This is Part 2 of our Practice Like a Pro 7-part series with pickleball pros Susannah Barr and Nick Wade. We mic’d them up during a real two-hour drilling session so you can hear everything they say while training — raw, unfiltered, and behind the scenes.
In this episode, the focus is on two-handed backhand volleys at the kitchen line:
✅ Why a two-handed ready position helps you react faster and hit more aggressive volleys
✅ How footwork and planting on your outside leg sets up cleaner, stronger shots
✅ When pros commit to two hands vs. release for a one-hand flick or roll
🎥 Watch the whole series:
Part 1 Aggressive Dinking and ATPs → https://youtu.be/laT5A1J4sbA&list=PL7aPrF3CyOzpQKOo3N2sehVWzuzoFnVoD
Part 3 The Survival Drill → https://youtu.be/AUyb6m8i6K4&list=PL7aPrF3CyOzpQKOo3N2sehVWzuzoFnVoD
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 Quick Tips from a Pro Drilling Session
0:35 Focus: Two-Handed Backhands at the Kitchen
0:50 Footwork and Two Handed Ready Position
1:35 What Susannah is Struggling With
2:10 Using left hand and getting around the ball
2:32 Movement and Footwork
3:16 Two Handed Backhand Volley Drill
4:03 Planting the Outside Leg
5:05 Being Decisive Taking it out of the Air
5:28 What Nick is Working On
6:46 Follow with Your Feet First!
7:34 One Step Rule
8:22 Two Handed Ready Position
9:30 Punch Volley vs. Swing Volley
10:35 Simplify the Decision Making
11:08 How to Decide, One hand or Two?
11:43 Your Dink Determines
12:16 Watch the Practice Like a Pro Playlist
🎥 Watch Next:
👉 Practice Like a Pro Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7aPrF3CyOzpQKOo3N2sehVWzuzoFnVoD
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