Pickleball
Defensive Lob and Recovery
Use a defensive lob to buy time when pulled off the kitchen line
10 min
6 x 8 forced-out-wide scenarios
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon
Instructions
- 1Partner drives a ball wide to pull you off the kitchen line.
- 2Read the recovery difficulty and choose a high defensive lob over the opponent's backhand.
- 3Immediately sprint back to re-establish kitchen line position while the lob is in the air.
- 4Split step before the opponent's overhead response.
What to focus on
Choosing the lob decisively instead of a low-percentage forced pass.
Common mistake
Attempting a low passing shot from an off-balance wide position instead of lobbing.