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Hey guys, this is James Ignatowich and I’m going to cover the wrist snap. So when you play tennis, you know that when you serve, you’re always snapping your wrist, as you see Ben Shelton, ATP rank #13, do here.
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Same thing with the overhead, but in pickleball, a lot of these players are arming the overhead, so they’re not getting all the way up and they’re not extending.
The drill to fix this is to actually exaggerate the wrist snap, and only snap your wrist. If you want to do it right, take a basket, go out there and drill. Stand in an open stance and just all wrist snap. Don’t do anything else, totally focus on the snapping of the wrist, going from high to low, being loose with it.
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About James Ignatowich
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James Ignatowich is a contributor to Pickleball Portal, sharing insights and expertise to help players of all levels improve their game.
