Drilling teaches your body how. Games teach your brain when. You need both — but intention matters more than just reps.
Kyle Koszuta thinks he has the answer to one of pickleball's most persistent questions: How much time should you actually spend drilling versus playing?
Here's the thing: most players think this is a simple math problem. Like there's some magic ratio you can plug into a spreadsheet and suddenly you're improving faster. But Koszuta's latest breakdown reveals it's way more nuanced than that.
The real question isn't about time allocation at all. It's about how you get better faster with whatever time you've actually got.
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Why New Players Shouldn't Drill Right Away When Koszuta first started playing pickleball on August 21, 2021, he didn't drill once for 2 months and 11 days. Yes, he actually counted. And honestly, he thinks that was the right call.
Here's his logic: when you're brand new to the sport, you don't know what you don't know. You're still figuring out where to stand, what the score is, basic strategy; the fundamentals that take about 2 to 3 months of actual gameplay to absorb. Drilling during this phase is like trying to perfect your golf swing before you understand the rules of golf. It just doesn't make sense.
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