I've asked players over the course of the last 2 years, and NO ONE actually wants to seriously drill! Bought a Dink Master Pro to use in the house and do these drills 👍
Ditto on the request for a video depiction of the "speedup - counter -reset" portion of the wall drills. Your videos are great coaching for all of us out here trying to improve our games to increase our fun. Thanks!
Great video for helping come up with a solo practice routine. 6:35 it would have been really helpful to see an example of the speedup > volley > reset.
Hey John- QC guy here. Just started PB after 35 years of tennis. I use the racquetball court at Y and am able to do these wall drills. I can also even practice overheads. Drilling a couple times a week definitely has improved my strokes and execution. Thanks.
A 1/2 sheet of plywood, .5" thick with clips mounted to HANG from a fence works like a charm... Draw/tape a line n clip high enough to act as net n have at.. Been doing it for years... Kids LOVE IT!!
The speed up and reset drill is one I do a lot. I found my game improved when I started thinking about not hitting two hard shots in a row - except in obvious situations where a hard shot comes back high and can be easily put away.
Good stuff. I just started back after a 3 month stint on the IR. I've been doing this off the wall for a few days now. Much better than rec play. Your video describes almost exactly what I do. Except the serving part. I will incorporate that into my routine. I usually just take 3 balls and serve on the court to nobody, go get the balls and serve them back. Then I practice drops and resets by just throwing the ball to myself and hitting the shot. Thanks
John; you are a nice person and your pickleball court is beautiful-inside and out. Don’t give up: You’ll find that special drilling partner one day. You just have to put yourself out there and ask somebody. 🤪
Thanks John and this is very similar to what I do 2-3 times per week at my gym in the racquetball courts which offer the added bonus of having a corner where I can practice cross court dinks as well as rapid reaction volleys while standing close to the corner and reacting to the unpredictable bounces. Appreciate the helpful list you provided at the end - you're a good and thoughtful man, John!
I’m lucky enough to have a pickleball wall in my basement. Thanks for giving me guidance on shots to practice. My wall has had a tremendous impact on my play and enjoyment of this wonderful sport. I’m 68 years old and started playing two years ago. I never imagined having this much fun in my seasoned years 😊
Awesome video John. It’s great to see all the key wall drills and the screenshot is really helpful. Good luck on the 2024 tour. Hope to see you in Sacramento.
Having a textured cement wall with slightly uneven surface will give solid but not completely predictable returns adding a reaction time element. I also put a net 2 ft from the wall and work on drops after a strong ground stroke.
John! This was gold! Thank you!!! Any chance you can record the routine, so that we can see the full thing? It was really helpful to watch your form doing these drills!
Started pickleball one week ago tomorrow. I'm 74 and a former tennis player. Personal weight is good and I'm still active, walking forty plus miles a week. Decided to learn the shots before playing many games. These drills are excellent for shot execution and I will do them diligently four or five times a week. So, how long before I reach 4.0? Or can a 74 year young ever reach that level? Nobody will work harder than I. I recognize the impossibility of the question but is it possible?
Thanks John, big fan of your videos. I’m a senior been playing for about a year. Love your clear teaching style. I’m hoping you can help me out. I’m struggling with the volley against the wall. My backhand seems better then forehand. Also I just can’t consistently keep the volley happening without it hitting the ground. Any suggestions I might be able to try to get better at the volley? Thanks
I practice dinking and volleys against a wall made of rocks - super unpredictable as to where the ball will go . Brick or concrete block walls are also good as they are less flat than a plywood or slab concrete.
Thanks John, great content here. I'm thinking of using 1x2 ft ceramic tiles to make a 6x8 ft rebound wall in my garage. Any thoughts pro or con on this?
I built a portable dink wall and am traveling in an RV. It did help my eye hand coordination. I found it did not help me with soft hands. by dinking the ball and standing seven feet back, I was still having to hit it too hard to get it to bounce back to me. better than nothing.
I usually include some footwork step back dinks, and taking the ball out of the air dinks. I kind of replicated it in a video. Wall drilling can build such good fundamentals.
You mentioned the drop serve: Did I hear correctly that the rule will-be/has changed that the drop arm cannot be above the waist line? I saw something about this last week and would appreciate an answer. I do drop serves, but have been dropping way above the waist line as the rules allowed last year.
No free advertisement of the Dink Master covered up in the corner? That’s okay, I knew it was there 😂. It’s what I use for target practice, 30-45 minutes, every day.
John I practice on the wall but w a Pickleball the rebound is usually very short unless I hit hard evoking poor technique (too much arm swing). Should I use a different ball? Or am I doing something wrong?
This is the reason I only use the wall to try and speed up my hands. If you dink as you should, it won't come off the wall properly. So you're stuck practicing a dink that would be too high against an opponent.
Curious on your thoughts on adopting a Drop serve given recent scrutiny on volley serves. Lots of options, without any fault risk, makes me wonder if drop serve will be available in even the PPA in the future. It’s not the best look for TV but neither is the current volley serve I’m seeing at the current Masters event… thoughts?
Thanks so much for this. I can´t seem to talk anyone into drilling and not playing all the time so this is great!
Glad it was helpful!
Same!
I've asked players over the course of the last 2 years, and NO ONE actually wants to seriously drill! Bought a Dink Master Pro to use in the house and do these drills 👍
Ditto on the request for a video depiction of the "speedup - counter -reset" portion of the wall drills.
Your videos are great coaching for all of us out here trying to improve our games to increase our fun. Thanks!
Great video for helping come up with a solo practice routine. 6:35 it would have been really helpful to see an example of the speedup > volley > reset.
Thanks for the idea!
Hey John- QC guy here. Just started PB after 35 years of tennis. I use the racquetball court at Y and am able to do these wall drills. I can also even practice overheads. Drilling a couple times a week definitely has improved my strokes and execution. Thanks.
Such a great set of drills! im gonna try with my new Oliver-Sport STREAM-1 CARBON SCHWARZ/BLAU paddle!
A 1/2 sheet of plywood, .5" thick with clips mounted to HANG from a fence works like a charm...
Draw/tape a line n clip high enough to act as net n have at..
Been doing it for years...
Kids LOVE IT!!
perfect
I love the pace with which you give instruction. More like this, please!
thank you! subscribe for more
Thanks! I came from tennis and wished I heard this earlier!!
You have a great gift for explaining techniques!
since youre a tennis player you might find this video helpful!
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Nice! Thanks for sharing this Ultimate Pickleball Wall Drills!
Yeah, the wall is a great drill partner. No need to schedule. I just got to show up.😁
The neighborhood loves the tapping sounds 🤔💥💥💥
The speed up and reset drill is one I do a lot. I found my game improved when I started thinking about not hitting two hard shots in a row - except in obvious situations where a hard shot comes back high and can be easily put away.
good strategy
Good stuff. I just started back after a 3 month stint on the IR. I've been doing this off the wall for a few days now. Much better than rec play. Your video describes almost exactly what I do. Except the serving part. I will incorporate that into my routine. I usually just take 3 balls and serve on the court to nobody, go get the balls and serve them back. Then I practice drops and resets by just throwing the ball to myself and hitting the shot. Thanks
that is awesome! you'll see improvements in your game
John; you are a nice person and your pickleball court is beautiful-inside and out. Don’t give up: You’ll find that special drilling partner one day. You just have to put yourself out there and ask somebody. 🤪
hahaha thank you!
Thanks John and this is very similar to what I do 2-3 times per week at my gym in the racquetball courts which offer the added bonus of having a corner where I can practice cross court dinks as well as rapid reaction volleys while standing close to the corner and reacting to the unpredictable bounces. Appreciate the helpful list you provided at the end - you're a good and thoughtful man, John!
John this is good. I do hope that the next one will include all the drills on a visual. I tend to be visual not only auditory.
thanks for the input
As usual, right on with this drill session to improve - Thanks John
No problem 👍
Getting my kids into pickleball so this is a perfect training regimen for them. Thanks John!
that is great! growing the sport
Great info and I agree that the screenshot is brilliant!
glad it is helpful! bring it to your local courts
Your screen shot cheat sheet idea is so brilliant. Thank you so much for these!
awesome! glad you enjoy
I’m lucky enough to have a pickleball wall in my basement. Thanks for giving me guidance on shots to practice. My wall has had a tremendous impact on my play and enjoyment of this wonderful sport. I’m 68 years old and started playing two years ago. I never imagined having this much fun in my seasoned years 😊
that is great! pickleball is for everyone
Such a great set of drills! A really good boost to execution skills!
Glad you think so!
Awesome video John. It’s great to see all the key wall drills and the screenshot is really helpful. Good luck on the 2024 tour. Hope to see you in Sacramento.
thank you!
This is exactly what I was looking for! ❤Thank you so much! Looking forward to giving it a try tomorrow!😊
Thank you for giving those brilliant ideas. Would like to see how you actually perform those drills, especially for the serve & return, drop.
Thanks for the idea!
Much better than aimlessly hitting against a wall hoping to improve 👍 Thanks!
Awesome video John. Thanks for sharing. I plan to start this right away!!
You can do it!
Having a textured cement wall with slightly uneven surface will give solid but not completely predictable returns adding a reaction time element. I also put a net 2 ft from the wall and work on drops after a strong ground stroke.
great idea!
Dynamite video!
thank you for your support!
Love this info. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the lesson and screen shot
you are welcome!!
Video demo of the speed up/counter/reset, serve/return, serve/drop would be helpful
great editing!
Glad you think so!
Great guide
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. This is so helpful!
You're so welcome!
John! This was gold! Thank you!!!
Any chance you can record the routine, so that we can see the full thing?
It was really helpful to watch your form doing these drills!
Not enough demonstrations 😢
Great video man!
Appreciate it! subscribe for more
Awesome!!
gracias
Started pickleball one week ago tomorrow. I'm 74 and a former tennis player. Personal weight is good and I'm still active, walking forty plus miles a week. Decided to learn the shots before playing many games. These drills are excellent for shot execution and I will do them diligently four or five times a week. So, how long before I reach 4.0? Or can a 74 year young ever reach that level? Nobody will work harder than I. I recognize the impossibility of the question but is it possible?
Love the cheat sheets...
John, another great video. do you have a detail on how you built that wall and attached it to the chain link fence?
Thanks John, big fan of your videos. I’m a senior been playing for about a year. Love your clear teaching style. I’m hoping you can help me out. I’m struggling with the volley against the wall. My backhand seems better then forehand. Also I just can’t consistently keep the volley happening without it hitting the ground. Any suggestions I might be able to try to get better at the volley? Thanks
Great tips! Thank you!
Thanks J
I practice dinking and volleys against a wall made of rocks - super unpredictable as to where the ball will go . Brick or concrete block walls are also good as they are less flat than a plywood or slab concrete.
Thanks John, great content here. I'm thinking of using 1x2 ft ceramic tiles to make a 6x8 ft rebound wall in my garage. Any thoughts pro or con on this?
give it a try!
Great video! Do you play disc golf a lot?
Sometimes, do you?
I built a portable dink wall and am traveling in an RV. It did help my eye hand coordination. I found it did not help me with soft hands. by dinking the ball and standing seven feet back, I was still having to hit it too hard to get it to bounce back to me. better than nothing.
solid
I usually include some footwork step back dinks, and taking the ball out of the air dinks. I kind of replicated it in a video. Wall drilling can build such good fundamentals.
good idea
Sounds great!
You play disc golf?
Would be nice to see the S.C.R. In action.
the only thing missing is the transition zone reset. the one where you squat to hit the ball, with both hands on the paddle.
good point!
You mentioned the drop serve: Did I hear correctly that the rule will-be/has changed that the drop arm cannot be above the waist line? I saw something about this last week and would appreciate an answer. I do drop serves, but have been dropping way above the waist line as the rules allowed last year.
No rule changes are coming for the drop serve. The volley, however, could see some significant changes which would nerf it.
The provisional rule change just applies to PPA tournaments and has nothing to do with drop servers.
No free advertisement of the Dink Master covered up in the corner? That’s okay, I knew it was there 😂. It’s what I use for target practice, 30-45 minutes, every day.
How far away are you from the wall?
From work 🤔🤣
John I practice on the wall but w a Pickleball the rebound is usually very short unless I hit hard evoking poor technique (too much arm swing). Should I use a different ball? Or am I doing something wrong?
What kind of wall do you use? he made a point to say concrete would be the best because of the rebound.
This is the reason I only use the wall to try and speed up my hands. If you dink as you should, it won't come off the wall properly. So you're stuck practicing a dink that would be too high against an opponent.
@@HM-gm1kn concrete. I used to practice against the wall when I played tennis.
Interesting. And you use a Franklin ball? I guess that’s just what it is then. I’m going to try hitting off a wall tomorrow and I’ll see for myself.
@@HM-gm1kn yes usually Franklin.
My back died doing these drills
Curious on your thoughts on adopting a Drop serve given recent scrutiny on volley serves.
Lots of options, without any fault risk, makes me wonder if drop serve will be available in even the PPA in the future. It’s not the best look for TV but neither is the current volley serve I’m seeing at the current Masters event… thoughts?
The ball in your video is ‘flying’ off the wall.
thanks