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Hey everybody at CJ Johnson.
I'm sure that you already know some of the most valuable lessons we get about
our sport. Don't come from the playing field. They come from life.
Today.
I'm going to share with you some of the things that I learned this winter that
will help you to be more consistent when you get on the pickle ball courts.
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We all know how important consistency is in pickle ball.
Do you have a plan in place to become more consistent? I'm curious,
put a yes or no in the comments down below. As I was reflecting on this winter,
there are six skills that will help any player at any level to become more
consistent. Today. I'm going to share three of those skills with you. Don't worry,
I'm not holding out on you. I'm happy to share the other three.
If you stick around to the end of this video,
I'll give you a link that'll take you to a blog post that'll give you those
three bonus skills plus a few interesting winter time antidotes.
Patience is a virtue not just for your life but on the pickle ball courts too.
Whenever I think about patients either for myself on the court or when I'm
teaching it to someone else,
I'm reminded of these words of wisdom from to time us open,
gold medalist, Laura Fenton, Covanta
now her number one problem,
her number one problem really was up here and there's a number of us and I was
guilty of it because all the sports I used to play, we're all very aggressive,
racquetball, tennis, football, basketball, all of these things.
You're always on the offense in pickup.
All that requires a lot of patients and this is just a basic key point that we
tried to get across as when the ball is below the net and you are at that
kitchen line is not the time to drive the ball and people become impatient,
you know,
and maybe it's one or two dinks and you see this hole somewhere or you think you
see this whole but the balls below the net and you think, oh Bam,
I can get that whole when you go wham and all of a sudden the ball's coming
right back at you at your feet. Okay.
The key of that is you've got to become patient and that's so easily said.
No. I'm happy to report that since we taped that, which was several years ago,
I personally have become much more patient on the courts because frankly
patients pays off in points,
but just exactly how do you do that?
A general rule of thumb is if you have to hit up on the ball,
don't attack.
Another way to think of it is if the ball doesn't bounce above the height of the
net, that's an unattainable ball for most people. Now,
you'll notice I said most people,
that's because in pickleball there's a lot of exceptions to the rules.
If you come from a racket sports background,
chances are your pretty good at putting topspin on the ball and if that's one of
your strengths,
you can attack a ball that bounces below the net.
Oftentimes successfully.
If you're fortunate enough to be one of those people who's great with Topspin,
the recommendation for you is don't attack attackable ball that doesn't bounce
above your knee. Skill number two,
physical fitness makes your life easier off and on the courts.
A few years ago I was listening to an interview with Scott Moore where he talked
about the decision to become one of the best players in pickleball.
Certainly he got on the court and started working on his pickleball skills,
but his other priority was working with a trainer and getting physically fit.
You may not have a desire to be one of the best players in the world,
but certainly being more fit, we'll help you on the pickle ball court,
your physical condition, your cardiovascular strength,
your muscle strength and endurance,
your flexibility and mobility and your balance begin to deteriorate when you're
at age 40 if you're not doing anything to combat you're aging,
you're deteriorating and eventually that's going to take a toll in all areas of
your life.
And often overlooked area of fitness and a prerequisite for athletic motion is
balance in pickable balance allows us to get the ball to go where we wanted to
go. In addition to helping you improve your consistency,
physical fitness will help us to avoid injury on the court.
People who have strong legs and course use their bodies to enhance their pickup.
All emotion,
people who have a weak legs and course often band or move from the wrong places,
putting additional stress on their bodies.
If you'd like to know how your physical fitness measures up for your age,
click on the length that just popped up above and it'll take you to a free
fitness assessment.
We drill over and over and over again so that when we get into a game or a
tournament,
the right move comes to us automatically without even having to think about it.
Humans are hardwired to like games. After all,
most of us are ready addicted to pick a ball.
Make sure that you join me in the next video where I will show you how to craft
a fun and effective practice plan that will help you to improve your
consistency. To prep for that,
make sure that you get your free pickleball inventory form.
It's the first step in putting together a fun and effective practice plan that
will have you to improve your consistency.
I'll put a link down in the show notes below. Oh,
and don't forget to check out those three bonus lessons by clicking the link
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Well see you in the next video.