🏓 Pickleball · Dink, drop, drive, win the kitchen.

Analysis Report

Session ID · SV-1274

B81

Swing Score

Primary fix identified

Popping Up Dinks

Paddle face opens through a slightly upward contact, sending soft dinks high enough to attack.

In the kitchen, an attackable dink loses the point. A stable, slightly-closed face on a level path keeps the ball low and unattackable — the foundation of the soft game.

What do I do next?

Quiet the paddle and the wrist. Drill cross-court dinks aiming to keep every ball below net-cord height, then add a target zone at the opponent’s feet.

Open the training plan

Phase-by-Phase Breakdown

Ready

Paddle up, hands soft, ready to absorb or attack — like a boxer guarding the chest.

On track

Split

Land as they hit — be on balance the moment the ball comes off their paddle.

Watch

Prep

Short and quiet — most of your power comes from your legs and shoulder, not a big swing.

Watch

Forward

Lift soft shots with your legs; push drives with your shoulder — let the paddle stay calm.

On track

Contact

Meet it out front with a quiet face — let the ball come to you, then place it.

Priority

Short finish, then paddle straight back up — the next ball is coming fast.

On track

Recovery

Get back to the line with your partner and your paddle up — the point is not over.

On track

Other Patterns We Spotted

Long Backswing

Too much paddle takeaway for a touch shot reduces control and adds pace you do not want.

notable

Wristy Contact

Flicking the wrist at the ball instead of moving the paddle with a quiet shoulder.

minor

Benchmarks For Your Level

Paddle Speed Mph

35 mph

Healthy range 22–50 mph

Paddle-head speed at contact on a drive (≈ DUPR 3.0–3.5)

Backswing Compactness

0.8 score (0-1, higher = more compact)

Healthy range 0.6–1 score (0-1, higher = more compact)

Compact, disguised preparation across dink/drop/drive

Dink Net Clearance Inches

7 inches above net

Healthy range 3–14 inches above net

Lower, more consistent dink arc that resists speed-ups

Third Shot Drop Success Pct

62 %

Healthy range 45–78 %

Reliable third-shot drops landing soft in the NVZ

Recommended Drills

Full plan →

Net-Skimmer Dink Gate Drill

Keep dinks low and unattackable by controlling paddle-face angle

5 minutes cross-court, then 5 minutes straight-ahead

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Third-Shot Drop Arc Drill

Land soft drops in the kitchen instead of dumping them into the net

3 sets of 15 drops, then 10 drop-and-advance reps

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Drive Depth & Topspin Control Drill

Keep drives in by adding low-to-high brush and contacting out front

3 sets of 12 drives to a deep target band

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Your 7-Day Practice Plan

Day 1Understand the fix — slow reps grooving the feel of correcting "popping up dinks".

Day 2Net-Skimmer Dink Gate Drill — block practice, quality over quantity.

Day 3Net-Skimmer Dink Gate Drill at full speed, then add Third-Shot Drop Arc Drill.

Day 4Third-Shot Drop Arc Drill — build it into a repeatable pattern.

Day 5Drive Depth & Topspin Control Drill — integrate the new feel into normal swings.

Day 6Pressure practice — random reps and a small game/scoring challenge.

Day 7Re-film and retest. Compare against today to confirm the change is sticking.

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Sam Rivera

Intermediate (3.5 DUPR)

Goal: Win more kitchen exchanges

Working on: Dinks sit up and get attacked

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