Pb is such a frustrating sport. For most people, you are matched up with random players on the court who can greatly impact your play. It's easy to lose the rational part of the brain. For example, yesterday, one of my pb opponents was a strong man skilled in ping pong. He smashed down every ball that came his way. The rare time that I could return one of his smashes, I did a pop-up, and then he smashed the ball at my partner, who then yelled at me. *Not* fun! The most enjoyable pb, IMO, is with similar skill sets and temperaments. Thanks for all your videos! 🌟
I understand all of that and I've been in those same situations. I agree that some of the best PB you can play is when things are on a level playing field. It's amazing. Let me know if you want to come down here for some training, Ann! Would love to help you out.
Good players will take advantage of your mistakes. Both you and I need to work on dinking and drop shots. Hitting the ball high over the net with moderate pace when your opponent is at the kitchen will doom you to a loss. Soften your grip, push the ball over the net into the kitchen instead serving up of a set-up shot. This will keep you in the game longer and maybe the other player will make a mistake.
Thanks. Solid advice for so much more than just pickleball. A really great reminder that getting stuck in your head can be dangerous in general, and we may need to rely on other people to pull us out of the spiral. And remember, winning doesn’t make you a better person, and losing doesn’t make you a worse one.
Oh my, I so needed this today. I was getting ready to hang up my paddle for good! All I want to do is be competitive, I don’t need to be the best one on the court. I do believe I am my own worst enemy. Thanks for this spot-on video!
Very timely! I seemed to have lost confidence in my serve. Then I realized I don't drill enough (or ever!). So the new plan is to dedicate an hour to drills. When you only serve on play day there is no muscle memory! Gotta to do better at drills/practice :)
Oh my...everyone needs to swallow their pride, be a good sport, and have fun. I love being the weakest link because I learn the most during those moments. It's a great opportunity. So set ego aside. Life has a lot more problems than these insecurities.
You were my favorite youtube pickleball coach when I first started playing. You helped me with fundamentals. I subscribed to about 15 other pickleball channels but I always comeback to watching your videos. These days I'm about a 4.25ish player. I have good days and some crappy days. So I appreciate a video like this that talks about the mental part of the game.
Thanks for doing this video. People can be unkind but we have a choice to work at it and increase our skills or get demoralized and quit. Iron sharpens iron and playing up will help your game. I don't get to play much but I'm trying to learn what I can on youtube and then go to the court and put some of the instruction into practice. I don't believe anyone is gifted with skills right off the bat but rather it takes time and effort to increase your skill level.
Grateful I started with a small group of players who were all new at the same time. Invite friends who are new to the game and come up the ranks together. On Saturday morning we get beat up by better players intentionally just to ensure we’re getting better. No hard feelings neither of us get upset if we lose
Great job.... I stink, okay... compared to ultrapros like you, I stink.... I've actually gotten a lotta lotta value out of one of your old videos where you talked about "find your tribe"..... And to be fair, I stink, and I have no aspirations.... I am just playing for fun, probably like a lot of your viewers.... so the people I was playing with at the time, were these ultra competitive.... Uhhh, I had to delete that, you have a family channel here.... so let me gently say, they were way too competitive for me, and they enjoyed humiliating noobs & bad players waaaay too much for my tastes.... they were not my tribe.... Now, sadly, you didn't say, "Here's how to find your tribe"... which would have helped.... Sorry, my point is, I started my own group on an app, and I figured, hey, whatever, let's see who shows up.... Well, now it's a great group, and a fun group, and we are all improving.... And we're having a ton of fun, and it's great..... So yeah, find your tribe, one way or another.... If you're not playing 4 times a week, it's probably because you're playing with a-h&les who are not fun.... Now, coming from the golf world, I spend a lot of time trying to never feel the thumb & index finger... I want the last 3 fingers, and that's it.... Unless, UNLESS I'm trying to hit a super short little flip shot near the net... then I let the whole hand go, and just try to flip the paddle..... I might even sometimes let go of the paddle, and let it fly forward in my hand a little, so that little flip shot might have a little more leverage.... but I would never advise that. that shot works like 40% of the time, and is only advisable in pure desperation.... I could go on & on... Great job on the video....
Every time I show up I’m the weakest link on the court but no one treats me that way and asks me to play on their team. Because they are their to have fun
Pb is such a frustrating sport. For most people, you are matched up with random players on the court who can greatly impact your play. It's easy to lose the rational part of the brain. For example, yesterday, one of my pb opponents was a strong man skilled in ping pong. He smashed down every ball that came his way. The rare time that I could return one of his smashes, I did a pop-up, and then he smashed the ball at my partner, who then yelled at me. *Not* fun! The most enjoyable pb, IMO, is with similar skill sets and temperaments. Thanks for all your videos! 🌟
I understand all of that and I've been in those same situations. I agree that some of the best PB you can play is when things are on a level playing field. It's amazing. Let me know if you want to come down here for some training, Ann! Would love to help you out.
Good players will take advantage of your mistakes. Both you and I need to work on dinking and drop shots. Hitting the ball high over the net with moderate pace when your opponent is at the kitchen will doom you to a loss. Soften your grip, push the ball over the net into the kitchen instead serving up of a set-up shot. This will keep you in the game longer and maybe the other player will make a mistake.
So true. Is it a sport or a relationship building
Thanks. Solid advice for so much more than just pickleball. A really great reminder that getting stuck in your head can be dangerous in general, and we may need to rely on other people to pull us out of the spiral. And remember, winning doesn’t make you a better person, and losing doesn’t make you a worse one.
All true!
What a nice young man you are , this is a great video , so honest and encouraging , thank you so much
Oh my, I so needed this today. I was getting ready to hang up my paddle for good! All I want to do is be competitive, I don’t need to be the best one on the court. I do believe I am my own worst enemy. Thanks for this spot-on video!
Very timely! I seemed to have lost confidence in my serve. Then I realized I don't drill enough (or ever!). So the
new plan is to dedicate an hour to drills. When you only serve on play day there is no muscle memory!
Gotta to do better at drills/practice :)
Losing confidence in the serve can happen. I've seen that many times. Is there anything I can help you out with?
@@PickleballKitchen I enjoy your lessons and easy to understand techniques on your channel. Wish I was in TX ... I would definitely be a student :)
Thanks Barrett! You da man!
Oh my...everyone needs to swallow their pride, be a good sport, and have fun. I love being the weakest link because I learn the most during those moments. It's a great opportunity. So set ego aside. Life has a lot more problems than these insecurities.
You were my favorite youtube pickleball coach when I first started playing. You helped me with fundamentals. I subscribed to about 15 other pickleball channels but I always comeback to watching your videos. These days I'm about a 4.25ish player. I have good days and some crappy days. So I appreciate a video like this that talks about the mental part of the game.
I really appreciate it. Thanks for much or your continued viewership!
Thank you Barrett. Hitting the wall hard right now. This advice will help!
I hear ya. Good luck!
Great info! You must be in my head...
We all do it!
Thanks for doing this video. People can be unkind but we have a choice to work at it and increase our skills or get demoralized and quit. Iron sharpens iron and playing up will help your game. I don't get to play much but I'm trying to learn what I can on youtube and then go to the court and put some of the instruction into practice. I don't believe anyone is gifted with skills right off the bat but rather it takes time and effort to increase your skill level.
I really needed this. Thanks, Barrett!
Grateful I started with a small group of players who were all new at the same time. Invite friends who are new to the game and come up the ranks together.
On Saturday morning we get beat up by better players intentionally just to ensure we’re getting better. No hard feelings neither of us get upset if we lose
Great video! How do you like the new GB Ultimate?
A lesson like this one is helpful… even if some people will never admit it. Bravo! 👏
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for very thoughtful advise
My pleasure, thanks for watching.
Xlnt work! Thank you.
Thank you😢for this video but mainly being honest
You bet! Thanks for watching.
Hey Barrett, thank you for the tips and advices of mindset’s setting
My pleasure, thanks for stopping by.
Wow! You talking to me! Heck yeah! Thank you so much.
My pleasure, I hope it helped.
Great job....
I stink, okay... compared to ultrapros like you, I stink....
I've actually gotten a lotta lotta value out of one of your old videos where you talked about "find your tribe"..... And to be fair, I stink, and I have no aspirations.... I am just playing for fun, probably like a lot of your viewers.... so the people I was playing with at the time, were these ultra competitive.... Uhhh, I had to delete that, you have a family channel here.... so let me gently say, they were way too competitive for me, and they enjoyed humiliating noobs & bad players waaaay too much for my tastes.... they were not my tribe....
Now, sadly, you didn't say, "Here's how to find your tribe"... which would have helped....
Sorry, my point is, I started my own group on an app, and I figured, hey, whatever, let's see who shows up.... Well, now it's a great group, and a fun group, and we are all improving.... And we're having a ton of fun, and it's great..... So yeah, find your tribe, one way or another.... If you're not playing 4 times a week, it's probably because you're playing with a-h&les who are not fun....
Now, coming from the golf world, I spend a lot of time trying to never feel the thumb & index finger... I want the last 3 fingers, and that's it.... Unless, UNLESS I'm trying to hit a super short little flip shot near the net... then I let the whole hand go, and just try to flip the paddle..... I might even sometimes let go of the paddle, and let it fly forward in my hand a little, so that little flip shot might have a little more leverage.... but I would never advise that. that shot works like 40% of the time, and is only advisable in pure desperation....
I could go on & on... Great job on the video....
Every time I show up I’m the weakest link on the court but no one treats me that way and asks me to play on their team. Because they are their to have fun
You over looked Sarah ,and Pickle Pong Deb. in those who had content.
You can't expect him to name every good channel on CZcams.
@@AnnMitt There were a lot less good pickleball channels then.