Pro-Level Pickleball Match Breakdown: Learn KEY Strategies for Smarter Play!

@tanner, great video analysis and insights. Thank you. For the return of serve during unstacking, I actually feel cross court (or middle) return might be better for the following reasons:

1. When you go down the line on your return, your partner can be more easily targeted down the line.
2. The person driving (when you return down the line) can hit his cross court drive angled off the court (that makes it harder for you as you now have bigger space to cover now since your partner has to worry about the line and his body)
3. It's hard for the driver to go behind your partner if your return is cross court. So your partner can help you more in the middle.

Agreed that when the return is cross court you'd have less time on opponents 3rd but that's offset by the fact that your return will also take longer to get to the driving guy since it's cross court.

been loving these breakdowns, keep 'em coming!

How was playing against Ben Johns?

Great video, really enjoy it! It’s so unique!

Seeing you play in the PPA AND WIN made my day. Very happy for you

Another great video, thanks!

I came up with phrase to remember when to reset to the middle "When you are in a pickle, hit to the middle". So often we do too much when we are on defense or the ball is low for an attack. Thanks Tanner! The main benefit I get from this video is learning better how to anticipate a shot through pattern recognition.

great analysis, very helpful! Hope to see more

Agree! These are the best videos for instruction available! Thank you!!!

Yezzir

I'm merely a 3.75 in practice, on a good day. Even though this material is pretty far away from what I need to use in my typical game play, I think it is important to keep advanced concepts percolating in my mind as I progress up the ladder. Knowing this sooner rather than later, I believe I will develop far fewer bad habits to fix later.

Another Banger! Love these vids. Thank you!

This is so good. Thank you Tanner. You are one of the top teachers for pickleball.

These point-by-point breakdown videos, with normal speed then slow-motion analysis, are the BEST for my learning and progression. Thank you! Keep it up!!!

Hey, did you play Anna lee and ben on mix?😮 up and coming analysis😮😮😮😮

Super helpful, Tanner! I love your game analysis videos!

Unrelated — but your match against Yates and Blaine was a fun one to watch. I recorded a couple of good points- if you’d like, I can send them to you.

What paddles is kyle using ?

"The net's undefeated" ha! love it.
Geat video breakdown, thank you

Keep them coming. Good stuff.

Fantastically helpful insights, thanks for that. Just one thing: the background music was somewhat distracting, i.e., kept me from fully listening to what you were saying. Just, um, saying, lol. Anyway, keep up the good picklin'!

Is that an adidas paddle? Looking good! Great video.

Would like to see more of this stuff. I often think, where should I place my next shot?!

Split step when ball crosses net: any advice when you are bailing back? I hate when I don’t get set but trying to create more space at last second when bailing

your breakdowns of points is really helpful for teaching game strategy!!!

Great breakdown! Are you watching and recording this in OBS? Or using some other software? I'd love to do stuff like this for fitness breakdowns.

I have a quick question, so at 5 minutes you talking about your partner in a firefight and you want to have your paddle extended middle is this also true for your backhand since in the video you're both forehand middle. Thanks great videos as always..

You're one of the few pickleball channels I subscribe to because you're so passionate about the game. Love it. Keep the analysis content coming!

I was at the Chicago APP & watched/cheered for you & Kyle. I was the one with the cowbells...lol 🎉🎉🎉

more more more!!!!! so good, please do more!!

Great analysis! Thank you.

I appreciate your enthusiasm and your humility. (It can be humbling to post your own matches and offer the critique of even your own play like this. Admirable. Too bad more of the "Studio Experts" are not willing to do this.)

My instructor had a heck of a time getting me to "dink soft middle when you're in trouble." You had to go and reinforce his tip, didn't you?! Seriously, I do believe this tip alone has been super valuable.

- Dink

As a 4.5, I feel like with some guys in 4.0 & 4.5 there's like an ego thing where they like to be the more aggressive player when on the right side. It seems like in the advanced levels everyone knows to let the forehand side take control.

He said turmoil lol…. I know they family read the Bible lol

Tan is the man

Thanks!

Another great vid. Love these game/match analysis vids. The video production quality is also excellent. Thanks for sharing your journey and knowledge with the community.

I like a lot your lessons. Thank you. CAN You give us information how to chose paddle for an advanced player. Thank you.












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Thisss is gooood!

PRO LEVEL analysis. 
Tanner, it’s clear how much effort you’re putting into these videos—your attention to detail and the quality of your breakdowns are exceptional. Everything is so crisp and solid, making it incredibly easy to follow. I learned a ton from this! Do you happen to have a link to the full game as well?" This looks like a really fun challenging game

I watched it from start to finish without skipping a single second

I love these videos! Thanks!

I'd enjoy a video highlighting the arc of the ball for dinks and drops. In particular where should the ball hit its peak and how high should that be. I've enjoyed all your videos that I've seen. Thanks.

Great video.

Great stuff

Thank you!!! for this great breakdown. Best way to learn.

I am loving your analysis and just found your videos. This is the third I am watching but after 4 min. I’m not sure I can go on with the background music, just some constructive feedback for the future. Look forward to more analysis videos and cool you are playing with kyle his Shannan’s is excellent also.

Absolutely some of the best teaching out there. Breaking down points like this helps us to not just watch the ball but actually watch the players and what they are going. GR8 stuff !!

It's great to see a match where everyone is clearly very high level, wow you all are very very good!