🤾‍♀️ Master your 3rd shot drop with this easy system

🤾‍♀️ Master your 3rd shot drop with this easy system

Hey Pickleheads community, Kyle aka ThatPickleballGuy here with another tip for you all!

Ever been in this situation?

Your team serves, the opponents return, and you're ready for your 3rd shot drop.

But as you move to hit it, you notice your partner charging toward the net with reckless abandon.

Then you hit the ball, it's slightly high, and your opponents smash it at your partner's feet.

They turn around with a look that says, "Hey, hit a better drop, would you?" and you're thinking, "Well, don't charge the net before evaluating the quality of my drop, WOULD YOU?"

And in this situation, both parties are right. BUT, here’s the important question.

How do you actually evaluate the quality of your or your partner's drop?

I like to use the traffic light system:

Green Light: If your drop bounces in the kitchen or forces your opponent to hit with an upward motion — move forward to the kitchen line immediately.

Yellow Light: If your drop is okay—around shoulder to head height, stay where you are and prepare for a reset shot that will ideally get you to the kitchen on the next ball.

Red Light: If your drop is above head height, go into pure defensive mode. Depending on how high it is, moving back to give yourself more time and space to work with is a smart choice.

Give this a shot the next time you're on the court! Because the thing is, you can start making this change tomorrow.

For video examples of this, plus — a strategic understanding of where to hit your 3rd shot drops, check out the video below

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Summer is here!

And, if you’re like me you’re probably playing a bunch more trying to get into your best pickleball shape.

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I named the Six Zero DBD the best overall paddle in 2024.

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