@pickleballpundits: You’re putting a lot more pressure on your partner if you’re always running up to the kitchen line every time they hit a drop shot. If you trust your partners drop shots, you can start to move forward as they’re hitting. But a lot of amateur players are not always going to be hitting perfect drops like the pros. While moving forward can help set up a poach or generally apply more pressure to your opponents, if your partner pops the ball up, you become an easy target to attack. You can see Anna Leigh gauge her partners drop quality before running forward. She notices her feet are set and is hitting a more routine drop. She’s analyzing the drop continuously and would be stopping her forward progress if she sees the drop is higher than anticipated. #pickleball #pickleballstrategy #pickleballtips

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