Why Drill?
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Why should you not go directly into practice play or into a pickleball tournament? It is because you are in a stressful, high-speed situation. Things tend to break down in stressful, high-speed situations, such as your pickleball mechanics. Practice your pickleball mechanics in a non-stressful environment. In other words, DRILL, DRILL, DRILL! It is so important to drill to commit the proper pickleball mechanics to muscle memory and to make your proper pickleball mechanics part of your habits.
Generally, you must do any skill, such as hit a particular pickleball shot, properly at least 10,000 times to master it. This is worth reiterating—you must hit 10,000 of each of your dinks, drops, drives, volleys, serves, returns, lobs, overheads, etc.—the PROPER way—to master each shot and each skill. This means that you may need to hit a particular shot more than 10,000 times—say 20,000 times—to hit 10,000 proper strokes. So, emphasize quality on every shot!
Find a drill partner and get out there and drill, drill, drill! To get the most out of this e-book and the corresponding My Pro Pickleball Coach’s online video lessons, practice and drill the concepts in every lesson, and commit each lesson to muscle memory. Practice and drill with a purpose!
Key Takeaway:
1. Drill, drill, drill to master each pickleball skill discussed in the My Pro Pickleball Coach lessons!
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