What to Do When You’re the One Getting Targeted in Pickleball
Every ball comes your way. Dinks, speed-ups, resets, lobs — all yours. Your partner starts feeling invisible, and you start feeling rushed, exposed, and slightly... Read more.
Ben Johns’s Backhand Dinking Secrets
Most rec players think backhand dinking is about surviving rallies. Ben Johns thinks it’s about shrinking the court. That difference explains almost everything.... Read more.
What Rec Players Say Actually Works for Staying Mentally Focused in Pickleball
Ask rec players why they lose matches, and most won’t say it’s because they don’t know what to do. They’ll say this instead: “I just lost focus.” And... Read more.
We Asked Rec Players What Actually Works Against Lobs
If you play rec pickleball long enough, you eventually meet The Lob. Not the occasional “oops, I lifted it” lob. I mean the purposeful one: you’re comfy at... Read more.
How to Stay Focused When Your Pickleball Partner Keeps Missing
Most recreational pickleball frustration doesn’t come from losing points. It comes from losing clarity. You step on the court ready to compete, maybe even playing... Read more.
The Right Way to Move Forward After a Drop Shot
Beginner players are often told one simple rule: hit your drop and get to the kitchen. What usually gets skipped is how you’re supposed to move forward once that... Read more.
Are You Playing to Win… or to Get Better?
Why This Quiet Choice Shapes Almost Every Rec Pickleball Game If you’ve ever walked off a rec pickleball court feeling oddly frustrated—even after playing “fine”—there’s... Read more.
When You Shouldn’t Stay Glued to the Kitchen Line
Smart Backing Up for Intermediate Rec Players For years, pickleball advice drilled one rule into everyone’s head: “Once you get to the kitchen line, never back... Read more.
The Forehand Bunt Drop
Why Pros Love It—and Why It Might Be the Easiest Drop You’ll Ever Learn If you’ve ever watched James Ignatowich or Collin Johns in person—or slowed down... Read more.
How to Tell If You’d Actually Be a Good Pickleball Coach
(Yes… even for your friends who didn’t ask) At some point, this happens to almost every solid recreational pickleball player. You’ve been playing a while.... Read more.