Just wanted to say, as an enthusiastic beginner (my wife says "obsessed"!), I've watched a LOT of pickleball videos from a lot of different creators. For me, yours are the best. Very clear explanations (even when they include Newtonian physics!), very helpful tips, things I can really apply (or at least try to!) in my next game, and fun video editing. Thank you very much!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for the kind words.

@karenk5472

11 ай бұрын

I agree 100%! His videos are the BEST

@ehlai1676

11 ай бұрын

This will be $70/lesson with some drills, with a non pro in Naples, FL

@charlieyokomoto8610

11 ай бұрын

😱 😊😊😊😊😊😊

@cherylr.8914

9 ай бұрын

I agree!

Your videos are by far superior. Thanks for really taking the time to explain.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

Hi, I’ve just turned 68 and have been playing pickleball for a very short time. I have been searching KZread for the basics and tips and techniques to help me understand the game more and hopefully help me improve. Your explanation and demonstration of shots are excellent which makes it a lot easier to understand. Thank you for posting these instructional videos. Playing sports is all about having fun, you certainly capture that.

@thatpickleballguy

3 ай бұрын

Glad they are helpful and you enjoy watching! Have fun out there!

Kyle I’m also a certified instructor, I just watched this video of the third shot drop and it’s almost identical to the way I teach. You’re extremely gifted teacher, your knowledge of the game, your explanation breaks it down basics. But lastly you can tell you love teaching, it’s your gift! This is my first time seeing you on video but I’ll definitely be adding you in with the others. I was very blessed to become friends with Simone Jardim I was able to get private lessons. Tony Roig another friend that I think does a wonderful of the game. So I’m adding you to the list and I’ll be passing this on to my students! Great job!

@thatpickleballguy

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Light grip: pretend holding a live bird. Just enough pressure so it won’t fly away but not too tight to choke it

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Oo i like that!

@MorphousInfinity

9 ай бұрын

What if my name is Lenny? 😢😂

@wolf-xf6hf

9 ай бұрын

Bro I came here to comment exactly this. Are you a fellow card mechanic or just heard it somewhere else

@jennifernguyen9600

9 ай бұрын

what kind of bird? swallow or ostrich?

@patriciomartinez6330

8 ай бұрын

Vager Vance used the same analogy for holding a driver.

3 weeks into pickleball--your videos are great. Especially doing things like L1 L2 L3... makes it easy to remember. Keep them coming. I"m a tennis player, but loving the similarities AND differences with my new sport!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Glad its helpful. Thanks for watching

I've been working with a coach, and drop shots from the baseline and mid court have been so difficult. Everything you're demonstrating in this video is consistent with what my coach is doing, but your tips, along with the added visuals, are immensely helpful. I have a tennis background, and backswinging is a hard habit to break. Thank you for making this video.

@thatpickleballguy

7 ай бұрын

Thats awesome your working with a coach. And thanks for the kind words.

Wow! great explanations. I like that you broke it down into several component parts AND defined what a third shot drop is. Thank you.

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad it helped!

Thanks for the pointers. I think you said it right about grip pressure - if you hold the grip tightly the paddle acts like a springboard. If you hold it loosely it acts more like a trampoline or bed. The ball stays in contact with the paddle face longer and so you have more control.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Oo thats good!

Love the graphics. Great explanation. Thanks

Great video. Your explanations are right on. Thanks

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching

Omg youre whole intro 🤩👏 literally taking the words out of my mouth that i tell my Introduction classes!! Get out of my head! And keep making great videos!! Great articulation, makes so much sense for me!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Love it!!

Great tutorial. Thanks.

Good stuff ,, very helpful . Can always pick up something I can use .

Thank you for being very thorough. Great video!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Glad it helped!

This is the perfect 3rd shot video ever made! I have watched a million of them!! Thank you

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thanks for the video, Kyle. I'm a huge fan. I'm only about 2 weeks into playing Pickleball and working on implementing your tips. Today, I used your punch technique with much success!! I was hitting the ball out a lot initially, and today the punch shot worked like a charm. Thanks again!!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic!! yeah that's one that can really help early on.

You keep it direct, with great remedial paddle actions that make sense. New guy but your videos are the best, Keep them coming!

@thatpickleballguy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff! Glad they're helping.

Finally, good quality content that has definitions and clear examples. Very well done my friend.

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Again, fun and informative with good, actionable tips. Keep it up! Also, love seeing you on the Arizona PBL!!!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great instruction and the animation showing the ball trajectory adds so much value to understanding. Subscribed!

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for subscribing!

Exceptional instruction. Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Best step-by-step re 3rd shot drop technique I've seen. Grazie!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great video!! Thanks!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

These are wonderful instructions and illustrations! Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Been playing about a year and a half and this is the best pickleball video I've ever watched! Thank you so much

@thatpickleballguy

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Great video! Now to practice what you preached. LESS IS MORE. Three little words that I struggle with on the PB court. Thanks!!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Less is more. Amen!

Thank you for the video! Excellent explanation.

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video. Liked a number of points but especially where you explain what a successful drop is ( opponent has to hit up on the drop).

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I have been watching the 3rd shot drop over and over again. It helps me to clearly understand the third shot as a beginner. Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome :) Glad it's helpful!

Excellent video. Looking forward to the suggested drills.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

Kyle, your videos are truly wonderful. You explain things so well, very thorough and detailed to help us really get what you are saying. And you are also very entertaining too! Thank you. Keep up the great work.

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

Great video and detailed instructions, thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great point by your aide. I have been trying to figure out what the arc of the ball should be on a drop shot and have never been able to find a definitive answer. Now I know the apex should be on my side. Thank you thank you.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thanks so much, this video has answered so many of my questions:) and your explanations are top notch 🏅

@thatpickleballguy

3 ай бұрын

Glad theyre helpful!

clearest explanation of TSD technique I've seen. Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

so informative and inspiring.. thank you for sharing ; - We love pickle ball

@thatpickleballguy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad it helped!

What a fun and very informative video. Keep them coming.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Will do!!

As always, great tips! Could you make a video on your Pball journey as a beginner to Pro?

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

I need to do more stuff on this! I agree. Its in the works

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Abaolutely!

Going to practice this in the morning 🙏☮️Thank you

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Love it!

Excellent video, thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome vid! I always learn something from your vids!

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Really enjoy your videos!

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you :) Glad you like them!

Great instruction. 👍

Awesome vid, very good explanations and easy to follow.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

That was a great instructional video on the 3rd shot drop. Your teaching style is easy to follow, clear and concise and provides an easy one, two, three model to remind us of what to remember when we are on the court drilling our 3rd shot drops. BTW, the training video doesn't pop up on the screen. I'm sure that it is coming though. 😉

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

thank you! And yep, coming today or tomorrow! Had to get it through editing, so week delay on that :)

Beautifully done job and super graphics too! I really like your "never lose sight of the paddle" tip.

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love your videos. They are very informational and easy to understand. And FUN.....

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Well done. Thank you.

@thatpickleballguy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great breakdown. Love the graphics too!

@thatpickleballguy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Grabbing the paddle tightly limits your ability to move your wrist and elbow joints, since a tight grip requires you to forcefully contract all the muscles in your arm that might possibly move those joints. Moving the paddle with a tight grip gives you more of a punching motion, one where all the movement occurs at the shoulder, as opposed to an elegant swinging motion, one using the wrist, elbow, and shoulder. A punching motion is great when hitting something with a fist, but it is nowhere near as accurate as a swing when you're using a paddle to hit a ball. The explanation for that difference in accuracy comes from a field (physics) separate from mine (exercise science). Thumb this up so this man gets the answer he was asking for!

This is great! Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!

90 days into this great game. I really enjoy your approach and method of instruction! Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Great info - thank you for posting! Gonna work on my third shot drop!👍👍

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Love it!!

Great tips, thanx

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This was so helpful. I've had 4 lessons and I will try out these techniques today

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

This is the best video I have seen about how to hit soft shot and the strategy behind third shot drop.

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!

The apex comment gave me such a useful visual to work on! Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Giving us other examples to really understand what you’re saying like the cornhole sand bag was seriously a game changer and so helpful! Thank you!!

@thatpickleballguy

4 күн бұрын

So glad that helped :)

Really good video filled with useful tips and techniques!

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Right on!!!

Amazing video thanks 😊

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Great video - you’re a gifted communicator and teacher. Thanks so much. You’ve gained a subscriber!

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Thank you :)

My second time watching this, you are hilarious Kyle!

@thatpickleballguy

27 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

I like your video and explanation much better some video from other coaches I like the fact you actually demonstrate these shots together during talking and very clear! Thank you!

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you💕

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

All good stuff...a little top spin will keep the ball bouncing lower as it shoots the ball forward (an added bonus to it bouncing lower).

Great video

Good stuff especially the bit about the ideal apex.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

thanks!! Glad it helped!

Good video! Thanks for sharing. 👍😍

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

def need that backhand drop video, don't even know what I'm doing wrong

@karenk5472

11 ай бұрын

I agree. My backhand 3rds are terrible 🙈

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Have made a note to make that video!

Love the 3 Ls! It gives me 3 simple things to remember when I am executing the 3-rd shot drop. And that's what I call a good teaching video! I am still not very clear how to add spin with a loose grip... But maybe those 2 things can't be done together... But maybe that is a separate topic. Great video!

@thatpickleballguy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

ANOTHER great video. Great teacher hitting on nuances that are essential to learning, and for me, x-tennis guy, pinpointed at where I always fail (swing side to side when I should be lifting). So thanks for the.......GREAT LIFT. :).....made my mrning !

@thatpickleballguy

Ай бұрын

Awesome!! Glad it was helpful

Great lesson!

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

Thank it was helpful!

Loved the corn hole analogy!!

@thatpickleballguy

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helps!

Such a great video.

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Your corn hole bag analogy was very illustrative.

@thatpickleballguy

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Keep everything in front and compact. Great vid.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you Kyle

@thatpickleballguy

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great and clear instructions in an indoor facility which makes it great for filming. So many people film outside and way to much noise.

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

you have a great teaching style

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hey Kyle, great stuff! When you were demonstrating the top spin drop it seems like you were hitting and dropping back after the shot. Or the balance was shifting backwards after the shot. Is that intentional or do u transfer the weight forward to allow the momentum to take you forward to the NVZ?

I just love this video, wish everyone starting out would watch this.

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

FAN F*****G TASTIC!! Great demo on this shot! Very very useful.....

@thatpickleballguy

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was useful!

Great explanation of 3rd shot drop. Other videos show you how to do it but not why.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your videos are so informative and helpful. I've posted this before and maybe it's just happening on my browser (Safari) but whenever you point up and say click this video I never see anything appear up there. Just wanted you to know. Are you at any tournaments in or near Ohio this summer/fall? Would love to come to see you play live.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know!! I Had to correct this on a few previous videos. I messed it up. On this specific video. The video I reference actually comes out in the next couple weeks! ahh. Sorry. So it will show then. KZread is kinda funky. sometimes. Still getting better at it.

@scottconger9631

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the clarification, I too was looking for that video.

Excellent

@thatpickleballguy

25 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video and demonstration. Couple things I tell my students: if the swing ends above the net the ball will go over the net. I also tell students that if they consider their lower body, (the legs and hips) acts as a steering wheel, helps in direction....and hit as if there are 3 balls in a row. I also say the tighter the grip the more mass is behind your paddle...so yes, lose grip. Great stuff.

@thatpickleballguy

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Bro just found out about APL this week. Can’t wait to watch you guys play for Season 2. Good luck!

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Thank you for the thorough explanation! I’m a new subscriber. Just started learning to play pickleball without any sport background. Got any tip on beginner more affordable paddle?

@thatpickleballguy

16 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

great lesson

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Nice info!

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

That Guy has lots of enthusiasm and I think it adds good flavor to the videos. There's levity with sound instruction - lots of fun. Anyway - these drop shots feel weird at first - some feel like they won't go over the net - other times it feels like you are giving them an easy shot. You really have to hit a lot of them to remove that weird feeling. With my backhand, I want to slice through the ball instead of lift - that's a bad habit I'm working on.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I like levity :) And keep working at it. It doesn't come overnight!

Great video, if I can only master this shot ;)

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

soon! Keep working at it.

which grip should we use when we to the drop shot? thanks

I find that bending my knees slightly in preparation helps the lifting motion of the 3rd shot drop when the knees are extended during the stroke. It contributes to the "touch", in addition to the light grip. Also, sometimes I find that I have to come forward quickly against a perfectly placed drop shot and for a change of pace, I perform a forehand "shovel shot" hitting the lower pole of the ball...basically a back spin that sometimes surprises my opponent who will pop up the return for my partner to put away.

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

I like that!!

Loved the video the only thing that I felt was unrealistic was that the return of serve is usually deep and hard so in your video your third shot drops were made from easy returns. I would have liked to see those third shot drops being made from hard return of serves. Thanks

@thatpickleballguy

11 ай бұрын

Yep, did that a lot for teaching purposes. BUT, as I mentioned in the video, if you serve it harder, you will generate a lot of short returns. Which is what you want. It's a real skill to be able to return the ball deep and hard! But working on them from the baseline is a must for sure! Thanks for bringing it up.

as a tennis player trying to break tennis habits this video was fantastic. Thanks!

@thatpickleballguy

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

Also, just as Warren_L mentioned, I too have watched a bunch of Pickleball videos and YOURS are BY FAR the best. Great, easy-to-understand tips and instructions. Thanks !

@thatpickleballguy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Bruce! Glad its helpful!