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Pickleball

Dink Line Erne Awareness

Dink down the line while staying aware of erne opportunities and risks

10 min
6 x 8 down-the-line dink exchanges
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Rally straight-ahead dinks down the sideline only.
  2. 2Watch for a dink that drifts too far crosscourt, opening an erne lane.
  3. 3When it appears, step around the kitchen post to erne-volley it out of the air.
  4. 4On defense, avoid over-committing crosscourt dinks that create the same opening.

What to focus on

Court awareness of sideline space during down-the-line rallies.

Common mistake

Drifting a dink too wide and leaving the erne lane open.