Pickleball Dink Shot-How to be consistent

The Dink is such a short shot, why can it be so hard to do consistently? The best players in the world can turn a dink rally into a marathon, can you? It may be a lot more fun to smash and bang but learning how to play pickleball means learning to hit it soft and that means hitting a dink. Here are a 5 tips to help you hit a pickleball dink shot with consistency.

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[jeansmiley]

Good, specific visual and audio instruction. Than you.

[vkokor]

Excellent video! I'm a new player. I've watched it over and over. The instructor has tried to tell me what to do, but watching your video clicked. Thanks

[lindafollack]

I am a beginner, so thanks for the tips.

[dmills]

Excellent video. A picture is worth a thousand words. Note CJ's arms when show executes a "proper dink." They remain straight and the lift actually comes from her legs, shoulders and paddle angle. Thats the opposite of what most of us beginners do when we dink. 👍

[kimwebb]

Thanks so much for the visual! I was told to bend my knees over and over, this helps so

[aprilweisbeski]

Really liked your video. Great points to improving dinking and being ready for the next ball to hit by returning paddle to ready position.

[elainenilsson]

It feels better to use your whole body.

[tennisboleirorei]

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[redelfpickleballfundamentals]

I would suggest to watch pro table tennis players on which part of the ball they hit it snappier...to lessen looping bounce...and to go straight in beating the opponent's reaction time. It is doable to make shots faster...just need to practice and study the shot trajectory, too.

[marysolomon]

Good video. Now, I'll go back and watch your first video about drinking.

[richardbarton]

CJ, this is an obvious question coming from play at the rec level. Does it count as a good "hit" if the ball strikes the hand or any part of the hand holding the paddle?