Playing against a Strong Player?

Amen! As a PPR Pro I'm often in mis-matched games. I absolutely hate it when the opposing team simply targets my partner. It's not good for anyone. It's not fun for me, my partner is humiliated, and the opposing team gets nothing out of it. Appreciate the video!

My thoughts exactly. When I am getting iced, I check out of the game - stand at the baseline and wait for the game to end. If there is a culture of icing at a particular location, then I make notes and avoid going there for a few months to a few years, then will try again to see if anything has changed. When I play against a stronger player I try to hit to them so they can get some practice in too, I hit speed-ups to 4.0+ players so they can work on counters and resets. I will also hit to the weaker player, but I try to hit appropriate shots that will be near their comfort zones.

Thanks for the video, this happened to me once, I booked 2 hours inside courts to play with 2 I never met, and I had a newbie partner. I could not believe how they picked on her and I heard them plan it. They probably thought don’t hit it to me being the good player, what jerks this is recreational pickle ball. We could not win a single game, but after an hour of warmup I decided to practice my killer serve, very hard, and to the line alternating with my softer serve close. I aced them 8 or 9 in a row, not fun, but after humiliating them and winning I felt better. I have been humbled many times by better players and also humbled by weaker players requesting I be easier on them. Now I am more diplomatic player. And I have fun. And I will never play those women again!

100% agree, that is one way to learn / improve your Pickleball skills. It have happened to me , the other team always hit my partner (the weak or learner of the team (my wife)) and most of the time they win the point.

If only they would play to the stronger player. Although don't force a shot to the stronger player.

Hey Ed!! Good job on your videos. Glenn Bell

Thanks

Ditto!

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