Hey all,
I have been up north the last couple of weeks. No PB for me :(.
This
weeks tip will be on being unpredictable. Lets take one example. Before
Timothy Nelson taught me the misdirect shot ( which we will discuss at a
later date ) when ever i had an easy overhead smash while standing at
the NVZ and my opponents were also at the NVZ here is how i would hit
that overhead ( or easy smash ). The first one, i would usually hit it
down the line. The second time it would happen , I would also hit it
down the line. Now my opponents have probably sensed a pattern on my
overhead smashes. That is what i am hoping for.
So now the
third time i get the chance to hit this shot , I will go down the
middle. I do this because a smart team will remember how i hit the first
two and be looking for the same. And since now i hit the third one
differently , it will have an even higher likelihood of being a winner.
Timothy Nelson also taught me that the only
difference between a 4.5 player and a 5.0 player is NOT how good you can
hit the ball. But it is how the player thinks. His shot selection. His
ability to confuse and keep his opponents off balance so that they are
not able to do the same to you.
So the next time you are
on the courts, try and think about your shot selection. Be
unpredictable. Try and confuse your opponents.
On a side
note, as i have said before, very little of what i teach, did i come up
with or invent. Most of what i teach is just copied from talking with
and observing top players. I still constantly watch PB videos on
youtube. Unfortunately most of the best videos are my own so i dont get
to see as much variety as i would like. However i would recommend you
also watch youtube videos from the world pickleball
federation......wpfadmin is the youtube address or those put out by Tim
Nelson.......his youtube addresses are either Timothy Nelson or
Pickleballstars.
I watch at least an hour of TOP video a week. Many matches i have watched so many times, i know who wins each point.
jeff shank
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