Pickleball Game Plan
Building · Skill 4 of 7

Precision

In pickleball, placement beats pace: dinks to the feet and backhand, drops into the kitchen, and deep serves and returns win more points than power.

Think about this while you play

  • Pick a target before every dink: feet, backhand, or middle.
  • Two dinks wide, then one into the open middle.
  • Set your feet first; most misdirected shots are foot problems.

Where to stand and aim

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Dink crosscourt twice, then go to the open middle when they lean.Your team Opponents Shot Move

In the app

For subscribers

The Butterfly Precision Drill drill, a 10-minute warm-up, and a challenge you can count in your next open play, so you know when you've got it.

Practice it, don't just read it

Pickleball Game Plan gives you one skill at a time with a drill, a warm-up and a challenge you can count, plus gym and match-day plans.

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