3 Steps To Hit A PERFECT Drop Shot

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[shelkatz]

To practice a third shot drop by myself, I take a bucket balls and stand at the baseline. I take a ball and drop it with my left hand. Then I hit the ball with the paddle in my right hand. I aim for targets in the kitchen. Your way is better, but I don’t have a ball machine and I don’t have a partner to drill with.

[surfdocer]

I wish someone would include how important a soft, soft grip is while executing the drop. A soft grip gives so much better control.

[dmills]

Great tips. Delivered or points very clearly and succinctly. I'd definitely like additional videos on other drop shots

[pickleballxp]

Nice tips all fundamentally sound for a 3rd shot topspin drop. I would say a drop shot is traditionally a short ball (third shot drop) that is hit with backspin. Keep up the good work. 🙌🔥

[stevenlevy]

I want to see how to execute a drop shot when the serve return is low, hard and fast.

[pickleballchaz]

At 3:56 - "Hitting from low to high is going to naturally put more topspin on your ball, which is going to cause the ball to dip and drop faster when it gets over that net." This is ONLY going to happen if your stroke brushes up the back of the ball, which is not what is demonstrated. Topspin, no spin and underspin can be hit by hitting the ball from low to high.

[carlhillier]

Great explanation, love to hear about the other drops

[TheSourcingSamurai]

Anything you can share - dropping down the line, crosscourt, topspin, "lift" drops with a higher trajectory but landing target at the midpoint of kitchen...use in singles. Thank you

[GIO_RUBBLE]

awesome cant wait to hear more thanks

[ylana]

I also think it’s important to step IN to your drop shot. So many players do not do this. It helps give you more control and sort of solidifies your positioning.

[mikepetrandis]

Been taught to hit drop shot on the rise when there is energy on the ball? Was taught that it’s easier to hit up with placement?
Also heard from several pros to hit as it’s descending. Which way is best?

[itmaslanka]

One thing I noticed is that if I’m on the line and hold the ball 7’ high and drop it the ball won’t bounce higher than the net meaning a real high shot won’t give them a attackable ball ! Also make the high arch peak before going over the net !

[adamh]

This shot with topspin and a low to high swing path is very easy to attack - the player on the other side simply needs to step back one step and then WHAM - they will drill your ball right down a line or onto someone’s hip. Yes, you will never miss this type of shot, but your opponents can easily attack it. On the other hand, the third shot drop with backspin is very difficult to attack.

[johncraig]

Very helpful. Do you always want to drop the third shot to the sides never to the middle of the NVZ?

[thuynh]

Can I use underspin or slice for drop shot?

[dperisty]

Nice video, thanks for showing us!
I am new to pickle ball: Could someone tell me the differences between a drop shot and a dink shot?
Thanks!