Lee Whitwell Pickleball - Tracking the Ball

If you want to see a crappy shot - look up! :-)

In this lesson I will show you some quick and hopefully easy tips on how to track the ball effectively and hopefully minimize your crappy shots!

[ItsCalledPickleballYallTA]

This is a drill I practice every time I come to the court. thank you, Lee.🏓

[JoshParry]

We tried this drill and loved it! It really helps with the timing - how long to see and then when to look. Simple yet impactful! Gotta try it!

[thomasrutledge]

We always say, watch the ball but you have shown me how to actually see my contact point and my opponent’s. Thank you.

[adamdonovan]

Big Thanks. I need this coaching; great content. Clear and useful. I will use this today, this morning, in an hour!! Will check out your channel for other great tips.

[DottiBerryakacoachb]

love the tips, Lee! Yea, I've been "guilty" as charged and really focusing on a better way to improve this component. You just gave me the tip I needed! Thank you!

[dawng]

Thank you for dumbing it down for me. I’m always surprised by the ball so I wasn’t “looking and seeing.” I really needed this! 👍

[Ed-wxfe]

This is the best KISS method that I've heard. So simple yet so true. This will definitely improve my hand-eye coordination which will improve my timing, and hopefully become a better player. I can't wait to try this tomorrow! Much obliged!

[charliemurphy]

Looking for this "answer" today - your the only one that had the right answer - thanks - really good stuff.

[nickpomery]

Great advice as ever from Lee. And great meeting her at the English Open, Southampton. Sorry Lee I couldn't get your dad a beer! 😉

[eddiemonyc]

Loved this! Thank you! Definitely a big help.

[vernonsimmons]

Excellent! Just what I needed to hear 😊

[wheetypeedy]

I watch the ball from the serve to the end of that play. It helps me determine where the ball is going by the way the person hits or returns. Others tell me im too wild. However, I see many of them just stand there waiting for the ball. They dont track the ball so they are behind the action. I am very attentive when playing because I watch the ball. I watch every ball. Watch ALL serves including your partner. Watch it as they hit it and follow it with your eyes by turning your head across the court and the return. Do not take your eyes off it. This is how I am learning to get those ernies, ATP and become quicker at the kitchen line during a storm of hits.

[jhors]

Thank you for posting this helpful video

[DavidMott-cy]

Good tip! I tell my students that “your brain uses your eyes to tell your hands what to do; the better information you give your brain (hard focus on the ball with your eyes), the better chance you have of using the sweet spot of your paddle.

[galaxy_mosaic]

thanks for this tip. for the see, that is a good reminder. sometimes I get complacent about watching the ball hit my paddle. for the look, I have definitely been distracted looking at the opponent and losing focus on the ball. especially when they have an easily attackable ball, I am losing focus on the ball so I will try this out. hopefully it will lead to figuring out how to get some resets back. P.S. I enjoy listening to your tournament commentary along with Lauren <3

[jaymecriscione]

so simply! i am going to practice this!

[RachaelChatoor]

Thank you, liked and subbed.
I love what you are saying here. The rallies that I feel the greatest about are always the ones where I feel the most dialed into the ball. I don't always get that focused, but once in a while I really do feel locked onto the ball and it's great, it's an incredible rush.
It's also sometimes THE problem, lol, I can sometimes get SO laser focused that I forget everything else around me including where I am and where the ball is in relation to the court.
How do I fix where I get so on a roll that I forget to leave the stinker shots the other team make and I go for them too? LOL!
I know this will come all in good time, it will come with practice and knowing the trajectories, inherently.

I find this to be quite similar to guitar playing.
Movements on the fretboard need to be laser focused and precise, if I play my fingers outside the lines(frets) the notes go sharp or flat. (Play outside the lines you lose your point)
Only thousands of hours of practice will teach you where those lines are. Thousands.

Thanks Lee!

[ItsCalledPickleballYall]

Lee, I am always working on my look see:-)

[elizabethheyenga]

I'm much better at "look" than "see" and this has been helping for sure. Improves timing immensely (and stops me from too much takeback)

[wheetypeedy]

And I read KISS method. It has always been the KISS. KYEOTB keep your eye on the ball. Everything else will fall into place.