7 Tips to Beat a Pickleball BANGER — How to Defend the Drive

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Published on Apr 27, 2024
If you constantly play against pickleball bangers — players who are constantly driving the ball back to you, making it harder to hit — here are some tips to counter that drive. We will teach you how to recognize an upcoming pickleball drive; how to counter with short, compact swings (somewhere in between a punch volley and block volley); and how to let your opponent make the mistakes during every rally.

Predict the pickleball banger before they have a chance to surprise you, and counter their drive with a shot that takes away their control.

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0:00 - How to Beat a Banger in Pickleball
0:56 - Tip #1: Stay Calm
1:23 - Tip #2: Move Your Feet
1:56 - Tip #3: Short & Compact Counter Swings
2:40 - Tip #4: Keep Your Opponent Deep
3:40 - Tip #5: 3 Tips to Let "Out" Balls Go Out
6:05 - Tip #6: Target Your Opponent's Backhand
7:13 - Tip #7: The "Seesaw Effect"
8:15 - PlayPickleball.com

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