Nicole, THIS!! You have made a video, put into words, what I have suspected is wrong with my game. You have laid out a plan for improvement going forward. Thank you!!!❤

Speed with a purpose! Power with precision. Footwork and balance. And PRACTICE. Thanks Nicole, you nailed it!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Jim! Yes, good mantra 😉

Love the focus on what WE can improve (instead of focusing on partners, etc.) Work on those fundamentals when frazzled!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, ultimately you only have control over yourself. That’s where to focus.

Love this lesson, Nicole! Thank you !

@primetimepickleball

11 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that Lori! Thanks for the comment.

You are so inspiring. Awesome tips that you are willing to share 😊

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! 👍

Great tips, and very well described with both your words and the people demonstrating. Thank you!!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Greg! 😁

I have been doing lobs as far back as a few years ago, when it was poopooed by everybody as low skill level shot. LOL Not anymore! I have a pretty consistent lob and use it often. I am not called the "Lobster." :) Great video, Nicole. Lots of great advice, as usual.

@primetimepickleball

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you're making good use of the lob.

Outstanding, thanks for posting.

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay!

Good stuff well presented!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! Appreciate the comment.

Always look forward to your videos Nicole.

@primetimepickleball

2 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that!

Video was definitely helpful and shared it with two of my playing partners.

@primetimepickleball

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked it and thanks for sharing.

NIcole, your videos are ones of the best out there.

@primetimepickleball

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephan! So glad you find value in them.

Thanks for another great video!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.

Wow, great job with this instruction! I'm saving it to share with my students. I recognize my bucket leaks around your point #3. I don't practice handling pace enough. I'll be working on maintaining my fundamentals when things get sped up.

@primetimepickleball

10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this video and thanks for sharing. Fundamental work 👏👏👏. love it!

such great tips. thanks! I was feeling like my fundamentals were getting sloppy and had to skim review videos recently (that tip was on point)...

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

😎 Yes, don’t sleep on the fundamentals. They’ll come back to bite you. Good catch.

Great tips on improving your game. There is always room to improve

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for tuning in.

Brilliant. Thank you.

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

You bet Liz! Thx.

Your videos are just getting better and better and better! As usual I have a couple of comments... 😀 On "Dominate with your Forehand" I certainly hit significantly more shots with my forehand because my backhand tires out my shoulder much faster due the bio-mechanical advantages that you mentioned the forehand has. However, if I want to hit a really fast ball that's really accurate with moderate top spin I run around my forehand to hit my backhand. I believe that for accuracy the bio-mechanical advantage is with the backhand because your shoulder is leading your body instead of trailing your body and being a large male I can still hit my backhand more than hard enough. My observation is that my opponents are more likely to miss one of my hard hit backhands than hard hit forehands (admittedly I think that's partly because few expect a backhand to come rocketing at them). For me that was true in tennis too - my backhand has always been my most accurate wing though I could not hit a tennis backhand quite as hard as a tennis forehand. Regarding "Fusion 3rd Shot," I loved it! I'm doing that more and more and it really works well when the service return is hit deep to me. I'm trying to optimally modulate speed and spin and what's holding me back most at the moment it better awareness of what my opponents are doing. I'm focused (often too focused) on just watching the ball and not dedicating any focus to where my opponents are. I feel so stupid when I hit a drop shot and look up to see that my opponent would not have made it to the net if I had hit a "fusion" drive.

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Always love your insightful and thoughtful comments! Yeah, the fusion is a real problem for your opponents. Tough to dig those shots off your shoelaces in transition. My backhand has historically been my more reliable wing as well but that just tells me I have more work to do on my forehand. All the best players (in both sports) have great forehands that they generally run around to hit as much as they can. They have good backhands too but if they have a choice, they’re going with the FH. Part of the reason you can hit with more power on FHs is because the shoulder is in the back at the start of the stroke and you have room to rotate with it which is not available to you on the BH side.

Thanks PT love your thoughts on improvement! Middle Middle solves the riddle!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy the video!

I've watched many of Nicole's videos and I always get something out of them, but this is the first one I've actually loved.

@primetimepickleball

2 ай бұрын

Cool! thx.

Thanks for the kick in the butt...I need to practice the fundamentals.

@primetimepickleball

11 ай бұрын

Yes, It ALWAYS comes back to the fundamentals.

Thanks!

@primetimepickleball

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it 😁

EXCELLENT!

@primetimepickleball

Ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Thank you! Nicole.

@primetimepickleball

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Sure wish you would do some camps-totally following these tips!!

@primetimepickleball

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope to get back on court for coaching one day.

Nicole, I am a newish player. Everything you are pointing out here is helping. Bad ass!

@primetimepickleball

2 ай бұрын

So happy to hear :)

I wish I could remember this stuff during play!

@primetimepickleball

2 ай бұрын

Focus on one at a time until they become automatic one by one.

I love the way YOU teach this game!

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sandra! 😄

What are your thoughts on switching hands (hitting a forehand with your non-dominant hand) for groundstrokes as opposed to a 2-handed backhand?

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

If you’re on the stretch maybe. I wouldn’t recommend it as a staple shot that’s used point in and point out.

@daveharter6469

Жыл бұрын

My guess is that if switching hands is a normal thing, it may be saying your footwork is slow, I have seen a few older people switch hands and was surprised how good they were at it. Age changes everything, dought a coach would teach switching hands to a 55 --. If a 60 + is doing it, maybe it's hard to change?

@downieduck2414

10 ай бұрын

@@daveharter6469 i am doing it, basically to strengthn my left arm (I am right handed) as it is the power on a two handed back hand, not your right hand -

All good stuff. I am a formula guy. find the formula, and it works in many different scenarios . also noticing people are not hitting to the open court, amazed at people hitting the ball hard back to the base line, getting it returned, where a dink in the kitchen wins the point outright.

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

I’m a formula fan too! 🙌

@ScottT109

Жыл бұрын

Yes, hitting a drop/or cut volley shallow into the kitchen can be a winner when it’s unexpected and the players are slow. But if it’s done repeatedly your quick, agile opponents will simply get your invitation to the neutral zone which is where they want to be anyway so you’ve helped them out. It takes a ton of practice to slow the heck out of a hard hit ball and drop it for a winner in the kitchen. I’m a much bigger fan of keeping my opponents back away from the kitchen and as uncomfortable as I can make them as they try to hit drops/resets.

@afterthesmash

5 ай бұрын

I turned 60 last summer, and I certainly don't brag about the speed of my first step. But at 6'5" and still using my bicycle as a primary form of transportation, my second step eats half the court. I get many of these-from almost all the way back-when they are completely unexpected, and almost all of them once I suspect it's a routine element. Now you have my nearly unlobable condor-like wingspan patrolling 12 feet of the net front. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done. Edit: I make a point of tapping my paddle on the court floor before every service return to help me get my paddle under the ball with only an inch to spare. Muscle memory for the floor gives me another tenth or two tenths of second on a routine basis for fetching the dribblers.

Pickleball is America's fastest-growing sport and we like it #Pickleball

@primetimepickleball

9 ай бұрын

🙌

Bravo! Très très intéressant mais je préférerais la traduction française ou vidéo similaire en français, merci!

@primetimepickleball

8 күн бұрын

Desole qu'il ny a pas une traduction.

I had an instructor tell me that you don't have to look at the ball hitting the paddle. Yet, when I watch the pros, it appears to me that they visually watch the ball hit the paddle or at a minimum keep their head down. What should be done here? Should I see the ball hit my paddle? Does it improve my game?

@primetimepickleball

Жыл бұрын

Up at the NVZ line it’s not possible to maintain you eyes on your contact and still keep up with the next shots coming to you. You will have to rely on your peripheral vision a lot more. However, when you’re back or they’re back then you have more time and try to keep your eyes on the ball in to contact as much as you can. Keeping your head still will also help the stability of your shot.

Merci !

@primetimepickleball

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thanks!

@primetimepickleball

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!