** NOTE ** – This is the last of our Series Of Pickleball Tips from Jeff Shank. I want to thank Jeff for taking the time in preparing this video and for allowing me to share it in segmented form. I hope all of the pickleballers who visit JBRish.com have learned as much from Jeff’s tips as I have.
Things to watch for in this video (below)
What characteristics would make a ball a good candidate for a touch drop shot?
Why would you want to hit a serve return to the better poacher?
What responsibilities do partners have once a ball is “called” by one of the players?
If players are in a position where one is back and one is closer to the net (i.e. the non-volley zone), what protocol should be followed, according to Jeff Shank, with a ball hit down the middle?
Why is it necessary to get an overhead deep rather than shallow? (In the demo, the last shot is really the deepest and probably represents the “best” example).
When your opponents are in a position where one is back and one is deep, what is the best procedure to follow when returning a shot?
How do you respond if your team has “a gap” that creates a tempting target?
What adjustments does Jeff recommend for teams composed of right-handed and left-handed players who don’t play together often?
** NOTE ** – Everyone will recognize that there are two parts to developing new skills. The first is knowing what to do, but the second, and just as important, is being able to do it. I have read a great deal about pickleball over the last two and a half years and I have spoken to excellent players and the one thing they all have in common is to remark that to really improve, a player needs deliberate practice not just just playing. AND…if you can have expert guidance during the practice.
NOTE – To find out about this series of posts, i.e. 100 Pickleball Strategies by Jeff Shank, read the first post HERE
To See additional Pickleball Videos Covering Many Aspects of the Game Click Here (primarily for beginners and less experienced players)
With the previous posts, we showed water from Vernal Fall rolling down the mountain toward the valley. The photographs showed only one example, but water may also be coming from other such depressions leading from the beginning of the fall’s dropoff.
As the waters roll down the mountain, they come together as they reach the Merced River and create the torrent shown above. I can attest that this water was flowing quickly and was very forceful.
The rushing water becomes so fierce at times that they have a very jarring warning sign placed near this spot which you can read about in a previous post by clicking HERE.
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.
JBRish.com originally published this post *All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” — Buddha
“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.” — Washington Irving
“Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it’s addressed to someone else.” — Ivern Ball
“Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.” — Warren Buffett
Perhaps yesterday’s photograph didn’t show the water from Vernal Falls as well as the photograph above which was zoomed in a bit more. You can more clearly see the white water trail finding its way between the trees and the rocky mountain.
To be continued with the next post showing a bit more of the power of waterfalls…
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.
JBRish.com originally published this post *All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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“If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.” — Unknown
“People pay for what they do, and, still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply: by the lives they lead.” — James Baldwin
“One of the scariest things in our lives is actually doing what we know we want to do.” — Cheryl Strayed
To appreciate the power of water and more particularly, the strength of cascading water emanating from a waterfall, one needs only to examine the cascading water’s route and the final rush as it enters the lower stream or river.
The phot0graph above shows part of the water flowing from Vernal Fall as it begins to find its way to Yosemite Valley. It may be a hard to make out, but the red arrows point to the white water coming off the mountain. To be continued in the next post…
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.
JBRish.com originally published this post *All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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The last several posts addressed some of the more robust and thus impressive waterfalls at Yosemite National Park and hikes that let visitors get up close to nature’s gushing faucets.
When it comes to natural beauty, however, power isn’t necessarily the main determinant. Cascade Falls, for example, is a series of waterfalls that meander and zig-zag down a mountain forming very pretty shaped spills. Some are delta shaped while others find their own abstract expression as they roll between and over the creek’s boulders.
The result is a beautiful array of colors, sounds and visual displays. The picture above was taken from the bridge that passes over the falls separating the upper region from the more powerful lower region below.
There is an associated hike with Cascade Falls, but a stop along the road and a visit to each side will also offer a worthy view of the rushing waters.
To read more about Cascade Creek and the waterfalls, click HERE.
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.
JBRish.com originally published this post *All photographs Copyright by Jeffrey B. Ross with all rights reserved.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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