Drill

Drills

Pickleball

Dink Rally with Lateral Movement

Maintain dink quality while shuffling side to side along the kitchen line

10 min
6 x 20-ball rallies covering full kitchen width
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Partner dinks randomly to any point along your kitchen line.
  2. 2Shuffle-step to each ball — never cross your feet — staying square to the net.
  3. 3Return every dink with the same soft, arcing push regardless of position.
  4. 4Note any rep where you reach with the arm instead of moving the feet.

What to focus on

Shuffling to stay centered behind each ball.

Common mistake

Reaching wide with the arm and leaving the middle exposed.