PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTION
PICKLEBALL 411
THE THIRD SHOT AND WHY IT’ S IMPORTANT
BY RUSTY HOWES | WWW. PICKLEBALLCHANNEL. COM
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In this article, we have Brian and Matt Staub from Poach Pickleball tackling the very important third shot. Brian and Matt are top 5.0 players and teachers who also happen to be father and son! A lot of people talk about the first three shots of a game, but today we are going to talk about why the third shot is so critical. In fact, the ability to execute this shot is one of the things that separates beginners from more advanced players. Once you read through the article, make sure you watch the full-length video on Pickleball Channel that really gives you the visual tools you need to understand and implement the concepts of the third shot.
WHAT IS THE THIRD SHOT?
Brian: Today we’ re going to talk about the importance of the third shot and what it will do for your game. The third shot is the third ball that’ s hit in the point process. The first ball would be the serve. The second ball would be the receiving team returning the ball, and the third ball is nothing more than the transition shot from the serving team to be able to get to the net. The third shot gives the team the opportunity to take some pace off the ball, dropping it into the kitchen. This allows them to neutralize their opponent’ s advantage so they can transition and play the game at the net.
HOW TO HIT THE 3RD SHOT
First, we should start with your grip on the paddle. At Poach Pickleball, we teach the continental grip, which is a grip where
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