A total win for week #3 of the Ladder League.
~ the forehand of pickleball ~
To pay for last week‘s disaster, the penalty or punishment is moving down a rung to #3, which is played on Court #6.
I started out in #1 for week 1, moved down to Rung #2 for week 2.
The 3 sets:
1️⃣ w/ Yan 15-13
2️⃣ w/ Robyn 15-12
3️⃣ w/ Candi, 15-4
I tighten my game by using ground stroke more, and drop less which worked well.
Gloria (?) was very kind and offered me two pointers: don’t step on the line when serving, and don’t swoosh when serving. I thought I consciously stayed away from the service line (baseline), but apparently, I sometimes don’t. It’s a good point to note: what I think I’m doing is NOT exactly what I do.
I made a close call to the right. It looked out. When I asked Robyn for confirmation, she said,
“It’s your call, baby.”
I didn’t realize that I don’t utilize my left arm, which looks useless in this video. According to this video, it should be played like a tennis forehand: the takeback, coil with the help of the left arm.
This coach uses 4 steps:
- the takeback (C motion or the loop)
- acceleration
- topspin
- rotation
