Often called the most important shot in all of pickleball, the dink is the critical shot aspiring players must learn to improve their game.
The dink is a shot hit slowly and softly into the opponents’ non-volley zone as close to the net as possible. If the opponent hits this ball hard, it goes into the net or out of the court. The only possible shot the opponent has is a defensive shot giving you opportunities.
This shot provides you with numerous strategies:
* You can out-dink your opponents to win the point.
* You can move your opponents left to right, forcing a mistake.
* You can move your opponents left to right to open space in the middle or on the sidelines where you may hit your next shot for a winner.
* Your opponent may crack under the pressure and hit a ball into the net, outside the sidelines, or high enough for you to hit a winner.
* You can slow down the banging by hard-hitting opponents.
* The team that controls the non-volley zone controls the game.
Avoid these common errors:
* Wristy dinking—Keep your arm and wrist straight with the paddle face open.
* Not following through—Although this is a soft shot, you still have to follow through to create enough momentum to get the ball over the net and hit the spot you are targeting.
* Not facing the action—Keep the ball in front of you. Move your feet to get into position to face the direction the ball is coming from. Hitting the ball in front of you, instead of alongside of you, reduces errors.
* Not going into the kitchen—Move into the kitchen to hit those short dinks. Reaching in and not bending your knees is known as a butt shot, and often creates an error.
* Not being patient—Stay with the strategy. Do not get offensive until the ball is high enough to hit. Practice dink games with partners to learn how to dink 20, 30, and 40 times without losing your focus.
* Not being ready—Always return to the ready position for the next shot. This means moving your feet and getting your paddle ready.
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Mara nyingi huitwa risasi muhimu zaidi katika wote wa pickleball, Dink ni risasi muhimu wachezaji wanaotaka lazima kujifunza kuboresha mchezo wao. Dink ni risasi hit polepole na laini katika wapinzani 'non-volley eneo karibu na wavu iwezekanavyo. Ikiwa mpinzani anapiga mpira huo kwa nguvu, unapanda ndani ya wavu au nje ya uwanja. Pigo pekee linalowezekana ambalo mpinzani ana ni risasi ya kujilinda inayokupa fursa. Picha hii inakuwezesha kupata mbinu nyingi: * Unaweza kuwa na akili kuliko wapinzani wako ili kushinda pointi. Unaweza kusonga wapinzani wako kushoto kwenda kulia, na kulazimisha kosa. Unaweza kusonga wapinzani wako kushoto kwa kulia ili kufungua nafasi katikati au upande ambapo unaweza kugonga risasi yako inayofuata kwa mshindi. * Mpinzani wako anaweza kuvunjika chini ya shinikizo na kupiga mpira ndani ya wavu, nje ya sidelines, au juu ya kutosha kwa ajili ya wewe kugonga mshindi. * Unaweza kupunguza kasi ya kupiga kwa wapinzani wenye kugonga kwa nguvu. * Timu ambayo inadhibiti eneo lisilo la mpira wa wavu inadhibiti mchezo. Kuepuka makosa haya ya kawaida: * Wristy dinking <unk> Kuweka mkono wako na mkono moja kwa moja na uso paddle wazi. * Si kufuatia kupitia <unk> Ingawa hii ni risasi laini, bado una kufuata kupitia kuunda kasi ya kutosha kupata mpira juu ya wavu na kugonga mahali unalolenga. * Si kukabiliana na hatua <unk> Kuweka mpira mbele yako. Hatua ya kwanza ni kuweka miguu yako katika nafasi ya kulenga upande ambao mpira unakuja. Kupiga mpira mbele yako, badala ya kando yako, hupunguza makosa. * Si kwenda katika jikoni <unk> Hatua katika jikoni kugonga wale dinks mfupi. Kufikia ndani na si bending magoti yako inajulikana kama risasi butt, na mara nyingi inajenga kosa. * Kutokuwa na subira <unk> Endelea na mkakati. Usiwe mkali mpaka mpira uwe juu vya kutosha kugonga. Kujifunza jinsi ya kufanya dunk mara 20, 30 na 40 bila kupoteza umakini wako. * Kutokuwa tayari <unk>Kila wakati kurudi katika nafasi tayari kwa risasi ijayo. Hii inamaanisha kusonga miguu yako na kupata paddle yako tayari. Ikiwa unataka kujua zaidi juu ya mchezo, sheria, vifaa, au habari za kuvutia, tafadhali jumuisha na jamii yetu ya pickleball. "Kupitia barua pepe ya David Zapatka, ""Siku ya mwisho ya maisha yangu"""