Tennis Tip: Pickleball Dinking Strategy with Jim Carrella

<h2><strong>Season 25, Episode 13: Shaun Boyce and Jim Carella</strong></h2><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">Today in the episode of the quick </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">Tennis Tip, </strong><span style="background-color: transparent">your energetic host Shaun invites the </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">RSPA </strong><span style="background-color: transparent">and </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">PPA </strong><span style="background-color: transparent">certified pickleball pro </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">Jim Carrella </strong><span style="background-color: transparent">who is mostly known as </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">Jimbo Pickleball. </strong><span style="background-color: transparent">In todays episode Jim will reveal the proper way to dinking which can significantly enhance your overall activity on the court. We highly recommend you to hit the play button and listen directly with Jim’s voice.</span></p><h2><span style="background-color: transparent">Key Facts Raised by Jim</span></h2><p><span style="background-color: transparent">In this short episode, Jim explains how and where to dink in pickleball. Here are the key takeaways can be considered from the episode -</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">✅ The advantages of </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">dinking straight ahead</strong><span style="background-color: transparent"> (14 feet)</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">✅ How </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">dinking in the middle</strong><span style="background-color: transparent"> (20 feet) creates confusion</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">✅ Why a </span><strong style="background-color: transparent">diagonal dink</strong><span style="background-color: transparent"> (up to 24 feet) offers more control and opportunity</span></p><h2><span style="background-color: transparent">Special Thanks</span></h2><ul><li><strong style="background-color: transparent">reGeovinate.com:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent"> For providing the studio space.</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent">Signature Tennis:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent"> For their continued support of the GoTennis! 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Let's share some racket sports love! 🎾📲</strong></p><p>More about Jim: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimcarella/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimcarella/</a></p><p>Shaun Boyce USPTA:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:shaun@tennisforchildren.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shaun@tennisforchildren.com</a></p><p><a href="https://tennisforchildren.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tennisforchildren.com/</a>&nbsp;🎾</p><p>Bobby Schindler USPTA:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:schindlerb@comcast.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">schindlerb@comcast.net</a></p><p><a href="https://letsgotennis.com/windermere/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/windermere/</a>🎾</p><p>Geovanna Boyce:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:geovy@regeovinate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">geovy@regeovinate.com</a></p><p><a href="https://regeovinate.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://regeovinate.com/</a>&nbsp;💪🏼🏋️</p><p>This podcast is powered by GoTennis!: The Best Value in Atlanta Racket Sports 🤜🏼🎾🤛🏼</p><p>🏠&nbsp;<a href="https://letsgotennis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/</a></p><p>🫶&nbsp;<a href="https://letsgotennis.com/join/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/join/</a></p><p><a href="https://letsgotennis.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/shop</a>👟👜</p><p><a href="https://letsgotennis.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/podcast/</a>&nbsp;🎙️🎧</p><p>Do you want to read about some good things going on in the world of tennis?</p><p><a href="https://letsgotennis.com/stories/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letsgotennis.com/stories/</a>&nbsp;🔥🪑</p><p>Check out our GoTennis! 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Today's tip comes from RSPA and PPA certified pickleball pro,

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Jim Carella.

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Hi, Jim Carella here, aka Jimbo Pickleball.

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Last tip we talked about dinking and why we dink.

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This tip is gonna be on where we dink.

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So when dinking straight ahead directly to your opponent,

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it's only 14 feet.

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Make sure your dinks are low and precise.

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Dinking in the middle creates more confusion.

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That's about 20 feet.

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And when you go on the diagonal,

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you can create as much as 24 feet

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between you and your opponent.

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It gives you the most opportunity to hit it harder and higher.

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It also opens up the court.

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Remember, try to dink with a purpose.

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Each dink is a good one, but it serves a purpose.

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