Recent pro tip I was taught was to simply learn to block the ball. Resist the temptation, for intermediate players like myself to punch the ball back. It’s helped a lot! Great video Kyle 😂

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for watching!

Kudos to That Pickleball Guy and co. for making a video that's extremely informative and helpful, and also funny and entertaining - with good production values.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Great video Kyle! Your constant positive energy, fast pacing, and the fact that you’re teaching recreational players and not just drilling with other pros make these the best coaching videos!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

Fun video to watch. Innovative video techniques. If anyone else finds the commentary a little too fast to fully absorb the lesson, switch video to .75 speed in settings. Good stuff Kyle, thanks.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Hey, I hope it’s ok, but I’ve dropped your name to be the next OxiClean salesman. Look that up, you will get a good laugh. On a more serious note you are awesome man. Your ability to talk and demonstrate and not get pedantic and repetitive is just fantastic.

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the content! Thanks for watching

Such an energetic, entertaining video! Thank you for your helpful tips as always, Kyle! :D

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Another great video. Wish I’d seen this before my last clinic where 4 bangers thought they were in a Gold Medal match instead of a clinic! 🙄

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Lots of great videos out there, but yours are bar none, the best. Plus pretty darn funny. Thanks for your commitment to making us all better players. Merry Christmas!!!!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much :) glad they help :)

Kyle got Body Bagged by the LUXX ! Man tough to have that out on the internet.....maybe it has ample power....!!!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@86309

6 ай бұрын

just poking fun :) You are awesome Kyle!@@thatpickleballguy

Kyle-you always have great advice. One of the best instructors out there.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

Great advice! Always good infos and tips from you Kyle!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This honestly is the very best video I have seen about playing bangers.. can't wait to try this. Thanks!!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

glad its helpful!!

I Love Bangers! and they Hate me. The face they make when I drop it or pass them on and angle is priceless!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Love it!

Wonderful and simplified example of beating banger. Thank you Kyle

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Awesome video, I am from Singapore and would like to thank Kyle for the very entertaining video which was really educational! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Great Video! Very helpful.

Just love your tutorial videos, they have helped me tremendously !! Thank you Kyle😁

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@michellemackinnon3671

6 ай бұрын

@@thatpickleballguy oh, I don’t like them I Love them❣️ truly has made such an improvement in my game since I started in July. You have an effective way of getting the lesson across to the listener. It’s a win for us in the beginner stage of our game. Thanks for all of us❣️

I’m a former tennis player/new PB player….and I’ve learned SO much from you ! Plus, your videos make me laugh!!! Thanks so much!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for the kind words.

I have table tennis background, what I do is hit back hard (counter bang) or chop for short spin. I think in pickleball it is called slice, but mine is a bit more close to TT chop compared to pickleball slice, somewhere in the middle. It looks like block, but I add a bit wrist move and slight more vertical direction arm move to apply spin, makes ball bounce short or even back spin. A little different from slice but very similar. I also used to stop against hard strokes, but I found that bangers learned it and expect my block to counter, so that is how I began to counter bang or slice/chop. I think my table tennis background helps me with counter bang reflex and chopping skill. I think slice and table tennis chop (a little more vertical pickleball slice) can work in pickle, just need practice, and good power at impact timing.

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input!

Great video, and entertaining as well.

Great tips for countering aggressive play! And if you're looking to outsmart those bangers, consider adding an Oliver-Sport paddle to your arsenal. Precision meets power for the win!

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing content, very helpful. Liked and now subscribed.

@thatpickleballguy

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for subscribing!

There's a lot to unpack, but great content and lots of laughs, thanks

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great info and super funny. Easy to watch again!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love the info and you’re also hilarious!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

great video and goated editing as always

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Hey Kyle, I'm Will!! lol I've watched so many of your videos and didn't realize you hadn't introduced yourself... Anywho, this one is VERY helpful!! Keep up the great work, thank you for your content, and I wish continued success for the future!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Thanks Kyle. Upped you graphics game I see. The flaming nipple was great! Damn those Gladiators!!!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Great video. Thanks.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hilarious and Helpful! Well done!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent approach. Or 'don't give him strike height balls'? Give to back hand? Give to other partner ( if weaker if two)?

That was great, thanks so much.

@thatpickleballguy

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love it as usual Kyle, but this video was especially helpful.

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@bippie999

5 ай бұрын

@@thatpickleballguy You da man!

thanks for showing the grip change needed so not to hit into the net.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

Good stuff!! Now just to remember to do it!!!!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I needed this soooo much! Thanks for the explanation of what to do and why. I'm getting killed by bangers.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Kyle not only do you teach you really make me laugh 😅. You say what a lot of coaches think!!!

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the content. Thanks!

You dropped so many jewels in this one. Thx.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Good advice. It's not really that hard to send it back to a banger when you know exactly what he's going to send you - every time. The key lies your analogy to bullies. If you keep resetting they'll just keep banging on you...except the reset has invited them up to the NVL and now they're only 14 feet away. Then the banging turns into body bagging attempts. That's been my experience and it was getting old. Then I found this video The "take home" for me was to get yourself to the NVL ASAP while keeping the bangers pushed back to the baseline. That's been working for my partner and me over the last month. A banger is generally happy to be back at the baseline taking batting practice and it's also where he poses the least threat to us. We're getting a lot of gifts now from the bangers. Net balls, out balls, and shoulder high drives we can cut a hard angle on or dead-drop for winners. Thanks for the advice. I used to hate the bangers. Now I love the bangers.

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you found the video helpful!

Love your videos!!

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Do you even Lift Bro?! 💪 😂 Sorry Kyle, had to say it after shirtless you in the cold tub! 🥶 Great Video as always!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Haha thanks for watching!

I would think sharks get awfully tired of seafood. BTW, I really liked this video, it made a lot of sense and you covered quite a bit of PB strategy which only helps to reinforce what I've learned.

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

So good Kyle!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

The comedy in this is a bonus 🤣

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ha! lol…the bloopers😆

Good info! (per your request sharks do have a strong sense of smell 🤣)

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

and thanks!! Needed that. haha

Thanks Kyle!!!

@thatpickleballguy

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

and, yes. Sharks have an excellent sense of smell. Another excellent video. It seems like you are having too much fun. If that's possible.

@thatpickleballguy

8 күн бұрын

I can have more fun :)

"I'm threatening too" proceeds to stick his chest out in the next shot lmfao, kid killed me. Nah this kids actually a comedian "I gotta make sure my school doesn't see this". what a legend.

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Haha glad you enjoyed it!

Hey Kyle, what overgrip do you use? I love the yellow!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

This is Yonex.

Hi, two questions...if your opponent hits everything hard and never drops. They just play pickleball like tennis...can you just stand in the transition zone, thus giving you more time to judge if the ball is going out and give you more time to move? Also, I have a hard time trying to get bangers to dink. I feel that my drop is good but they are still hitting it hard. Maybe my drop is bouncing to high or I'm not getting out the way of out balls. Any idea on how to solve this? Do I need to make the ball bounce lower and closer to the back side of the net to give less of an angle to hit it hard?

Watching this exposes me as a banger myself, guilty as charged!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Well now you know how people will try to beat you and can adjust to it!

great transition in this vid

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

what selkirk paddle you are using? thanks

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Here’s the paddle I use. It’s the “power air” www.selkirk.com/products/vanguard-air-s2?variant=40179483344998

What would the grip pressure be if you have a firm wrist? I assume those are two different things?

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Your grip would be tight as your wrist gets firm as your grip tightens up

Whew! I’m exhausted.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I know this sounds stupid, but I've been looking for the Asics you wear because they are like court color camouflage and it doesn't give them a target to aim at. What model are they and are they out on the market? Thanks Kyle. Great Teaching vids.

@bicyclethief

6 ай бұрын

Those are gel resolutions 8. They would be hard to find since gel resolutions are on 9 now and likely updating soon next year. An alternative to camouflaging your feet is getting low and balanced to protect against balls coming at them lol

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Those are gel resolutions 8!

@86309

6 ай бұрын

copy, hahaha@@bicyclethief

I believe I overheard some better players call me a banger......now I know what they meant and learned how to change up my game a bit. Thanks.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

great tips! quick question.... which bevel do you use on the backhand block volley to hit downwards? (you showed in the video but it went by super fast)

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

can you clarify your question/

This video is going to change my life.

@thatpickleballguy

11 күн бұрын

Lets go!!

As a banger myself, these tips are interesting and helpful to non bangers. A good banger looks not only for space to bang the ball into, but their oppositions movement and stance. A combination of all or any of these things determines when I bang, though typically the harder and lower I hit the ball at you, the more often I’ll be forcing a mistake out of you. I’m around a 3.5 at my club and been playing for 4 months.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Block, punch, place. DON'T quote me Kyle.

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input!

This is a great video, but what we (as beginners) need to understand is that until you have a good/solid foundation on paddle/control, you will not be successful, and likely why you/they are banging away anyway. You can beat a banger with good fundamentals and a banger will always be able to best a player lacking those fundamentals more times than not. I have already started to dislike playing, and it's mostly because there's no dinking here in Florida at all the local rec courts...but what I need to come to the realization is, that I'm not as good as I need to be to be able to beat the bangers at their own game. That may come with time, or not...but the issue is less to do w/ the bangers and more to do with my lack of skillset.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Keep working at it, you'll get there!

That’s me the banger lol

Happy belated 30th birthday!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

this dude a star. 1M subs by March '25 gauranteed...

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

humorous, entertaining, informative and memorable. Another really good vid lesson. Has doing these helped you improve your game?

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

You’re hilarious!

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Thanks!!

All I could hear is RATM's "Know Your Enemy"

They don’t bang that high. What would you do?

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Squad down lower. Block it back.

Can we have a video on how to be a high level banger instead of how to beat a banger. lol! Id rather be a banger than a dinker!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Ive considered this

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

I like that idea

Jame Prigioni is your doppleganger. Organic gardening: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eptopqmgkpurm9Y.html

Looks a lot like Arizona mills

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

yep!

Is that the Tyler Coston ????

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Indeed it is!

@barbaraabels2325

4 ай бұрын

GOAT of Bball coaches !

Don't know if you mentioned this but a lot of bangers are poor backhand hitters. Low short dinks to their backhands and get ready to duck.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

yep!

FYI Sharks can smell and track a single drop of blood a mile away.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Facts!

You talk real fast Carl! 😅

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Sorry about that!

Are you the guy who got powned by the luxx?

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

That's me.

I take showers with cold water

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Nice!!

Why so many commercials before a video? Nuts. I know you want to make money, but come on. I'm 4 minutes in no and still now pickleball....waiting............

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Sorry about that. I don't pick how many play before the video! Hope you enjoyed the video!

@paulseminara2483

6 ай бұрын

@@thatpickleballguy Actual great pickleball video. Learned some cool tips, that I applied right away. I was really learning my opponents quickly yesterday.

I object to the use of CGI in the PIKKL barn scene. We both know what actually happened

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Sorry you didn't enjoy it!

Not worth banging the ball. Cant get top spin and ball only travels top speed 40 miles an hour. Let banger bang and cash in unforced errors

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Valid point!

Love the information, I just wish you wouldn't talk so fast. Very hard to absorb all the information when it is coming at you so darn fast!

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Hi there! Good feedback. Ill he cautious of that in future videos. In the meantime with these videos, theres a feature on youtube to slow the video down to .75 speed which may be helpful :)

Lost me at 3 min mark trying to sell me stuff

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Shoot, i knew i shoulda waited to put the ad in there until 3:01

@jsg497

Ай бұрын

@@thatpickleballguy zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Nice video but you are crazy...lol

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Haha thanks for wacthing!

Why do you have to talk so f’ing fast?

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Sorry just so excited to talk about Pickleball haha

@liz-sy2lj

6 ай бұрын

It’s okay…sorry about using the “f” word…from my end, just kinda obsessed with improving and wanted to really understand what you were saying.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

@@liz-sy2lj i do talk kinda fast, so go to the youtube setting where you can change speed to .75

@cwarner5909

5 ай бұрын

Try turning on closed captions.

Don’t even try.

Always great videos, EXCEPT - what's with the in-video advertisement? Please don't do that again. I was sharing your videos with friends but I won't anymore if they include in-video ads. Boooo.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Have to promote the sponsor, sorry for the inconvenience!

You make a lot of good points but YOU TALK TO FAST!!!! It’s really hard to comprehend what you’re saying! Instead of the kidding around, slow what you have to say down so I can follow it… PLEASE

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Sorry! Just so excited to talk about pickleball but noted!

@sallierobertson2117

12 күн бұрын

You can slow down the playback in settings 😊

excellent !

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

too much joying around. NOT necessary

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Always having fun out there!

@HarveyJackson1967

6 ай бұрын

It's very necessary like a Q Tip Grammy rant.

@charlesmuller120

6 ай бұрын

Cmon Karen...

@cwarner5909

5 ай бұрын

I like it and feed off his energy. It's what makes his content stand out to me.

Great video, thanks

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!