Prescott Lakes Pickleball Drill Guide
Created by Roger Wolfe
Introduction – The Prescott Lakes Pickleball Drill Guide contains information about specific Drills to help you develop more complex shots, court positioning, and body posture to automatically respond to certain opportunities during active play. It’s also a great way to warm up before play, and learn new strategies, and court management.
Q. What’s the fuss, why drills? Why can’t I just come out and play and get better?
A. The simple answer is that you might get better, but you’ll have to play hundreds of games to acquire the same skills you can develop in a few hours of Drill Practice.
Purpose – Drills help us develop “muscle memory” to control “fine muscle movement”. Let’s face it, if you’re not comfortable with hitting a shot you’re not good at……you won’t use it in a game, and that will put you at a disadvantage that your opponents will eventually discover. Drills not only help you acquire new shot development skills, it adds to your overall shot selection repertoire, helps train you to automatically cover the open court, and cover your opponents open shot. So if you’re serious about competitive play, or just want to improve your game, drilling is essential.
When – We’ll drill for 30 minutes before OFFICIAL PLAY times start (so 7:30 most days). Please refer to the Prescott Lakes Pickleball Website for drills and dates. Drilling is also a great way to warm up before play, and reinforce some development opportunities. The website http://plpickleball.weebly.com/club-news.html contains a full schedule of tournaments, events, news, classes, Drills, and is your COMPLETE information guide to All things Pickelball.
Q. How do I read the Drill Guide?
A. The Drill Guide contains information about the purpose of the drill, drill basics, and suggested MINIMUM skill level for attending a specific drill session. Bottom line, if you’re reasonably close to the minimum skill level, you’ll have a better chance of executing the drill. If you’re a full 1 point below (per IFP Skill Guide) the suggested level, you’ll struggle with executing some of the more complex shot placements. Just be patient, these Drill sessions will be in a continuous rotation, so you’ll get there sooner or later.
One last item………once you’ve learned the drill, find a partner and practice the drills you’ve learned……..you’ll feel much more confident when executing the shot during a game.
Q. What’s the fuss, why drills? Why can’t I just come out and play and get better?
A. The simple answer is that you might get better, but you’ll have to play hundreds of games to acquire the same skills you can develop in a few hours of Drill Practice.
Purpose – Drills help us develop “muscle memory” to control “fine muscle movement”. Let’s face it, if you’re not comfortable with hitting a shot you’re not good at……you won’t use it in a game, and that will put you at a disadvantage that your opponents will eventually discover. Drills not only help you acquire new shot development skills, it adds to your overall shot selection repertoire, helps train you to automatically cover the open court, and cover your opponents open shot. So if you’re serious about competitive play, or just want to improve your game, drilling is essential.
When – We’ll drill for 30 minutes before OFFICIAL PLAY times start (so 7:30 most days). Please refer to the Prescott Lakes Pickleball Website for drills and dates. Drilling is also a great way to warm up before play, and reinforce some development opportunities. The website http://plpickleball.weebly.com/club-news.html contains a full schedule of tournaments, events, news, classes, Drills, and is your COMPLETE information guide to All things Pickelball.
Q. How do I read the Drill Guide?
A. The Drill Guide contains information about the purpose of the drill, drill basics, and suggested MINIMUM skill level for attending a specific drill session. Bottom line, if you’re reasonably close to the minimum skill level, you’ll have a better chance of executing the drill. If you’re a full 1 point below (per IFP Skill Guide) the suggested level, you’ll struggle with executing some of the more complex shot placements. Just be patient, these Drill sessions will be in a continuous rotation, so you’ll get there sooner or later.
One last item………once you’ve learned the drill, find a partner and practice the drills you’ve learned……..you’ll feel much more confident when executing the shot during a game.
