If you’ve ever watched Mari Humberg or Christian Alshon casually bend a ball off the sideline, you’ve probably thought: wait,…
Browsing: Intermediate Play
You step onto the court excited — maybe even flattered — to fill in with a higher-level group. Two points…
You’re mid-kitchen, locked in a cross-court dink exchange. Your opponent’s rhythm feels automatic — dink, dink, dink — until you…
Ever watch a ball dive past your paddle, bounce off your strings, or skip low off the court — and…
It’s game point in rec play. You’re on the return side, staring at an opponent who loves to rip serves…
Walk onto any pickleball court and you’ll hear it: “Just get it over the net.” That’s the mindset most players…
Walk into any open play and you’ll hear it: “He just bangs everything.” or “She refuses to dink.” Beneath the…
Walk onto any rec court and you’ll hear the same complaints: “He only bangs.” “She dinks everything short.” “They can’t…
You already “know” the punch volley: compact swing, paddle out front, no backswing. But if you’re an early-intermediate to intermediate…
Most players groan when the ball lands on their backhand side after a serve. The forehand third shot drop feels…