backhand - I obviously mostly use both. The main reason for this is speedup opportunities. If I only have one hand on my paddle while hitting backhands, I have open up the paddle face, meaning there is no speedup threat. My opponents can begin to lean in and try to be more aggressive. Having two hands on the paddle allows me different options - I can both speedup the ball and dink. This is why I recommend trying to place two hands on the paddle, more control and deception.

2. When is it okay to flick my wrist?

The wrist is a big part of pickleball. Some shots you don’t want to use any wrist while other times you want to be flicking it as much as you can. Here is where I’ll tell you when it’s okay to use wrist and when it is not. On any “soft” (dinks, resets, drops, etc.) shots you should NOT be moving wrist. You want to have a FIXED, but loose wrist on these shots and use your arm as a lever to place the balls in the kitchen. You SHOULD use your wrist on the “hard” shots. This would be the serve, return, drive, speedup and flick. You are trying to get power on these shots and therefore need to add wrist to gain more power and spin. Generally these hard shot aren’t being hit hard to you, so added wrist movement is less likely to negatively impact your shot.

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FU FREEMAN FINAL THOUGHT 💭

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Hey Everyone! For this week we are going to cover speedups out of the air, and the best place to hit them. When hitting attacks out of the air, there are a few things we want to focus on.

1. Contact the ball at it’s highest point

When you are attacking out of the air, it is important to make sure that we are hitting the ball when it is at its highest point. A lot of players see that it’s a ball they should speedup after the ball has already started dropping. It’s easier to control your speed from a higher point, because you can hit a more linear shot that doesn’t have to get up and over the net as severely. This is why you see a lot of pro players leaning in, to get that potential speedup at its highest point. It’s also why you see long dink rallies!

2. Attack down the line if you can

On each speedup opportunity, you have a few different options: down the line, body, middle, or cross court. If the ball is high enough, your best bet is probably to go line or body. At the highest levels, players cover the middle really well, and a higher ball can be hit harder as we just talked about. Your opponent in front of you has less time to react. Cross court and middle speedups however, are easier to execute. You have more distance between you and the net, and then net and out of bound, AND the height of the net is 2 inches lower in the middle. While middle is always good, if your choosing to go crosscourt, try to go cross body of the other person so they have to flip their paddle around from the middle pinch. This will only work when your speeding up from the middle, and you have to be really careful of the opposite sideline if you hit it hard.