Why Your Dinks Keep Floating (The 4 Fixes You Need)

Why Your Dinks Keep Floating (The 4 Fixes You Need)

Jun 27, 2026

Stop Popping Up Your Dinks: 4 Fixes for Consistent Pickleball Dinking

Briones Academy Coach, Sammy Lee, explains why dinking is one of the most precise shots in pickleball and covers the key reasons players pop up dinks, float them, or hit them into the net, along with fixes to become more consistent.

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00:00 Why Dinks Fail
00:20 Fix Big Swings
01:17 Armpit Drill Demo
02:43 Stop Wrist Flicks
03:58 Footwork and Contact
05:03 Relaxed Grip Pressure