Around the post in Pickleball

Reviewer That ball's-eye-view demo of why patience opens the angle is the best explanation of this I've seen.

Moderator Entirely about executing the ATP - footwork and patience, the two things that actually make or break this shot.

Reviewer Clear, structured, and actually teaches the decision-making — not just the swing.

Moderator This is exactly the shot, taught directly and completely — what it is, when to use it, and the full mechanics. Core of the video is the ATP, no filler content, no mixed topics.

Reviewer Explains the why behind the shot, not just the how — genuinely useful.

Moderator Entirely about the ATP: how the wide angle develops out of a crosscourt dink rally, and the timing that makes the shot available. Nothing else discussed.

Reviewer Good specific cues plus an actual drill - not just 'be patient,' but how.

Moderator Straight technique coaching on the ATP itself - contact point, patience, follow-through. Exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Explains the why and the how, plus how to drill it alone -- excellent.

Moderator Textbook ATP breakdown -- geometry of the shot, footwork, spin, practice method. Best of the ATP batch.

Reviewer Clear, correct, and easy to actually apply — good starting lesson for this shot.

Moderator Opens by defining the ATP outright and stays on it for the whole clip — two core tips, both about the ATP specifically.

Reviewer Two simple cues that actually turn a sure loser into a defendable ball.

Moderator Flip side of the same shot - how to defend an ATP instead of hit one. That's still squarely the ATP skill, just the other half of it.

Moderator Vietnamese-language lesson on the around-the-post shot: when to look for it (opponents pulling you wide with cross-court dinks), the footwork and paddle setup on the forehand and backhand sides, where to aim, and a practice drill. It's about this shot start to finish.

Reviewer Really practical: when to go for it, plant the anchor foot, let the ball drop to open the angle, aim deep for margin, and a drill to practice it. Skip the membership pitch midway.

Reviewer Excellent. The 'wait, wait, wait' timing and cross step on the left, lunge step on the right are exactly what gets ATPs in.

Moderator A four-part method for hitting more around-the-post shots: get to your spot early, get balanced, wait for the ball to drop and carry out wide, then hit it low using a cross step on the left side or a lunge step on the right. Squarely about the ATP.

Reviewer One of the better breakdowns of the shot — solid framework you can actually drill.

Moderator Squarely about the ATP from start to finish: when to go for it, and a clean 4-step framework — move, balance, wait, hit — plus separate forehand/backhand setups.

Reviewer Actually diagnoses the miss instead of just showing the shot -- good coaching.

Moderator Squarely on-topic -- diagnoses a specific ATP miss (paddle not getting around outside the ball) and fixes it with wrist preload and a target cue.

Reviewer Solid, specific footwork cues for the ATP — short and sharp, though it assumes you can already spot the opportunity.

Moderator Dead center on the sub-skill — the whole clip is the ATP window: move, get balanced, wait, hit, with side-specific footwork. Nothing else is discussed.

Reviewer Great detail, just has a sales pitch in the middle.

Moderator Recognition cues, setup, footwork for both forehand and backhand ATP including the one-handed vs two-handed backhand choice. Thorough and squarely on topic.

Reviewer Useful, specific cue: brush up the outside edge and swing out to bend it, don't pull across the ball.

Moderator A drill for putting bend on an ATP: set up lined up on the post in an open stance with the feed on your right, make contact on the bottom outside of the ball and brush up the outside edge so it curves around the post. Squarely about ATP technique.

Reviewer Small tip, but a real one -- worth trying next session.

Moderator Squarely the ATP shot -- footwork and timing specifically for around-the-post.

Reviewer Great content on partner rotation, just easier to follow watching than reading.

Moderator Covers hitting the ATP and, more usefully, what the OTHER partner should be doing when it happens - a question most ATP content ignores entirely.

Reviewer The 'don't rush it, let the ball go all the way around' cue alone is worth knowing.

Moderator This is the shot, straight up - when to go for it, patience, footwork, paddle face. A real coaching session built entirely around the ATP.

Moderator A partner drill for the ATP: feed from the kitchen like a wide dink, hit around the post from your usual side, and focus on timing, waiting for the ball to drop and carry wide so you have more court. Swap after 10 to 20 good ones. Squarely about the ATP, light on technique.

Reviewer Good repeatable drill with a clear fault check: into the net or post means you hit too early. No footwork or swing detail.

Reviewer A real coach naming real cues, though there's only room for a quick hit, not the full picture.

Moderator Coaching account, explicitly 'Learn the Backhand ATP (Around the Post) fundamentals' with a named technical cue (wrist lock). This is a dedicated instructional post on exactly this shot from someone who teaches it for a living -- as squarely on-topic as it gets.

Reviewer Good on the decision-making side (drive vs lob), a bit abstract on footwork without the picture.

Moderator The whole thing is a structured ATP drill - delivery, footwork, targets, decision tree between driving and lobbing. From a published drills book, built specifically for this shot.

Reviewer Efficient and correct, worth the watch.

Moderator Concise and entirely about the ATP: how it emerges from dinking, the kitchen-crossing rule, and the core technique of letting the ball drop for clearance.

Reviewer Good starter lesson for the shot.

Moderator Anticipation cue, footwork, contact point, aiming margin — all squarely ATP, demonstrated with live reps.

Reviewer Smart option when the dink goes wide to your backhand, but it's a quick demo more than a breakdown.

Moderator The inside-out ATP: instead of running around a backhand dink and getting jammed when it goes wide, slide around and cut across the inside edge for a forehand inside-out ATP. A specific variation squarely within the around-the-post shot.

Reviewer Quick but the tips are legit.

Moderator Short but entirely about the ATP: what it is and the aiming principle — go for the far back corner so you don't clip the pole.

Reviewer Fun to watch, but it's commentary more than a how-to.

Moderator Squarely about an ATP variant -- the 'ATP drop shot' -- with slow-motion match analysis.

Reviewer Good angle cue, but light on the actual swing.

Moderator On-topic -- explains the setup condition (wide cross-court dink) and the bounce-timing cue for maximizing angle.

Reviewer Good non-obvious footwork fix, just don't mind the academy pitch at the end.

Moderator Zeroes in on a specific ATP footwork mistake - shuffling instead of turning your toes into the shot - which is squarely technique for this exact shot.

Reviewer Solid overview, but it's a tips list, not real coaching - watch this first, then the deeper ones.

Moderator Basic but on-target introduction to what an ATP actually is and when it's on.

Reviewer One good cue, kept short and casual.

Moderator On-topic basic ATP intro -- let the ball drop, back-leg positioning to keep the paddle low.

Reviewer More pep talk than technique -- one decent cue about aiming the line into the court.

Moderator On-topic -- explains when the ATP opportunity arises (wide angled dink past the post) and encourages beginners to attempt it.

Reviewer Some good technical cues in there if you can follow the delivery.

Moderator About ATP decision-making and down-the-line wrist mechanics — on topic, just delivered in a pretty muddled way.

Reviewer Good info buried under a lot of filler.

Moderator Everything in here is about the ATP: recognizing severe-angle dinks as the trigger, timing the hit on the ball's descent, what to do when you don't have the angle. On topic throughout.

Reviewer Cool to watch, but it won't teach you how to actually hit it.

Moderator No transcript, but the caption is describing this exact shot play by play -- player near the net wrapping the paddle around the post to send the ball around, not over, the net. That's the ATP, squarely on topic. It's framed as a highlight, not a lesson, but relevance is about the subject, not the teaching format.

Reviewer Useful context, doesn't teach you to hit the shot.

Moderator This is entirely about the ATP, just from the rules side rather than the technique side: what's legal, what counts as a fault. It's squarely on the subject, just not a 'how to execute it' video.

Reviewer Good mindset tip - go for it - but not a real technique breakdown.

Moderator The very first of ten tips is specifically about the around-the-post shot - explains when the opportunity arises (opponent's angled dink goes outside the post) and encourages beginners to attempt it. But it's 1 of 10 tips; the other nine (backhand dink targeting, serve strategy, kitchen plays) are unrelated.

Reviewer Clears up the legality in one line, doesn't teach you to actually hit it.

Moderator One of the four rules covered is the ATP directly - pulled wide off a crosscourt dink, legal to go around the post as long as you don't hit it. That's real and correctly stated. The other three rules (reestablishing feet, stepping in the kitchen, Ernie/momentum faults) are adjacent kitchen-line content, not this specific shot.