Coach Sammy breaks down how to use the lob effectively in pickleball and how to retrieve lobs so you don't get burned. He covers the main types of lobs: offensive lobs from the kitchen out of the air, offensive off-the-bounce lobs, and high defensive "survival" lobs used to extend points and buy time to reset. He walks through key technique cues like keeping the ball out in front, creating space with your feet, using a stable base at the kitchen, starting the paddle below the ball with good knee bend, and lifting with the shoulder rather than the wrist. He also shares a simple dink-to-lob drill using a partner's raised paddle as a height target. On the retrieval side, Coach Sammy teaches the drop step, the correct route to take, and how to choose between an overhead, drop, drive, or a high defensive lob back.
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00:00 Why Lobs Fail
00:12 Lob Types Overview
00:32 Setup and Mindset
01:41 Kitchen Air Lob
02:24 Lob Practice Drill
03:31 Free Improvement Roadmap
03:57 Off the Bounce Lob
05:07 Smart Defensive Lobs
06:09 Lob Retrieval Basics
07:08 Common Retrieval Mistakes
08:02 Best Reply Options
09:31 Default to High Lob