Drill

Drills

Pickleball

Dink-Then-Attack Third Ball

Identify a high dink and speed it up without breaking rhythm early

10 min
8 x 6-ball dink rallies ending in a speed-up
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Rally dinks cross-court, staying patient for at least 4 balls.
  2. 2Watch for any dink that rises above net height on your side.
  3. 3Attack that ball with a firm speed-up at the opponent's feet or hip.
  4. 4Reset to dinking immediately if the attack is blocked back low.

What to focus on

Waiting for a genuinely high ball before attacking.

Common mistake

Speeding up a ball that is still below the net, setting up the opponent's counter.