Are YOU moving your feet correctly?

Ok I hate to admit this but my shuffle step is starting with the wrong foot and I never knew it , well I got to drill this! Hopefully this correction will make me quicker and more efficient. Another great video.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Awesome !

@leebarfieldsmith2846

5 ай бұрын

I now know I wasn't!

Very helpful. Love it. I think a good description when you mentioned “offensive” even though it wasn’t aggressive, would be “pro-active”. I know it's just vernacular but while I was listening to you two superheroes I thought how much better almost everything in life is when one can be proactive instead of re-active. Thanks again. Greatly appreciated!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video! You clearly explained the problem, the solution, and gave practical understandable examples.

@BrionesPickleball

7 ай бұрын

😎😎

Amazing video - so detailed about proper footwork. Worth watching multiple times as a refresher

@BrionesPickleball

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Really great Video!! Thanks again guys, love the breakdown!

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

👍🏻

Great video. Loved the competition at the end to really show off the theory.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😎

I can't believe that I have been initiating my shuffle step on the wrong foot since I first started out playing pickleball about 5 years ago. I have taken private lessons. have gone to numerous clinics, and watched many online videos, but I don't remember this point ever being made before. Instruction such as this may not be as sexy as learning ways to perfect a put away shot, but it is actually much more beneficial. It establishes a fundamentally sound base from which you can build on. Great content guys! Thanks so much.

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

👍🏻😊

Great video. Thanks!

@BrionesPickleball

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

TY - Footwork is fantastic to watch - good examples. Happy New Year & Ty for the Christmas Pic - Belated Merry Christmas to all your family.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

I started moving my feet into positioning myself behind the ball at the optimal point of contact, about several months ago. That feet movement made a critical difference in improving my game!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Sweet!!

Super! I shadow practice this a lot. It does take time to get this right, so practice these steps.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Great job!

Excellent teaching. Thank you

@BrionesPickleball

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Good, good, stuff and detailed. Thanks men.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Well done and very helpful. Thanks

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😊

Great teaching tips! Thanks!

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Always like your coaching methods❤ Very helpful😊😊 Thank you very much❤

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come.

Fantastic, as usual!

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great video, very instructive.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Thx !

Hi Briones and Caden, hello from the UK. Just a quick question, what is the playing service of your pickleball court you have used? We are looking to resurface a retired tennis court and thought we would ask the experts on what we should use to create good Pickleball surface. Thanks both for all the great Pickleball content. It is starting to get very popular here in the UK

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

A good tennis surface is perfect. Talk to a tennis surface company.

Great video, as always. Footwork always seems to be what separates the best from rest.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

Extremely helpful video! I think I was probably initiating the shuffle on the wrong foot, AND I hit lots of balls that are not in front of me but off to either side. You gave me information I can start practicing at the next PB open play. Thanks so much!!

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

Np!!

Great demo of correct footwork. This seems awkward initially but easy to practice inside. Also thank you for clearly demonstrating and explaining hitting ‘out in front’ . Now I know in front of hips, when requires using proper footwork to get there. Nice.

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Really helpful!!! Thanks

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😀👍🏻

Thanks this really helps me.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻😊

Thanks for the great video

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Np !

Coming from years of volleyball , shuffle steps, defense reading the court and movement were pretty easy to adapt for me. Once I got my wife playing I soon realized that it is not natural movement for most people early on in playing. Always enjoy your content. Thank you

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Thanks !

I'm so grateful for this video. Timely!!! Thank you!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@howardjuliewiley5629

6 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleball OK, I drilled this with two different people today. One was a 3.5 gal who just minutes before was popping up quite a bit while dinking with her 4.0 son. When I taught her the foot work lesson, it was a huge game changer. No more popups and she was able to place her shots. I also taught the lesson to a young man who is trying to get to the 4.0 level. He just naturally can get everything but with arms way out and feet way in. This drill was harder for him and it was frustrating for him to make the changes in games but he understands the benefit. As for me, huge game changer to be more aware of my feet.... not only in my dinking but also everywhere else on the court. I was far more accurate and intentional. Thank you so much!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😎😊😊😊

Thank you for this video..

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Np!

Caden showed this to us when he was here in Palm Creek. Very helpful!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😎

Footwork no matter where is important on the court. Thanks excellent video as always

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😊

Good information thank you

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Another "basics" vid. Love it

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Np !

Great stuff! I’m drilling this tomorrow!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Rock on!

I struggle with my feet. While watching this video I had the thought to take an EXTRA WIDE STANCE, to make it difficult to shuffle starting with the wrong foot. Once I was used to starting with the correct foot, I could then use the REGULAR WIDE STANCE.

@BrionesPickleball

3 күн бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

Great video!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very good tip that should help cover the court thanks

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻🤙🏼

This is on my 2024 "to do" list! Thanks!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😊

Jordan, this information about the shuffle step movement at the NVZ line is great. Thank you so much. I’m wondering if we should use a similar shuffle at the baseline or other parts of the court?

@BrionesPickleball

2 ай бұрын

You definitely can, yes . But it really depends on what you’re doing

Footwork! Footwork! Footwork! I think is the most important fundamental. Thanks for breaking it all down!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

You bet !

Love to see you in a competition on this platform.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😎😎

Use this step all the time 😊

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

Love this video. Should be day 1 of learning pickleball. Most important. How to move .

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

One aspect of the shuffle step that you didn’t cover, but do routinely, is the toe/instep drag of the trailing foot. I find that this helps me stop my sideward or angled momentum (depending on what shot I’m executing) and provides a stable base for a speedup or recovery for the next dink. Really good video. Thanks!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@kathleenmontavon8630

6 ай бұрын

Agree; and I think the drag gets you closer to the ball without taking an extra step. Seems to wear out the shoes faster!

@jeffw3776

6 ай бұрын

@@kathleenmontavon8630agree

Drilling is not hard and many players still do not like to do it. Good instruction.

@BrionesPickleball

19 күн бұрын

Thanks !

Thank you. I injured my knee at Pickleball recently and hope that working on this will help reduce the chance of injuring it again

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻 get better soon !

Interesting as always! I do start with my trailing leg (i.e. right leg when going left) for lateral shuffles. I actually have little choice in the matter because I usually have a very wide stance (some tell me it's too wide) and it would be difficult and possibly painful to start with my leading foot. For angle shuffles I pivot first by moving my leading leg to point where I want to go laterally, then just do a plain old shuffle from there (starting with my trailing leg as you recommend). I note that Caden is kinda doing that just before minute 16:00 in the video. Coming back to the line I reverse the process (shuffle then pivot back to the line). But it seems to me you left out a useful movement. For example moving back and to the left in order to hit a forehand that would've otherwise gone slightly to the backhand side. My forehand dink (so far) is a bit more accurate and has a lot more topspin than my backhand dink so I favor it a little bit. In this case it's more a couple steps back than a shuffle but for me it seems to have elements of the shuffle as well (dragging feet for stability for example). Are you going to cover that in another video? Or is that something you just don't use (for example, because you'd rather take it with the backhand)?

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

I’d have to see a video to see what you mean

@bretwallach9863

6 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleball Oops. Nevermind. Once I got on the court I found that I always start the shuffle with my trailing leg (e.g. right leg when going left) regardless if I'm moving directly to the side or also backing up.

Great vid. Do you have any vids in your series that discusses and shows team movement , team strategy in relation to each others body position on the court, post third shot (from serving) movement as a team? I haven't found anyone really talking court position and movement relative to each other during different situations off the NVZ. For example, as soon as you see a return of serve going to your partner some say rip to the NVZ line, others say observe and move based on the type of 3rd shot your partner hits, if they hit too high of a drop and your going to get smacked, if you rushed to the line , now you have to back up fast to a def. position off the NVZ line. This is the kind of movement mechanics im talking about, should the serving team stay relatively in line with each other as they make their way to the NVZ line..... that kind of discussion. Moving forward and backing up as a team.Thanks

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. We have several point breakdowns that discuss these. Check those out first

Trying to get my brain wrapped around this. Feels very unnatural to move left to move right!! You two make it look so easy!

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

You can do it!

@Stanfordrh

5 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleball Thanks Jordan. Miss our training sessions! ?? as I watch you and Caden dinking. Do you feel a dink that drops close to the net, forcing opponent low and close to net (unattackable) or a longer dink to the NVZ line is better??

I've been trying to improve my footwork for a while . I do OK drilling and slower play but haven't ingrained it for fast play yet.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Keep working at it!

Nice work, JB. I need to drill this, slowly at first, until it becomes automatic. Starting at about 5:35 you talked about the need to keep the head steady. Do you have any suggestions on how to drill that? Thanks.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Just like we did here. Maybe practice this on a wall, and look at once spot on the wall while moving your feet 🦶

I would refer to it as a hop and shuffle

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Ok

I know this is on footwork but I also see people too upright - causing a miss hit. straight back, straight knees etc. You have to beat the ball by getting in position, then calm body/paddle, then hit - correct me if I'm wrong.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Beat the ball - I like it !

@kathleenmontavon8630

6 ай бұрын

Imitate Ben Johns! His footwork is the calmest and most efficient I've seen.

Dude LA Gear!! Didn't even know they were still around haha

@BrionesPickleball

3 ай бұрын

lol

I think a good rule to follow is the 4 step process: 1. Can I attack the ball out of the air 2. If I can’t attack attack it out of the air, can I take it as a dink out of the air 3. If I can’t take it as a dink out of the air, I’m going to let the ball bounce, apex and then hit the ball (While moving my feet) 4. Short hop or half volley Everything is very situational obviously, such as step 1 and 2 I might choose to dink out of air instead of attack out of air, but moving our feet and not short hopping every single ball will allow us to generate more offence.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Yes

kuya where can I buy that pickleball top spin trainer? excellent video

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

TopspinPro The for Pickleball - Training Aid, Learn Topspin in 2 Minutes a Day a.co/d/6xqvIff

Caden's touch is so good he can't do the wrong thing even when asked to

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

No, he just doesn’t know How to follow directions 🤣

Excellent! I've been starting with the wrong foot. Never would of known. Thanks for this. Hey, what is that tripod ball holder you were using?

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

The gamma cart ?

@craigmarley5926

6 ай бұрын

Cannot find any tripod device by Gamma, even on their website.@@BrionesPickleball

@craigmarley5926

6 ай бұрын

Found it...TopspinPro Pickleball Training Aid.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

I thought you meant something else. Great!

What about moving forward to get to a dink close to the net? Thanks.

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean

As a dance teacher of 25 years, I have shuffle steps and lunges down. Sadly, the friends I play with haven't yet realized the importance of great nvz footwork and, also, split steps.👍🏼

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻😎

If you don't have a partner or a ball machine do you have a suggested routine that you can do at home?

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

Maybe against a wall, or you can just practice this footwork without even hitting the ball

You said to start with the inside food to initiate the shuffle step but in all the example videos the pros initiated the movement with the outside foot?

@BrionesPickleball

2 ай бұрын

No. Watch it again

@HarveyWarren-uj5rx

2 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleball okie dokie I will

Is this an older video or are you back to playing with the Halo paddle again? I have a hard time giving up mine :)

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

👍🏻 love the Halo, using the Luxx now

caden do you never use topspin on your backhand dinks when you volley? I feel like i only see you do it off the bounce. is that intentional or am i reading too much into the small sample i see

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

He will use topspin at times, but it’s much easier off of the bounce.

Suppose the opponent sends the ball close to the net then how do you move forward directly, or on either side. Is it the same shuffle and step that you have shown for going side to side and also slightly back?

@BrionesPickleball

5 ай бұрын

I would just step in with one foot

@anwarsadat6825

5 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleballAnd if it is away on either side close to the net?

if you have to move as fast as possible, is it really still optimal to shuffle this way rather than use the front foot and hop?

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Yes

@HM-gm1kn

6 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleball you guys are the best

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@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😊

With the drill at the end be more realistic if done cross court instead of straight ahead since the majority of dinks are cross court? Also, it seems you have to shuffle more when drinking cross court because of the angles you have to cover.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Yes you can do either or.

❤

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

😊

@sharihumes997

6 ай бұрын

Actually just targeted my need to improve footwork. This was very helpful.

Caden's return steps after a diagonal shuffle step are not to the original positions.

@BrionesPickleball

3 күн бұрын

It depends where he hits the next ball

Shouldn't you actually lead with a small split step first

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean here

What gear is Caden wearing

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Selkirk shorts, Selkirk shirt and a hat lol

@jonlap7027

6 ай бұрын

Thx lol

For the shuffle step, please explain WHY you pull with the lead foot first, instead of pushing off with the trailing foot. It seems way way faster for me to push off with the trailing foot. What is the reason for doing it the way that you show?

@BrionesPickleball

7 ай бұрын

We have stated this in several videos. But if you move your “outside” foot first, you will not get as far OR you will end up taking more than one shuffle step which is less efficient. Go ahead and try it.

@godgunsandgoldens

6 ай бұрын

It sounds like you are doing it right pushing off with trailing foot. Moving right, left foot moves first. Moving left, right foot moves first. Doing it opposite just does not work at all.

@madrum

6 ай бұрын

Yeah. This maneuver is really hard to describe in words. I slowed the video down just to make sure I saw it properly.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@brianhershman6719

6 ай бұрын

Interesting...as defensive slides in basketball are taught the opposite way

Guys, as a strength & conditioning coach, your kind of shuffle is the kind of lateral shuffle we teach our athletes to avoid. Let's say you're shuffle to the right, you push with your trail foot (left foot) not pulling with your lead foot (right foot). The reason is because, when you push you engage all your powerhouse muscles (calf, quads, and glutes) together to propel you to your direction. However, when you pull, you're using you inner thigh, which is supposed to be you knee stabilizer to, to pull your whole weight to your direction with speed. That's not the duty of a stabilizer. Simply put you're using the wrong muscle group to do the work. This is not new. There was a lot of cases reported on adductor injuries and groin pain in basketball players because of this movement which is exactly the reason why nowadays if you consult with any s&c coach or athletic performance coach, they'll say the same thing. A shuffle is a push motion from a trail leg, not a pull motion from the lead leg.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Lol. Push/pull however you want to say it, what we show here is the correct way to move on the pickleball court. I’ve coached hundreds of players and haven’t see one get injured due to moving this way.

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

If I “tell” people to push off their trailing foot, they will get this movement wrong every single time. Sometimes they need to hear something that actually translates to the action. So push/pull, use whatever you want to use, either way, pro players and high level players all move the same way

👍Now do a similar drill with drives, not dinks.

@BrionesPickleball

7 ай бұрын

👍🏻

Right?

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

?

@michaelpoindexter8886

6 ай бұрын

@@BrionesPickleball - Do I really need to explain again?

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

No, great clear explanation

You forgot to cover the cross step

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

No we didn’t, I mentioned that we weren’t covering that in this video

Great video!

@BrionesPickleball

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Stay tuned for more.