Work on Your Pickleball Game at Home

As I write this, we are all coming to grips with the Covid-19 virus crisis. While we are all adapting to stay-at-home orders (or recommendations), I wanted to provide a suggestion of something you can do at home to work on your game.

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This simple drill will enable you to work on the following key fundamentals:

  1. Keeping your paddle up and in front of you;
  2. Making contact with the ball in front of you; and
  3. Engaging your non-dominant hand and shoulder.

 

If you live in an apartment, and your neighbor doesn’t play pickleball, you can practice by having another person simply toss you the ball.

Have fun and stay safe!

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