If you’re hovering around the 3.5 level, you probably recognize this feeling: you’re no longer a beginner. You can rally,…
Browsing: Beginner Play
January is a strange month for pickleball. Mentally, you’re ready. You’ve got clarity, motivation, and that “new year, let’s do…
If you’ve been coached at all, you’ve probably heard some version of: “Set your feet,” “stay balanced,” “don’t run through…
In pickleball, pace has a way of exposing us. When an opponent drives the ball hard or speeds up at…
Every ball comes your way. Dinks, speed-ups, resets, lobs — all yours. Your partner starts feeling invisible, and you start…
Most rec players think backhand dinking is about surviving rallies. Ben Johns thinks it’s about shrinking the court. That difference…
If you play rec pickleball long enough, you eventually meet The Lob. Not the occasional “oops, I lifted it” lob.…
Beginner players are often told one simple rule: hit your drop and get to the kitchen. What usually gets skipped…
Why This Quiet Choice Shapes Almost Every Rec Pickleball Game If you’ve ever walked off a rec pickleball court feeling…
Smart Backing Up for Intermediate Rec Players For years, pickleball advice drilled one rule into everyone’s head: “Once you get…