Yes—and if you’ve ever felt skeptical about that, you’re not crazy. Here’s the reality: DUPR is an outcome rating, not…
Browsing: Advanced Play
When the pace speeds up at the kitchen, most rec players don’t lose because they lack skill. They lose because…
If you play rec pickleball long enough, this situation is almost guaranteed. You show up expecting competitive-but-fun games. Instead, you…
Every few months, this argument comes back around in rec pickleball: Is aiming at the upper chest a dirty shot?…
The tweener might be the most misunderstood shot in pickleball. For some players, it’s a highlight move. For others, it’s…
One of the hardest decisions in pickleball happens in a split second at the kitchen:Do I speed this ball up……
The poke is one of the most misunderstood shots in pickleball. Most rec players think it’s a bad speed-up.Most defenders…
If you’ve ever watched higher-level pickleball players and wondered why they look so calm—even when they’re stretched wide—it almost always…
(And why it feels like they’re “doing nothing”… while you’re slowly unraveling.) You can usually spot a true 4.0 within…
Most recreational and intermediate pickleball players think they’re missing shots because of bad technique. In reality, they’re missing because they’re…