Zane Navratil has boiled the key steps for a successful backhand dink down to five critical questions he cycles through in real-time. Learn his framework and watch your shot selection – and winning percentage – improve dramatically.
Shot selection is everything in competitive pickleball, especially at the kitchen line when points can move very fast and your reaction time is reduced to milliseconds.
Things get even more complex on the backhand side. Should you hit a one-hander or a twoey? Attack out of the air or reset off the bounce? Down the line or through the middle?
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Professional player Zane Navratil breaks down the exact thought process he goes through to help him navigate these complex decisions with confidence.
He calls it the backhand decision tree . It's a rapid series of options he ticks through in real time to determine the best approach to each and every ball he hits from the kitchen line on his backhand side.
Should I take the ball out of the air? Should I attack it? Should I let it bounce? One-handed backhand or two? Should I attack the twoey? With practice, this can become second nature for you, too. The result: more points won with confidence.
Should I Take the Ball Out of the Air? Taking the ball out of the air should be your first instinct when dinking. Here's why:
Contact the ball at its highest point. By taking the ball be... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/the-backhand-decision-tree-one-pros-real-time-strategy-for-cooking-at-the-kitchen/
