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PB – rules

USA Pickleball Rulebook

Remind yourself that you want receiver to take a step back or side not forward towards the net. Aim for blank space and / or back hand
Stand 2ft from center (to not telegraph where you will hit and provide option to hit down the t or wide )
Front toe is pointing towards net post (to remind you to engage hips)
Back leg follows through to open body to explode
Paddle arm is not a pushing motion but snapping . Slow , slow slow and then snap. Arm is loose
Wrist is loose and grip on handle is loose (to allow snapping ). No death grip.

Other items not mentioned : 1) bounce ball to help focus , get eye and hand coordination and mess with opponent ;

2) toss ball slightly to help with applying top spin; 3) couldn’t tell grip style used by Tanner but he talks about grips here https://youtube.com/shorts/-fQRXmTJ3lg?si=8qVRxTQt_ufCHHvs. It is most likely Eastern.

serve and step forward into kitchen
3rd shot drives instead of drops when your skill is not good enough, resulting in too many lost points from hitting the ball out or in net
Moving around at kitchen when dinking instead shuffling side to side or slightly back in a diagonal
Not in ready position at kitchen with split / horse stance and paddle up
Doing overhead smash on a ball that is at face level or lower. Needs to be over head or when lower squat down and do a downward punch