A missed dink, a rushed drive into the net, or a mistimed volley can change the momentum of a pickleball match in seconds. What often hurts players more than the mistake itself is what follows - frustration, hesitation, and poor decisions on the very next point. According to coach and content creator Kyle Koszuta, players have a narrow window of just six to eight seconds between points to process an error and reset mentally. How that time is used often determines whether a mistake stays isolated or snowballs into a run of lost points.
