Wondering if you should slice a slice in pickleball? Let’s dive into the debate…
Summary
- Shouldn’t take ‘shouldn’t’ too seriously in pickleball.
- Backspin vs. topspin strategies in the kitchen.
- Pros and cons of slicing a slice in different scenarios.
Insight from the Community
“Shouldn’t” isn’t something you should take seriously in pickleball. You can hit however you want as long as you’re hitting a quality ball.”
“There are different schools of thought to this. Backspin dinks are safer to ‘attack’ out wide since they bounce less and thus mitigate the chance of ATPs.”
“It’s not that you shouldn’t do it but be aware that if you slice, you are giving the opponent the opportunity to get more top spin.”
Pros and Cons of Slicing
“A slice will have backspin on it, but when you return it, you can convert all of that to topspin.”
“If you slice a slice, it is more like double-backspin, which can sail high or float up.”
“I’m guessing you’re talking about backhand to backhand cross court dinking and in this case I would say dinking with a slice generally doesn’t put as much spin on the ball.”