Balance

Yesterday's post was an article from Sarah Ansboury discussing how to overcome the stress of tough playing situations. One phrase she used was "balance is the key to hitting a ball squarely on the paddle face". Today's post adds to that specific point with a video from Mark Renneson called Balance at the Kitchen.

Mark emphasizes that one of the most basic needs of good pickleball play is balance - because a balanced position allows a player to more easily put away a winner. But he breaks balance into 2 types. The first is static balance which simply means being balanced while stationary, such as when at the kitchen line. The second is dynamic balance which means being balanced while on the move for a shot.

Since balance is so important, there must be things that a player can do to improve and Mark provides some exercises to do just that. I'll have some more ideas over the next several days.