When To Speed Up In Pickleball

Every fast exchange starts with one

Every fast exchange starts with one

Every fast exchange starts with one choice, reset or attack. Here's your

choice, reset or attack. Here's your

choice, reset or attack. Here's your cheat sheet. Let's discuss the traffic

cheat sheet. Let's discuss the traffic

cheat sheet. Let's discuss the traffic light spectrum. From the floor to your

light spectrum. From the floor to your

light spectrum. From the floor to your knee, we're going to call this the red

knee, we're going to call this the red

knee, we're going to call this the red zone. I do not want to be attacking

zone. I do not want to be attacking

zone. I do not want to be attacking balls too aggressively from the red

balls too aggressively from the red

balls too aggressively from the red zone. The angle is too severe. The ball

zone. The angle is too severe. The ball

zone. The angle is too severe. The ball is too low to the ground. So, just like

is too low to the ground. So, just like

is too low to the ground. So, just like in traffic, when we reach a red light,

in traffic, when we reach a red light,

in traffic, when we reach a red light, we stop. These are going to be your

we stop. These are going to be your

we stop. These are going to be your softer resets or dings. Next, we have

softer resets or dings. Next, we have

softer resets or dings. Next, we have from knee to the waist. We're going to

from knee to the waist. We're going to

from knee to the waist. We're going to call this the yellow zone. The yellow

call this the yellow zone. The yellow

call this the yellow zone. The yellow zone could be a decision-making zone.

zone could be a decision-making zone.

zone could be a decision-making zone. Sometimes I'm going to accelerate, other

Sometimes I'm going to accelerate, other

Sometimes I'm going to accelerate, other times I'm going to slow down and dink

times I'm going to slow down and dink

times I'm going to slow down and dink one of these balls. This is going to be

one of these balls. This is going to be

one of these balls. This is going to be predicated on how balanced I am and

predicated on how balanced I am and

predicated on how balanced I am and where in the rally we are presently.

where in the rally we are presently.

where in the rally we are presently. Lastly, waist or net height and above.

Lastly, waist or net height and above.

Lastly, waist or net height and above. We're going to refer to this as the

We're going to refer to this as the

We're going to refer to this as the green zone. Every time we have a ball in

green zone. Every time we have a ball in

green zone. Every time we have a ball in the green zone, we're going to attack.

the green zone, we're going to attack.

the green zone, we're going to attack. Nobody stops their car at a green light.

So, use this spectrum next time you're

So, use this spectrum next time you're

So, use this spectrum next time you're playing to help you make your decisions

playing to help you make your decisions

playing to help you make your decisions appropriately. Wait.