Pickleball Dink Challenge for 7-Days
Pickleball Dink Challenge – The 7 day challenge for better dinks.
Master Your Soft Game in One Week!
How It Works:
- Duration: 7 days
- Time: 15–30 minutes per session
- Goal: Build consistency, control, and confidence with your dink shots.
- What You Need: Paddle, pickleball, net (or wall for solo work), and cones/towels for accuracy drills.
✅ Day 1 – Dink Consistency (Solo or Partner)
🎯 Focus: Soft touch and control
🔹 50 consecutive dinks at the kitchen line.
🔹 If solo, use a wall.
🔹 If with a partner, rally for 3 minutes without missing.
💥 Challenge: Hit 75 dinks in a row with no errors!
✅ Day 2 – Crosscourt Dinks (Partner)
🎯 Focus: Angled control and movement
🔹 Dink crosscourt from kitchen corner to kitchen corner.
🔹 Aim for 20 dinks in a row.
💥 Challenge: Hit 10 crosscourt dinks that land near the sideline.
✅ Day 3 – Accuracy Drill (Solo or Partner)
🎯 Focus: Precision and placement
🔹 Place 3 targets in the opponent’s kitchen.
🔹 Land 5 dinks on each target before moving to the next.
💥 Challenge: Complete 15 accurate dinks total.
✅ Day 4 – Up & Back Dinking (Partner)
🎯 Focus: Footwork and control
🔹 Start at the kitchen line and dink.
🔹 After 5 shots, take 2 steps back and dink from mid-court.
🔹 Return to the kitchen and repeat.
💥 Challenge: Keep control from different distances.
✅ Day 5 – Pressure Dinking (Partner)
🎯 Focus: Staying calm under pressure
🔹 Dink rally at the kitchen line.
🔹 After 10 shots, either player may attack.
🔹 Defend and return to dinking.
💥 Challenge: Survive 3 attacks and reset the rally.
✅ Day 6 – Competitive Dink Points (Partner)
🎯 Focus: Real-game application
🔹 Play a mini-game where only dinks count.
🔹 First to 5 points wins.
💥 Challenge: Use a mix of short, deep, and angled dinks.
✅ Day 7 – Full Dink Match Challenge
🎯 Focus: Putting it all together
🔹 Play a full game to 11 points using dinks only.
🔹 No volleys, no slams, just patient, controlled dinking.
💥 Challenge: Win through smart placement, not power.
🏅 Congratulations!
You’ve completed the 7-Day Dink Challenge!
Repeat weekly for even bigger improvements and start dominating those kitchen line battles.
💡 Top Tip: Print this and tick off each day as you complete it!
