The ability to handle pace and redirect power from the kitchen line is what separates competitive players from recreational wannabes.
Your volleys are costing you matches. Not because you lack talent or practice time, but because you're making the same fundamental mistakes that plague thousands of recreational players across the country.
Jordan Briones from Briones Pickleball Academy just dropped an in-depth tutorial on the counter volley. Straight up: it's the kind of content that separates players who plateau at 3.5 from those who push through to 4.0 and beyond.
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The counter volley might be the most underrated shot in pickleball.
While everyone obsesses over the perfect dink or that Instagram-worthy Erne, the ability to handle pace and redirect power separates competitive players from recreational ones. Briones breaks down six mistakes that are sabotaging your counter game, and the fixes are simpler than you think.
The Paddle Face Problem That's Sending Your Balls Into the Net Paddle angles are everything, and most players get them completely wrong.
When you're facing a speed-up or drive above the net, your natural instinct might be to close your paddle face downward. Maybe you're in a continental grip and rotating your wrist inward, or perhaps you've shifted to an eastern backhand grip. Either way, if your paddle face is angled down at contact,... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/six-critical-mistakes-hurting-your-volley/
