Mastering Weight Transfer for Powerful Volleys
One of the most overlooked aspects of a strong volley is weight transfer. If you’re not engaging your lower body properly, you’re missing out on power, control, and consistency. That’s why I love this drill—it helps you learn how to shift your weight efficiently through the ball, improving both your shot execution and recovery. The […]
How To Practice Pickleball By Yourself: Mastering Solo Drills for Game Improvement
Today, we’re diving into a vital pickleball skill that can transform your gameplay: mastering movement and paddle control. These two components are essential in navigating the court effectively and making precise shots. I’ve got a fantastic single person drill that I love, and I’m eager to share why it’s so crucial for your game. The […]
Creating A Poaching Opportunity – Pickleball Drill with Sarah Ansboury
Poaching is a process, that starts in the transition zone. Positioning with your partner is very important, your position and the rate you are moving is what dictates your ability to poach, and attack on those transitional balls. You and your partner both have a role and a job, if I’m hitting a 3rd shot […]
Attackable Balls & Disguising Shots Drill with Sarah Ansboury
Our focus in this week’s lesson/drill how to identify an attackable ball and what to do with it (think, what are my forehand directional options?), as well as how we can disguise our shot to keep the competition off balance or out of position. Today, we’re going to focus on improving our game […]
Practice Your Erne – Mini-Drill with Sarah Ansboury
Most of the time players think the Erne is this incredibly difficult shot, it’s not as difficult as you might think. In this weeks video I want to show you (and your partner) a 2 person drill you can practice your Erne so you are better prepared when the opportunity shows itself in play.
Directionality & Control at the Non-Volley Line – Mini-Lesson with Sarah Ansboury
Accuracy and shot placement are crucial winning points, your level of control and what I like to call directionality are how you improve your accuracy. In today’s video I cover an easy and important drill that will help you (and your practice partner) level up your control. Check it out… Pin it:
How To Play Skinny Singles – Lesson & Drill with Sarah Ansboury
When you play Skinny Singles as I recommend in the video, you end up using all the angles, much like you would during a game. Not only does that help you get better at playing your side of the court, it can make it easier to recognize what balls not to play…
Putting Pressure On Your Pickleball Opponents – Lesson & Drill By Sarah Ansboury
That’s a question I get often, and this week I not only want to answer your question but I want to show you a drill I use with my students that helps make the concept of “applying pressure” into reality, improving muscle memory so it becomes a natural part of your game. Also, this is […]
Pickleball Dinking Technique – Lesson & Drill by Sarah Ansboury
In this week’s video I thoroughly cover Dinking Technique. I have combined the struggles I hear about most, with a lesson AND a few drills. Take a look and don’t forget to share it with someone else who could use a new dinking perspective.
Is There A Drill To Help Keep My Paddle Up?
This week in our ongoing Q&A Series I cover a few things to help you keep your paddle up and ready for that next shot…
