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How to Make Your Pickleball Drill Sessions More Efficient

Updated: May 31

Only Practice 1-2 Specific Shots Per Drilling Session!


Get the most out of your drilling by focusing on no more than 2 shots per practice session. I’ve seen a lot of drilling at this point. I’ve also done a lot of drilling. Most players seem to go out there and drill to work on every shot for 10 minutes at a time.



I’m here to tell you that to make the most out of your practice sessions, focus intensely on one or two specific facets of the game for extended periods of time, instead of just dipping your toes into the water of each shot. I’ve gotten more out of drilling sessions where I’ve spent a full hour focusing only on dinking, or a full hour dedicated solely to resets. 


Get More Out of Drilling When You Focus On Only 1 to 2 Shots


This level of commitment to a singular shot during a drilling session is where real improvement happens. I’ve found that when I focus hard, and keep it simple with just one or two shots, I can really enter a flow state and focus hard on what it will take to fine tune that particular shot. This has been where true improvement happened for me when I was improving leaps and bounds as a 4.5, or now, where I’m just fine tuning my game and improving in smaller increments.


It’s really as simple as that, for this week's tip. Get out there for an hour and focus on no more than two parts of the game. Whether that be dinks and 3rd shot drives, drops and serves, or whatever you feel the need to work on. The 1-2 shots that you choose are not what matters here. What matters is that you keep it concise, and focused on 1-2 specific shots.


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