lob

Pickleball Advice of the Day… When a lob is hit over your head, the player on the opposite side of the lobbed ball should run back to retrieve it. For example, if the lob is hit to your right, your partner should run back to retrieve it, while you slide to the right to cover […]

I was just playing pickleball and had a vigorous discussion with a friend on whether you should lob?  As I dug into this question, I was surprised with how strong some opinions were in this game. The argument against the lob is that is a low percentage shot due to the size of the court.