Sample Pickleball Report: Keeping Dinks Low
A worked example for a player whose dinks keep floating up into the attack zone. Your real report is built from your own swing.
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Full-swing analysis
01 · The one fix
Primary fix identified
Stabilize a slightly-open, quiet paddle face and lift with the legs, not the wrist, so the ball skims low over the net and stays unattackable.
In the soft game, anything above net height is a free attack for your opponent. Keeping the dink low — a few inches over the tape with a quiet face — removes their put-away and is the single biggest swing in who controls the kitchen.
02 · The evidence
- On the side view the paddle face is angled noticeably upward at contactEstimated
- The dink trajectory rises above net-and-shoulder height (an attackable arc)Estimated
- A wristy, flicking motion suggests the lift is coming from the hand rather than the legsInferred
What this report can't know
Illustrative example (not your data)- Exact net-clearance height or paddle speed without a fixed reference/sensor
- Whether positioning or footwork at the kitchen line is contributing (needs live looks)
- Anything about wrist or shoulder health — stop if you feel pain
03 · Three drills tied to this fix
DRILL 1Net-skimmer dink gate
Set a string or eye-line target a few inches above the net tape and dink cross-court trying to send every ball just over it. Keep the face slightly open and stable; lift with the legs, not the wrist. 5 minutes cross-court, then 5 straight-ahead.
DRILL 2Paddle-face control wall
Stand a few feet from a wall and dink continuously against it. Ball striking high means the face is too open — adjust to a square/slightly-open face that returns it low, keeping the wrist quiet through contact. ~8 minutes.
DRILL 3Attackable-ball recognition
Dink with a partner and call "up!" or "down!" before each contact: roll-attack only balls above net height, keep everything below it soft. Trains patience and shot selection. 10-minute game, tracking unforced speed-ups.
04 · Your 7-day plan
Days 1–7Days 1–2
Net-skimmer dink gate only. Groove a low arc just over the tape with a quiet face.
Days 3–4
Add the paddle-face control wall to stabilize the face angle.
Day 5
Add attackable-ball recognition; speed up only the balls that float above the net.
Day 6
Live kitchen exchanges keeping the low, leg-driven feel.
Day 7 · RETEST
Retest: re-film cross-court dinks from the same side angle and compare arc height.
~15 min/day · ends in a retest
05 · Retest to prove it
- Dink net clearance (sitting up → a few inches over the tape, intermediate target ~7")
- Paddle-face angle at contact (open/lifting → quiet and stable)
- Unforced speed-up errors (down toward zero)
On day 7, re-film a cross-court dink rally from the same side angle. Watch net clearance and face angle: are the dinks skimming low (a few inches over) instead of sitting up? Chart attackable vs. unattackable dinks over the next couple of weeks.
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