Key Highlights
- detailed the shot’s rising popularity and application in a recently released instructional video on YouTube. Also Read: Bobby Sharma's Bluestone Equity Partners Bet Big on Pickleball: Selkirk Secures $30 Million in InvestmentFrom experiment to standardFive years ago, the hybrid roll was a shot that could not find its place in the popular dicourse.
- But the change became apparent three years ago when a small number of players began experimenting the shot.
- Today, it is widely used in professional circuit, particularly when opponents are unstacking or switching positions. According to Livornese, the shot’s effectiveness lies in its ability to force opponents to handle the ball from their feet rather than at chest or shoulder height.
- Unlike traditional drives or drops, the hybrid roll creates a difficult short hop that disrupts positioning and opens opportunities for poaching. What sets the hybrid apartThe hybrid roll is neither a traditional drop nor a drive.
- Its defining feature is its linear motion.
