Player-recommended · 43.0 → 3.5Dinking & Kitchen Play
The three skills that keep players at 3.5: drop, reset, dink
Briones is one of the most-named coaches in r/Pickleball; this video gives a progression for each core soft shot.
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Player-recommended · 13.0 → 3.5Dinking & Kitchen Play
Data on how little dinking happens below 4.0, and what to practise instead
Sparked a 131-comment debate; watch it with the counterpoint that dinking skill feeds drops and resets.
Player-recommended · 13.0 → 3.5Dinking & Kitchen Play
30-minute solo wall routine: dinks, punch volleys, counters
Recommended to a 3.0-3.5 player with no drill partner.
Player-recommended · 13.0 → 3.5Dinking & Kitchen Play
Full lesson: volley form, dink mechanics, using the return
A real student's lesson, shared on r/Pickleball, so you see the fixes a coach makes.
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