HOW TO HIT THE BACKHAND FLICK | You Need This Deceptive Pickleball Shot In Your Game! (ft. AJ Scarp)

Ever wondered how to hit the backhand flick in pickleball? Then you're in luck because today with Learning From The Locals we have AJ Scarp with us who just happens to be a master at the backhand flick for pickleball! In this video AJ breaks down steps to hitting this deceptive pickleball shot in an easy and digestable manner. He talks about body positioning, which pickleball shots to use it on and he also talks about ways to set up a point in order to use this shot to the best advantage. Make sure you check out this pickleball shot tutorial and add this shot to your arsenal because this will advance your pickleball game!

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[tanthony]

Excellent! I'm also a former ping-pong player and the pickleball players I play against hate me. Ping pong rules! 🤪

[tatianderson]

WOW! Viewed several times! I will definitely try to learn it! Love it! 👍

[apeoftheplanets]

this channel's going places. I seen enough YT to know. energy from the main girl is iconic and brings good vibes... & emerging sport catching on like wildfire right now. KEEP AT IT U R AWESOME

[keithjones]

The concept for the channel is great. Highlighting local legends and pros. As soon as I saw the video, I subscribed. Great video and a new shot to add to my bag. Thank you.

[lilajimenez]

Best video I have seen teaching this shot!!

[netplayer]

This video was so good I subscribed immediately! As a tennis player transitioning to pb, I have been reading, watching YT, and practicing. Thank you both for your enthusiasm and clear, concise explanation of the how, why, and when to use this shot!

[jeffdavidson]

watched this last night, and tried it today, my very first opportunity hit for a winner! thank you!

[alohaleslie]

More and more of my fellow rec players are beginning to use this and, yes, it's very deceptive! Your clear explanation of how and when to use it were great and I look forward to learning it. An awesome weapon! Thanks so much.

[rdwilander]

New subscriber after watching this video. This was one of the most thorough explanation of a specific shot and when to use it. The slo mo was very helpful. AJ did a great explanation and it shows how effective this shot is. Hope your channel is successful and likely will be if it this is an indication of what's to follow👍

[iantercero]

Great video. Joey, the goo bar banger from Pickleball Pirates is crazy. Have…… a goood day!

[patrickmcpatrick]

Great energy, great content! Gonna practice 'the Flick"! Thank you for posting 👍👍

[KevinBaker-pc]

These are advanced shots and really for the 4.0+ players. Many beginner / intermediates should master dinking before trying these shots.

[samtarkk]

YESSSS! I come from table tennis too, glad to see you are translating skills too

[XistsiX]

Great video. I love this shot and learned it from Ben Johns on a Jordan Briones video and also on Simone's channel. See "How to hit a backhand roll." I'd just like to add to your detail when you drop the paddle head midway thru your stroke and then "flick" or turn your wrist over. Ben suggested focusing on turning your forearm over for consistency instead of flicking or getting too wristy, as that would create inconsistency. If you look again at your video, I'd say you actually turn your forearm over more than your wrist. Hope you welcome the add-on context to your great video.

[gnarfish]

Very nice!! I'm a tennis player and this is very nice for pickle ball!

[ryano]

Great tip. I am always looking to add new skills to my arsenal. I for sure will be trying this.

[bewithU]

Hi level play technique and even then I can't do it. Not enough muschle power at the wrist and elbow hurts when flicking it like that. Table tennis paddle is quite a bit lighter. Ex tennis and table tennis player (all recreational)

[sheaunderwood]

Yo! This is an amazing video. Clearly you put a lot of time and thought in to this. Everyone reading this should subscribe because this was great

[Duffbeeryahoo]

Great video! Clear explanations. I do have a couple critiques...

1. I can't see this shot, when hit off the bounce, working much at the 5.0+ level. In the initial video, Davidse (I think that's her), was pulled wide off the court. To compensate, her partner covered middle but moved way too far middle. He was literally straddling the T. Davidse is athletic and could have recovered to cover more middle. Because of his incorrect positioning, the line was wide open. This will very rarely happen with high-level pickleball players as there is an understanding that most players can recover from poor positioning so you should very rarely have to cover for your partner. If the player on the right was in a better position, there would have been no way to flick that shot off the bounce down the line for a winner. Would be an easy counter. That said, it can be a very effective shot hit out of the air with deception. One of Ben Johns marque shots.

2. Also, there is no need to point the paddle head down to the ground to generate sufficient top spin. Doing so will effectively telegraph the shot. Keep the paddle in the same position as a regular dink and start your swing volley/attack from this starting point. Much better for deception. Using an eastern grip from this starting point will result in more than enough top spin.

[kabnis]

Is this flick shot more powerful than a traditional punch volley?