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5 Pickleball Drills to Level Up Your Game with John Cincola

I'm joined by my buddy John Cincola to share five drills we developed to help improve your game. We start with slice-to-topspin, where John slices and I adjust with topspin to build touch and control. Next is "long hands," a fast-hands drill that trains bigger swings, transition-zone counterattacks, and put-away power. Our favorite, "protect the line," is a dink-only game focused on taking balls out of the air and keeping opponents off your kitchen line. "Dink 70" is a backhand-to-backhand dinking drill that trains reach and control, with a speed-up variation. Finally, we run a mid-court transition drill where I feed a mediocre drive and we play out the point which teaches when to advance, retreat, or concede the kitchen.