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I have to agree with the other commenters. The video clips do not illustrate the points you are trying to teach, although they do illustrate other worthwhile things. The first clip does not show the non-hitter moving forward looking for opportunity. What is does show is Tony respecting the X, moving aggressively to attack a short return, hitting it at the moving player, and being alert for the opportunity to keep the pressure on, finally putting the 5th shot away. Tony's partner moved forward with him and then toward the right side as he moved left, and might have been in position to handle a 6th shot to the side Tony just vacated. The returner's partner seemed to be overwhelmed by the speed at which the play developed. As her partner hit the 4th shot she turned her attention to the spot that Tony just left. When the 5th shot came, it was from a place she wasn't expecting and she turned back just a bit too late. It all starts with the return of serve.

@BetterPickleball

Ай бұрын

thanks for sharing

I don’t move like a tether with my partner because I’ll poach the ball while they move up. I’m not sure if this is what you’re asking. Sometimes it depends, we will be tether if they’re slamming the ball back because one of us hit a high one.

@BetterPickleball

Ай бұрын

That's exactly what we were asking (and what we were showing :)

What did I miss. Your pro example showed the player that hit the third beat their partner to the net and finish the point. You said the partner that didn’t take the third was supposed be first to the net. It wasn’t exactly a “pro” second shot either. He barely made it half way up before the third was hit.

@BetterPickleball

Ай бұрын

Most players move in a tethered manner and often balls that are attackable in the mid court are allowed to bounce and become less attackable. In this instance the player moved on their own third shot and attacked the next shot to score in 5.

Not sure I agree. If you’re a pro and they hit the perfect drop they will play a defensive shot. If it’s not perfect and you move forward they will roll volley it between the gap

@BetterPickleball

Ай бұрын

You are correct that if you hit a perfect third shot a pro player will respond with a defensive shot but that doesn't mean it will not be attackable. Everyone makes mistakes. The point is that at the pro level there is often a player there looking for the opportunity because they don't usually moved in a tethered manner as most other players do.