Pickleball drills by skill
Tell us your level and what you want to work on, and get the drills that fit, what to focus on and lessons from tour pros. 36 drills across 12 skills, for solo, partner and group practice.
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2What do you want to work on?
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Basics
The shots every point is built from.
Dink
2.5+How to hit a steady, low dink, when to use it, and three dinking drills you can run alone or with a partner, from beginner to 4.0+.
Third-shot drop
3.0+What the third-shot drop is, why it matters, and three drills to make it consistent from the baseline, from beginner to 4.0+.
Drive
2.5+How to hit a hard, low drive in pickleball, when to drive instead of drop, and three drills for power and accuracy, from beginner to 4.0+.
Serve
2.5+How to hit a legal, deep and consistent pickleball serve, the volley and drop serve, and three serve drills, from beginner to 4.0+.
Return of serve
2.5+How to hit a deep return of serve and get to the net, why the return matters, and three drills, from beginner to 4.0+.
Net play
Winning, and surviving, the exchanges at the kitchen line.
Volleys & hand battles
3.0+How to volley in pickleball and win fast exchanges at the net (hand battles), with three volley drills, from beginner to 4.0+.
Reset
3.0+How to reset a hard shot into the kitchen in pickleball, from mid-court or the net, with three reset drills, from beginner to 4.0+.
Lob & overhead
3.0+When to lob in pickleball, how to hit a good offensive lob, how to put away an overhead, and three drills, from beginner to 4.0+.
Movement & doubles
Getting to the ball balanced and playing as a team.
Advanced
Finishing shots for 3.5 and up.