Full Pro Pickleball Coaching Session: Master the Transition Zone

Struggling to reach the KITCHEN in Pickleball effectively? In this pro pickleball coaching session, we break down every step to make your kitchen approach smoother, smarter, and more effective. Learn how to choose the right shot based on your opponent’s play, keep your paddle face open for better control in the transition zone, and handle short hops with confidence. This comprehensive lesson focuses on everything you need to know about the journey from the baseline to the kitchen line, so you can dominate in both positioning and shot selection. Elevate your approach and transition game with these pro strategies!"

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0:00 Lesson Overview
0:53 Introduction
2:45 Practicing the Topspin Drop
4:47 Decide what drop shot technique works for you
6:55 Technique for Drop Shot in Front of You
8:09 Drop Shot Selection depending on Opponent
10:02 Slice Drop Shot
13:09 Enter the Transition Zone
14:42 Short Hops and How to Hit Them
15:20 More Practice on Entering the Transition Zone
17:20 How to Reset in the Transition Zone
19:00 How to Position your Paddle for Resets
22:22 More Paddle Position Tips
26:26 Keep your Paddle Open
31:20 Combining Everything for Practice
32:35 Summary

While accomplished as a professional player, with quarterfinal runs on both the PPA and APP Tours, Josh prides himself on his work as an instructor and coach. Over the last six-plus years as a certified instructor, Josh has taught thousands of hours from coast to coast and even internationally with Pickleball Getaways. These days, when not running a clinic or lesson, he can be seen on the bench giving counsel to the World Number 1, Ben Johns.
Josh is also the author of the first children’s pickleball book, "Pickleball with Pop." Since its publication in 2018, over 1,500 copies have been sold, introducing pickleball to the youngest generation!

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