The Pickleball Follow Through - The Definitive View - In2Pickle

A pickleball stroke has three parts: backswing (see below), point of contact (when you hit the ball), and follow through (after you have made contact with the ball).

In a prior video, linked below, we suggested that by mastering the follow through you could greatly improve your pickleball play. There was some resistance to this concept. The counterargument was primarily that because the ball has left the paddle the remaining follow through was not relevant to the ball's trajectory. The argument continues that the only relevant part of the pickleball stroke is the point where the paddle makes contact with the ball (the point of contact) and the paddle face angle at that point.

In this video we demonstrate the effect of the paddle follow through on the shot and how varying the follow through impacts the ball's trajectory. We also show how you can use the follow through to shape your pickleball shot and help with the service yips.

Backswing video links:

The concept: https://youtu.be/ESZg7eG9lzI

Drill and exercises: https://youtu.be/u13UELEL4M0

Master the Follow Through: https://youtu.be/M6Du3oL7VB0

Follow through to where you want the ball to go and watch your game improve.

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Thanks for watching,

Tony Roig
In2Pickle Player Development
Email: Tony@In2Pickle.com
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Thanks to Chasing Dill and Frank Anthony Davis for the use of their video footage.

Thanks to Coyote Hearing Studio for the music used in this video. Music used with permission from YouTube Audio Library.