Thank you James for generously sharing your knowledge with us. I watched a lot of pickleball videos and never thought I could learn just as much from podcasts until I stumbled upon yours. I will be following your UA-cam, newsletter and podcasts. You are a gifted teacher! It was great to see you play in Saramento too. Please consider coming back to Northern California
Thanks James really appreciate you taking the time to provide such informative content. If you had a ball handy it might help to provide a low tech visualization especially when you describe where you ar hitting the ball or to demonstrate the rotation you get. Regardless thank you
How do you improve your aim on speedups and in the middle of hands battles? Recently played Ross Whittaker and he was clearly next level at aiming speedups and everything in hands battles
Thanks James, great info and I'm working on my 2 handed back hand dinks. I have a question about cross court forehand dinks. I don't hear people talking about this shot, but personally it just feels awkward. I must be doing something fundamentally wrong. Maybe this becomes a future episode? I'm a right handed player. I try to take forehands out of the air if possible and hit back to middle if I get pulled too far out of position. When pros play the right side it looks like the ball is to the right of their body and they just easily move the ball cross court with the forehand. Me, I just dump the ball into the net or pop it up in the middle. Any advice appreciated for improving and staying agressive with this type of dink!
Great vid. I’m around 4.0 and have been 1-handed top spin dinking and speeding up middle like you said. At what point do I need to switch to 2-handed dink? Right now I’m thinking to add 2-handed counter first
Get real low, use off-hand more, and contact point is outside of the ball. Got it! What should the swing path look like? Is it more straight up and down? Across your body? or Toward cross-court? Where should your swing path start and end?
How would you recommend you position your hands and the paddle when you're prepping for the two handed backhand dink, especially right before you strike the ball?
My topspin dinks, backhand and forehand were floating high, not coming down like they had been. After a month of this, I got a new paddle, same as my old paddle. Problem solved.
Why do you need two hands you are 6 3 and 180 and cannot hold a pickleball paddle I do not believe this maybe you should use weights You cannot be that weak!!!
Bc it's very hard to get topspin on a backhand dink with one hand. With the second hand on the paddle the angle is where it needs to be. You need to drop the head of the paddle and swipe the ball on the side with some pace.
BS. One handed is fine. Continental grip its easy to hit slice or topspin. 2 handed dinks require you to bend way more, not a good use of your energy. But ignatowich never does much in singles or men's doubles so maybe just playing Mixed with Bright carrying him he won't get tired from over bending for 2 handed dinks.
@@bart1476 u guys are clueless! gabriela is 100% right. you cannot be aggressive enough with slicing your backhand, topspin is the way to go and having two hands on the paddle is the only way to do that. even ben is incorporating that, do u think he s dumb?
This guy has the densest content packed into the shortest time.
The best
Thank you James for generously sharing your knowledge with us. I watched a lot of pickleball videos and never thought I could learn just as much from podcasts until I stumbled upon yours. I will be following your UA-cam, newsletter and podcasts. You are a gifted teacher! It was great to see you play in Saramento too. Please consider coming back to Northern California
I wish you did more demonstrations on your instructionals as I am a visual learner.
One of the best teachers !
Great explanation of the two handed backhand topspin dink. That shot really stood out during your game after the clinic last night.
Your the reason I started using the two handed backhand d ink james, thank you cuz im awesome at it
Thanks James really appreciate you taking the time to provide such informative content. If you had a ball handy it might help to provide a low tech visualization especially when you describe where you ar hitting the ball or to demonstrate the rotation you get. Regardless thank you
Love these... looking forward to our sesh in TN in May!
Love your content, James.
How do you improve your aim on speedups and in the middle of hands battles? Recently played Ross Whittaker and he was clearly next level at aiming speedups and everything in hands battles
Thanks James, great info and I'm working on my 2 handed back hand dinks.
I have a question about cross court forehand dinks. I don't hear people talking about this shot, but personally it just feels awkward. I must be doing something fundamentally wrong. Maybe this becomes a future episode? I'm a right handed player. I try to take forehands out of the air if possible and hit back to middle if I get pulled too far out of position. When pros play the right side it looks like the ball is to the right of their body and they just easily move the ball cross court with the forehand. Me, I just dump the ball into the net or pop it up in the middle. Any advice appreciated for improving and staying agressive with this type of dink!
Great vid. I’m around 4.0 and have been 1-handed top spin dinking and speeding up middle like you said. At what point do I need to switch to 2-handed dink?
Right now I’m thinking to add 2-handed counter first
Hey james, what grip do you use when you play? and does it ever change between driving and dinking at the kitchen?
So do you hold your paddle horizontally against the ball or vertically when doing this shot?
Handsome, athletic, intelligent, incredible jawline. The complete package, can't wait to see him in person again next week at Red Rock
Hopefully, his partner will wise up and play with Daescu in mixed.
Great explantion of two hand dink......
Get real low, use off-hand more, and contact point is outside of the ball. Got it! What should the swing path look like? Is it more straight up and down? Across your body? or Toward cross-court? Where should your swing path start and end?
Two hand you can hit it from deeper position?
You can hit it from a deeper position?
How would you recommend you position your hands and the paddle when you're prepping for the two handed backhand dink, especially right before you strike the ball?
Focus on your game - podcast, just keep doing what you are doing if you can. All the best!
Hate that the Selkirk net gets a higher res camera than BPJ gets...
I don't see where I can access your newsletter?
Its on his instagrams
Please come to Austin TX for a pickleball clinic.
whoa.
regarding the clinic, just make sure u book your flight to the right city
I have to get a manager😂
My topspin dinks, backhand and forehand were floating high, not coming down like they had been. After a month of this, I got a new paddle, same as my old paddle. Problem solved.
Why do you need two hands you are 6 3 and 180 and cannot hold a pickleball paddle I do not believe this maybe you should use weights You cannot be that weak!!!
Bc it's very hard to get topspin on a backhand dink with one hand. With the second hand on the paddle the angle is where it needs to be. You need to drop the head of the paddle and swipe the ball on the side with some pace.
BS. One handed is fine. Continental grip its easy to hit slice or topspin. 2 handed dinks require you to bend way more, not a good use of your energy. But ignatowich never does much in singles or men's doubles so maybe just playing Mixed with Bright carrying him he won't get tired from over bending for 2 handed dinks.
@@bart1476 u guys are clueless! gabriela is 100% right. you cannot be aggressive enough with slicing your backhand, topspin is the way to go and having two hands on the paddle is the only way to do that. even ben is incorporating that, do u think he s dumb?