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Pickleball Tip: What to do with the "Third Shot"
Episode 52 β€’ 5th June 2025 β€’ GoTennis! Podcast β€’ Shaun Boyce and Bobby Schindler
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Season 25, Episode 52: Shaun Boyce and Jim Carella

In this episode, host Shaun Boyce brings you a quick and practical tip from RSPA and PPA certified pickleball pro, Jim Carrella, aka Jimbo Pickleball.

Jim talks about what the mysterious "third shot' really is and what you can do with it. Drop it. Drive it. Do what you want with it but choose what your opponents don't want you to do.

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Hey, this is Shaun with the GoTennis Podcast powered by Signature Tennis.

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and do that for us.

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Today's tip comes from RSPA and PPA Certified Pickleball Pro, Jim Corella.

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Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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Hi, Jim Carella here, aka Jimbo Pickleball.

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Today we're going to talk about the mysterious third shot.

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What does that mean?

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So the third shot just refers to the sequence of the order of which has been hit.

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Service 1, return us to, obviously the third shot is 3.

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Now what do you do?

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Do you drive or drop?

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That's what you always hear.

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So do what you feel comfortable with.

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The drop will take a while to learn.

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The drive will come very instinctively.

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If you are driving, drive down the middle, try to keep it as low as possible.

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Makes it a little more difficult for your opponents.

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Alright, hope this clears up that mystery.

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And as always, happy pickling.

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Well, there you have it.

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